Survival of the fittest is a Darwinian evolutionary theory that believes during natural selection the weak die, leaving only the strongest to continue living and reproduction. With coronavirus lingering for over two months, we learn that this disease is unbiased during infection but discriminatory in fatality. We all have equal chances of getting it. But patients who are … [Read more...]
Podcast Ep#41: Only Buy When It’s Cheap
In this video, I will be sharing my two cents on value investing based on my 18 years' experience buying residential properties in Singapore. I will use the analogy of shopping for my favourite clothing brands to drive home a few points: 1. What are the differences between "price" and "value"? 2. When is the best time to buy what you really like? 3. Which are the things … [Read more...]
Podcast Ep#40: What Will Happen To Properties After Stock Prices Crash
Last night the stock market had its worst day since the 1987 stock market crash. S&P 500 and Dow Jones plunged almost 10 percent. 1. How will the slump of stock prices affect the property market? 2. Will there be many good buys in the Singapore property market soon? 3. How will different property sectors react to the Covid-19 crisis? 4. What to take note of when buying … [Read more...]
An interview with Property Soul the blogger
I was recently being interviewed by Michael Cho, founder of UrbanZoom and UrbanAgents. UrbanAgents is a technology platform using artificial intelligence to value properties and match sellers with agents. They have recently started their youtube channel. Before I stepped inside their recording studio, I was expecting a short interview but it ended up to be a long one lasting … [Read more...]
3 important lessons we learned from coronavirus
Since the first confirmed coronavirus case in Singapore on January 23, no one would have expected that things could get out of hand in just six weeks’ time. At the time I was writing this blog post, there were already 93,198 coronavirus confirmed cases and 3,203 deaths affecting 81 countries in the world. There are at least three important investment lessons that the … [Read more...]