Mar 16, 2011 | Ask Mr. Propwise (AMP), HDB flats (public housing), Investing in Singapore Property
Have a question about Singapore property? Ask Mr. Propwise (AMP)! Dear Mr. Propwise, I would like to seek your views on one of my property investment decisions. Some experts think private properties are better investments than HDB flats. I currently own a HDB flat...
Feb 18, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Dillon Loi, Master Trainer at the Real Estate Academy. Click here to get your copy now. What is a collective sale? An en bloc sale, or collective sale, is...
Feb 17, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Dennis Ng, Director of Leverage Holdings. Click here to get your copy now. In 2006, when the market was still in an upward trend, I had 80% of my money...
Feb 16, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, CEO of PropNex Realty. Click here to get your copy now. A good real estate agent adds value to the investor’s assets through sound...
Feb 15, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Getty Goh, Director of Ascendant Assets. Click here to get your copy now. Based on the research my company has done, we found that buyers will have a...
Feb 14, 2011 | Buying Singapore Property, Investing in Singapore Property, Selling Singapore Property
I’m excited to tell you about a project I’ve been working on for quite a while that is finally ready to launch. Basically what I’ve done is to go out and interview the TOP property gurus on every aspect of property investing, and distill that down into a 188 page book...
Feb 4, 2011 | Investing in Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
In light of the recent round of measures that imposes a harsh Seller’s Stamp Duty for a lengthy period of time (16%, 12%, 8% and 4% for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively), the focus of property investors will now have to shift from the short term to the long term, and...
Jan 21, 2011 | Buying Singapore Property, Investing in Singapore Property, Selling Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
In a recent survey I carried out to Propwise.sg subscribers, 66% of the 269 respondents believe that the current fourth round of property control measures by the government are sufficiently harsh to prevent the formation (or worsening) of a property bubble in...
Jan 14, 2011 | Buying Singapore Property, Investing in Singapore Property, Mortgage and Finances, Selling Singapore Property, Singapore Property Market
It’s all over the media – the government has just announced another round of cooling measures for the property market. Summary of the new measures Here’s a summary of the measures: 1) The holding period for Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) to be imposed has been increased...
Dec 9, 2010 | Investing in Singapore Property
Are properties good investments? I have some experience investing in property (in addition to writing a property blog), and in this post I will share my opinion with you. But please note that this is not financial advice – every individual’s situation is different so...
