It has been a month since the introduction of the new cooling measures. In this episode, we will check the impact of higher ABSD and lower loan-to-value on the property market. 1. New Launch What are we seeing in the new launch market and what is going to happen next? 2. Collective Sale Market What is happening in the collective sale market and what are owners … [Read more...]
Podcast Ep#9: The Truth Behind The New Curbs
Here comes part two of the new cooling measures show with the government raising five percent Additional Buyer Stamp Duty and lowering five percent for Loan-to-Value on July 5. In the midst of frantic last-minute buyers and discontented industry stakeholders, let me show you the true picture in this video: 1. How analysts prove to be the worst predictors again? 2. … [Read more...]
Singapore property game: The winner takes it all
I used to see property investment as a means to achieve financial freedom. That was also the drive to build my first property portfolio in the 2000s. Sixteen years later, my knowledge on the subject has increased more than tenfold. Now I finally understand that property investment is nothing more than a game. Property: a popular Singapore game Many Singaporeans are … [Read more...]
Is property the reason why Singapore is not among the happiest countries in the world?
As we are near the end of the first quarter in 2018, we take a look back and see how the year has started on a happy note. Singapore’s GDP grows 3.5 percent in 2017. Salaries are expected to rise 3.9 percent this year. The stock market continues to close at new record highs. An en bloc deal is closed every other week, the latest being the second-largest ever recorded sale of … [Read more...]
5 property advice in the Year of the Dog
We kick-started the new year with a Property Club Singapore education seminar titled “Reading Property Signs in the Year of the Dog”. I used the occasion to share with the audience the property strategies for homebuyers and investors in the year of the earth dog. The presentation can be summed up with five key property advice. Advice #1: It’s all but a tail-chasing … [Read more...]