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...]
The courage to find the truth in new launches
This blog post is written solely for readers who want to know the truth. For those who prefer to listen to sweet lies, the bitter truth may be too much for you. Feel free to limit your exposure to property articles published only in the local papers and property portals. Then everything will be fine. It is never easy to deny what we once believe in. We need the intellect and … [Read more...]
Seeing the impact of coronavirus on retailers in one day
Singapore moved up coronavirus outbreak alert to orange in the late afternoon last Friday. The next day I went for my routine trip to the wet market after my morning jog. It was crowded with people stocking up on food, especially frozen meat. Their market trolleys had completely blocked the entrance. I had no choice but diverted to the nearby NTUC Finest. The shelves … [Read more...]