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3 Things People Forget to Consider when Investing in a Condominium Property
By Investmoolah  •  October 21, 2017
Recently, Channelnewsasia covered a topic asking whether Singapore's private housing market is in a bubble. In it, a certain property firm’s "expert" was interviewed. One fact which made me interested is how annual rental yields of Condominiums in Singapore are now between 2.8% - 3.2%. Having been in the real estate and investing on my own, my perception is that these figures do not reflect the reality for investors buying a private property to rent out for investment purposes. In my opinion, it seems 3 significant expenses may have been forgotten/ignored by property investors when computing the rental yield: 1. Property Tax This is the biggest factor which many seem to have forgotten. In Singapore, the property tax is determined by the annual value of your property and for properties renting out, it is based on the annual rental income of the rented property. The base tax rate is 10% ......
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By Investmoolah
A total otaku who loves anime, investing and the occasional K-drama. My financial journey begun at the age of 22 and has revolved around the concepts of "Working Hard", "Saving Well" and "Investing Wisely". Through my journey, I have realized that financial literacy is something we have learnt little during our school days but is one of the most useful and relevant skill that we have to be equipped to take on the real world. Concepts such as compounding and "common sense investing" are skills that will place us ahead of the race to retirement ...
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  1. Fred says:

    Many people also say that the rent is used to service mortgage. I believe that unless your loan is at or less than 50% LTV, it is likely your rent cant service mortgage.

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