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Buying property: A reality check

How times have changed. A HDB flat being sold at S$1 million, COE for cars at S$70,000 and bungalows being marketed at S$100 million. Singapore is now one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in. For many, change has come fast and furiously. Q2 2011 data shows that more than half of private … Continue reading

Buying residential property in Malaysia

There is growing interest among Singaporeans in investing in residential properties outside the country following the fourth round of property market cooling measures announced in January. The measures include increasing the holding period for the imposition of seller’s stamp duty to four years and lowering the loan-to-value-limit to 60 per cent on second and subsequent … Continue reading

Property investment tips

Bear in mind the importance of value investing as you look for your ideal property DESPITE the numerous government measures introduced to cool the property market, the high-end residential market in Singapore has not been adversely affected. To begin with, the measures so far are targeted at the mass market which has seen property values … Continue reading

The danger in property investment

When investing in real estate, buy with your head – not your heart. IT HAS been three years since the Dow Jones was at its peak of over 14,000 in October 2007. The last 36 months have been tumultuous for investors. Major institutions collapsed, some even disappeared. During that time, portfolio managers kept having to … Continue reading

Buy within your means

IN THE rush to secure a home amid escalating property prices, first-time homebuyers, especially young adults, may inadvertently commit themselves to properties beyond their means. Since mortgage payments and other home bills take priority over other basic necessities, rising mortgage rates may push some homebuyers to suffer a housing-induced fall in their standards of living. … Continue reading

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