Half of 2024 is gone in the blink of an eye. Is life treating you well so far? My two 2024 family objectives have been accomplished. To ensure my younger child settle well in secondary school and to spend maximum time with the older one before she goes university. I had more personal time in the first half of 2024. Thanks to the quiet real estate market. Homebuyers: … [Read more...]
Gloomy days ahead for new home sales
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) published February’s data on "private residential units sold by developers” or new home sales on Tuesday (March 15). For last month, developers only managed to sell 527 units. The sales volume is the lowest in 21 months, with 21.9 percent drop from 673 units in January. It is also a 66 percent plunge from 1,547 units sold last November – … [Read more...]
What’s happening in new projects and the private home market?
Allow me to start with our familiar tone of sponsored content in the media. • What Singaporeans need to know about condominium new launches • Prices of “not-so-new” developer projects after discounts may surprise you • Discover a smarter way to read the real estate market with URA’s property data • How sales performance of new projects looks like years after first … [Read more...]
Podcast Ep#43: Should I Buy Now?
One of the two property questions I received these days is whether we can buy properties now. There are 3 reasons why people ask this question: 1) They are buying for personal reasons; 2) They think it's time to buy now; or 3) They are looking for an investment. By answering their burning question, I will also clarify the following in this video: 1. What is the … [Read more...]
Podcast Ep#32: How Numbers Can Lie
In this episode, I will give you a quick lesson on how to play with numbers. These are tricks not just limited to the use of industry stakeholders in the property market. They are widely adopted by every company, everyone and everywhere. Let me show you how easy they can be learned and applied in real-life. Before you watch the video, see whether you know the answers … [Read more...]