Eating out in Orchard on a Saturday evening, we just placed our order when my husband noticed something special about the restaurant. “The owner of this place did hire pretty waitresses around.” “Pretty? Where?” “See the one over there near the counter.” I looked in his direction and saw a voluptuous figure at the far end of the restaurant. “That one really looks … [Read more...]
How to tell real property bargains from fake ones?
Flying back from Jakarta in the evening, I managed to get a few hours of sleep before boarding the early morning flight to Perth for a week-long family trip. The first part of the vacation was a farm stay in the countryside. After we checked in and made our way to our rented cottage, I could finally rest my body and soul. I looked outside the windows and found myself … [Read more...]
Can’t answer these 5 questions? Stay clear of crowdfunding
In barely a week’s time, two crowdfunding projects have gone wrong. Investors grieved for failure to receive the promised returns and to recover their principal sums. An investment scheme that claimed to finance a builder known as Soilwood (listed company Soilbuild Group sound-alike) has stopped paying the guaranteed 4 to 6 percent quarterly return (“Investors cry foul over … [Read more...]
Property investment in uncertain times
Last Sunday was my third time speaking at the SMART Investment & International Property Expo. It was very touching to see so many of my blog followers and readers there. Thank you! The unbearable uncertainty of being When the organizer asked me to talk about 'Property Investment in Uncertain Times', I thought it was a great topic. You see they can say property … [Read more...]
Dealing with developer defects
Last year, there are 19,000 new non-landed private residential units completed. 2016 will see another 22,351 units going to obtain their TOP. And the numbers are not even taking into account the TOP of HDB and BTO flats. When these new home owners collect the key to their flats, do they know how to inspect their units and what defects to look out for? Do they know that … [Read more...]