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Property- a safe investment?

March 8, 2011 by eemin.the.ifa
“Property is widely seen as a safe asset. It is arguably the most dangerous of all, says Andrew Palmer.” - quoted from the Economist Special Report on Property. In a series of 8 articles, it provides good reading. It begins with Bricks and Slaughter. Enjoy.

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Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus by Mr Propwise

March 6, 2011 by Alvin
I read lesser books on property than equities. Not because I am not interested in property, but there are less books out in the market. With less books and less competition, the quality of information tends to be poorer. But I was pleasantly surprised when I pick up this review copy from Mr Propwise, who [...]

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Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus by Mr Propwise – Read Chapter 1 for free and enjoy a S$5 discount

March 6, 2011 by Derek Lim
Subscribe to TheFinance.sg via email and read Chapter 1 for free! Get S$5 off! Enter discount code “fin5” in the shopping cart and click “Update cart”. I don’t read many books on property but I enjoyed this book. Although I don’t invest in property, I am still able to relate to it; probably because the [...]

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Measures to Help New HDB Buyers

March 4, 2011 by Martin Lee
The following measures have been put into place to benefit first-time flat buyers: a) Increase the 2011 flat supply by offering 14,000 new Build-to-Order (BTO) flats in the first half of 2011. This is comparable to the BTO supply for the whole of 2010. If demand sustains, HDB will offer up to 22,000 BTO flats [...]

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Hardcopy paperback version of Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus

March 4, 2011 by Propwise.sg
Hi all, I’m happy to announce that the hardcopy paperback version of Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus is now out on the bookstore shelves. The book will be available at the following bookstores: Kinokuniya, Popular, Harris, Times, MPH and Pageone. If you’re keen to buy it you should get it soon, as each individual bookstore [...]

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Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus.

March 1, 2011 by AK71
Mr. Propwise from www.Propwise.sg has gone out and interviewed the TOP property gurus on every aspect of property investing, and distilled that down into a 188 page book that is packed with their expert knowledge and wisdom. It is titled Secrets…

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After the Singapore Budget, What’s Next For the Property Market?

February 28, 2011 by Propwise.sg
Property agents and owners waiting with bated breath for any additional dampening measures to be announced at the budget can now breathe a sigh of relief. No new dampening measures were announced, and in fact some mildly supportive measures were released. For example, in order to help low income first time home buyers planning to [...]

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How the en bloc process works

February 18, 2011 by Propwise.sg
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Dillon Loi, Master Trainer at the Real Estate Academy. Click here to get your copy now. What is a collective sale? An en bloc sale, or collective sale, is the sale of an entire private strata development [...]

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Is it easier to get rich investing in stocks or properties?

February 17, 2011 by Propwise.sg
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Dennis Ng, Director of Leverage Holdings. Click here to get your copy now. In 2006, when the market was still in an upward trend, I had 80% of my money invested into stocks. However, in 2007, when [...]

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How to find a good and reliable real estate agent

February 16, 2011 by Propwise.sg
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Mohamed Ismail Gafoor, CEO of PropNex Realty. Click here to get your copy now. A good real estate agent adds value to the investor’s assets through sound advice on property investment and reliably facilitating an investor’s property [...]

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Siblings HDB Rule to be Scrapped

February 15, 2011 by Martin Lee
After questions were asked about PR siblings under the age of 35 being allowed to buy HDB resale flats, the government has decided to discontinue the scheme with immediate effect. According to Senior Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu, the scheme was no longer necessary as with the liberalisation of the subletting market [...]

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New or Resale Property – Which One Is a Better Investment?

February 15, 2011 by Propwise.sg
The following post is excerpted from the newly launched Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus, in an interview with Getty Goh, Director of Ascendant Assets. Click here to get your copy now. Based on the research my company has done, we found that buyers will have a higher chance of getting value-for-money deals by buying resale [...]

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Secrets of Singapore Property Gurus

February 14, 2011 by Propwise.sg
I’m excited to tell you about a project I’ve been working on for quite a while that is finally ready to launch. Basically what I’ve done is to go out and interview the TOP property gurus on every aspect of property investing, and distill that down into a 188 page book that is packed with [...]

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Will You Try To Pay Off Your Housing Loan ASAP If You Have One? (8)

February 9, 2011 by Createwealth8888
Read? Will You Try To Pay Off Your Housing Loan ASAP If You Have One? (7) I am glad that someone like Dr. Michael Leong who is well-known and respected local BB has the same view of paying off housing loan asap. Guess who are telling you to take the longest housing loan that you [...]

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Why property is no longer an excellent Investment-Part 2 ( Continued)

February 7, 2011 by SGDividends
This post is a continuation of part 1.Please read the link first. Based on the parameters and the given scenario ( Price stagnates, no capital appreciation) , below is the layout of the spreadsheet. Sold within 1 year of purchase By the end of the 1st month, if the property is sold, the percentage loss is [...]

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Why property is no longer an excellent investment (Part 1-to be continued)

February 6, 2011 by SGDividends
Been debating with a friend on whether property is a good investment for ages!The problem with this debate is both of us just throw out qualitative statements about the good and bad of it. I gave up. Took out a spreadsheet and did a property calculator. Let this spreadsheet be the end of such meaningless [...]

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Singapore Property – The Top 5 Highest Yielding Projects

February 4, 2011 by Propwise.sg
In light of the recent round of measures that imposes a harsh Seller’s Stamp Duty for a lengthy period of time (16%, 12%, 8% and 4% for years 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively), the focus of property investors will now have to shift from the short term to the long term, and from capital [...]

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Will You Try To Pay Off Your Housing Loan ASAP If You Have One? (7)

February 2, 2011 by Createwealth8888
Read? Will You Try To Pay Off Your Housing Loan ASAP If You Have One? (6) Another colleague told me two years ago she has fully paid for her home by 41. The couple is now looking into either investing in another property for rental income or investing in blue chips. So it is not true [...]

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