Jul 16, 2013 | Singapore Property Market
By Gerald Tay (guest contributor) We can see many property investors on the streets who dream to become millionaires. They behave like the hilarious first round participants of ‘The Next Singapore Idol’ contest who are thick-skinned enough to believe they have ‘it’....
Jul 9, 2013 | Singapore Property Market
By Gerald Tay (Guest Contributor) After seven cooling measures and now another “shadow” one again, I think many of us are already immune by now, “Another one again! When’s the next one?” From my previous writings, I’ve mentioned we do not need a rocket scientist brain...
May 1, 2013 | Buying Singapore Property
Would you rather accept a lower than expected rental or leave the rental unit vacant when you are not able to find a Tenant who can pay your expected rental? Besides looking at the rental yield, which is dependent on the purchase price, another element to help in...
Apr 30, 2013 | Singapore Property Market
By guest contributor Gerald Tay I recently ran across this book titled How Rich People Think by Steve Siebold. I was immediately struck by the differences between the thoughts and actions of the “World Class” investor and the “Middle Class” investor. In the book,...
Nov 21, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
By guest contributor Gerald Tay There are many investors who invest in properties solely for capital gains. They are not concerned with making a rental profit, and are sometimes even happy to make a rental loss! Understanding why property prices rise and fall is very...