A journalist from The Sydney Morning Herald contacted me in mid-June to find out more about the recent trend of Singaporeans snapping up Australian properties. The article "Singaporean investors hungry for a piece of the Australian housing market" was finally published in the paper on July 26, 2014. It is about Singapore property buyers flocking down under for properties … [Read more...]
3 biggest risks buying overseas properties
With the hands of property buyers tied by the TDSR rules, property marketers are making the most of the situation to hold overseas property seminars and exhibitions. I have no intention of selling you any foreign investment opportunity in my blog. Over the years, I have seen too many people who regret buying overseas properties. And their stories show that many buyers do … [Read more...]
Ask 4 questions before you buy that overseas property
Recently, I keep getting messages from readers of my blog, asking whether they should invest in overseas properties. Places where these properties are built include Iskander, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Australia, UK, US, Japan, Thailand and the Philippines. The only reason that justifies buying abroad Basically, I am not against the idea of investing overseas if the … [Read more...]
The lesson of Spain’s property bubble
Looking for overseas properties? Forget about Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, UK, or even US. Europeans are now making their property buying trips to Spain. Fancy a posh rental apartment in Madrid? What about a vacation home in Costa del Sol? (It's the authentic sunny coast south of Spain, not the Singapore sound-alike, ok?) Why not? Prices have been slaughtered … [Read more...]