Category: Property Singapore related
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US$30mil Singapore property? It’s okay, the property is a nice one.
US$30mil Singapore property? It’s okay, the property is a nice one. Some people say property is an investment. Some people say first property is NOT an investment. Some people say better rent and not buy because renting is cheaper. Well, over 40% of richest Malaysians are property related. Read here for the latest update. Secondly,…
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The Story of Grace Residence @ Jelutong, Penang
[Paid Review] Today, we have with us the person behind Grace Residence, Annie the MD for Nova Mulia. We will look at all the WHYs for Grace Residence, from before it happened to when it was happening and what’s up today and future too. The Story of Grace Residence @ Jelutong, Penang Annie, first of…
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Under threat now. That 1st potential catalyst to travel bubbles between SG – HK.
I was really looking forward to this travel bubble to start. The one between Singapore – Hong Kong which was supposed to start on 26th May 2021. The earlier article here showing my excitement of the potential. Travel Bubble starting 26th May 2021 That was before Singapore started to see rising COVID-19 cases in the…
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Travel Bubble starting on 26th May (SG – HK), if all are okay.
I was looking forward to many more travel bubbles news but it does seem that many of these travel bubble plans do face lots of Covid-19 headwind. New Zealand travel bubble with Australia latest development (click to read). Closer to us, Singapore and Hong Kong’s travel bubble is very close to starting on 26th May…
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Property prices around the world. Let’s look at latest news from 4 places?
Property prices around the world? I have presented many times that I like the Malaysian property market because we are considered a laggard. The reason is simple. By looking at all the happenings at the advanced property markets and understanding what’s happening over there will give us an indication of what may happen here. Of…
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No title to property? Woman showed proof to gain 73 pct share of the property.
Is your name on all the assets you paid / are paying for today? Frankly, if you like to share with someone to buy a property, it’s best to do it properly. The Sale and Purchase Agreement should have your name too and it’s not good enough to just base on trust. It may not…
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Home prices going up, chance of cooling measure goes up too
When home prices move up too fast, the government needs to do something about it. Else, the people would soon not be able to afford to buy a roof over their head. Or the property market crashes and that’s an even bigger problem. It’s an advantage to have lots of information from all the advanced…
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Malaysians prefer Singapore property ahead of Australia property.
There are many reasons why Malaysians buy overseas property. Maybe they wanted to be ready for their children’s education. This is future planning. Maybe their children is now studying there and needed a place to stay anyway, so better buy one versus renting. Else, by the end of the degree, the cost of education has…
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Property price rising for affordable housing (usually government related), possible?
Would prices of affordable homes rise? This question has been asked a few times. Briefly, the answer is Yes. Not so much of that attractiveness of such affordable homes but also because of the future demand and supply of similar properties and the cost of building such similar homes which would have also risen. Whether…
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Too high interest with the property market because of too low interest rates is a big issue!
When we have low interest rates, it could lead to speculative activities. Everything seems ‘cheap.’ For example, buying properties because of lower mortgage payments and even pushing up prices in the stock market because many withdrew their Fixed Deposits to invest in the stock market instead. In Malaysia, typical returns to fixed deposits are 2…
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RTS JB-SG best station design awarded to “Integration of Two”
I like Rapid Transit System (RTS JB-SG). I have no properties in JB / Iskandar as yet but I do believe there are opportunities. Of course, cannot just buy with 360 videos lah. Must drive there, have a few cups of coffee with a few good friends and then understand a bit and then only…
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Potential cooling measures and the rush to buy properties
Potential cooling measures Cooling measures are usually steps taken by the government to cool down the market. It could to cool down the stock market, it could be the property market. It could be just the market in general. One such cooling measure for example would be the removal of Developer Interest Bearing Scheme (DIBS)…