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Buy from developers or in resale market?

(2010-08-06 02:24:42)

August6,2010 WiththeinterestrateonsavingsnearzeroandnotabletobeatevenSingapore’sbenigninflation,forecastat2.5to3.5percentbytheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore,manyarelookingtoworktheirsavingsharderbybuyinganinvestmentproperty.Havingdecidedthat,thenextquestioniswhethertoinvestinanewpropertyboughtfromthedeveloperoraunitfromtheresalemarket.Thereareargumentsforboth.BuyingfromDevelopersBrand...[阅读全文]

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Park Regis hotel, Chow House sold

(2010-08-04 02:34:24)

August3,2010 50percentstakeinretailportionofMalaccaCentreinRafflesPlacealsotransactedINVESTMENTsalesofpropertyhavebeengatheringmomentumintheprivatesector,withseveraldealsinkedrecently.TheyincludetheParkRegishotelatNewMarketStreet/MerchantRoadneartheSingaporeRiver,whichissaidtohavebeensoldfor$218milliontoIndonesianminingmagnateYusufMerukh.Separately,a50percentstakeeachintheretailportionofMa...[阅读全文]

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Survival tips for buying property in China

(2010-08-04 02:20:22)

August4,2010 WhilelocalresidentscomplainaboutescalatingpropertypricesfromGuangzhoutoBeijing,thecomparativevalueformoneystilltemptsforeigninvestors,especiallythosewhohavelivedandworkedinChinesecitiesforalongtime.WithChina’sgrowingimportanceasamajorinternationalfinancialpowercoupledwiththepropertyboompost-Olympicsandpost-WorldExpo,moreandmoreforeignbuyersareconsideringridingonthedrago...[阅读全文]

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Be a property millionaire without investing large sums

(2010-08-03 01:25:44)

Propertymillionaires,MichaelTan,34,andJuanitaChin,39,haveproventhat"youdon'tneedlargesumsofcapitaltoinvest."
Wed,Jul21,2010
TheStar/AsiaNewsNetwork BySherryKohPropertymillionaires,MichaelTan,34,andJuanitaChin,39,haveproventhat"youdon'tneedlargesumsofcapitaltoinvest."Bothofthemhaveachievedfinancialindependencethroughpropertyinvestmentsinjustafewshortyears.Itisrat...[阅读全文]

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Ibis on Bencoolen sold for $200m

(2010-08-03 00:38:11)

Aug3,2010-PropertyGuru.com.sg
ASingaporeanbuyerhassnappedupthethree-starhotelIbisonBencoolenforabout$200million.
RealestateinvestorLaSalleInvestmentManagementandhospitalitygroupAccorsaidtheysoldthe538-roomhotel,butdidnotdisclosetheidentityofthebuyeranditsexactsellingpriceduetoconfidentialityobligations.
However,areportsaidthatasubsidiaryofisland-basedGrandLineInternatio...[阅读全文]

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Fine art of mortgage refinancing

(2010-08-03 00:35:30)

August3,2010 APROPERTYis,perhaps,oneofthemostexpensiveitemsapersonwillpurchaseinhislifetime,andthemortgagedebtisoftenabigconcernformany.However,therearevariousmeansthroughwhichonecansignificantlymanagesuchdebtandgainfinancialfreedomquickly.Besidescultivatingsharpfinancialhabitstospendlessandsavemoretopayofftheloanearly,financialexpertsrecommendthatoneshouldalsolookcloselyintomortgage...[阅读全文]

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Taking the mickey out of home buyers

(2010-08-01 09:36:15)

August1,2010 Pricesofsmallprojectsandtinyapartmentsunlikelytoholdupwell,sayexpertsPropertypricesmaybestrongandontheuptrend.Butnotallprivatehomeswillappreciateequallyinvalueorbeabletomaintaintheirvalueinbadtimes.Forexample,smallprojectsandtiny‘mickeymouse’unitsoflessthan500sqftmaybethefirsttobehitshouldthemarketsufferareversal,expertssaid.Alotofriskalsohingesonentrypricelevels,which...[阅读全文]

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一个有趣的地主婆

(2010-08-01 09:25:58)

当年四美全是她家的---IvySingh-Lim
傅丽云(2010-08-01)
英式女篮总会前会长、现任克兰芝乡间协会会长，在林厝港开有机农场的华印混血儿爱慧·星（IvySingh-Lim，左，61岁）是个很“另类”的人。　　前天，为了庆祝二哥摩汉星（右）被终审法院判无罪，她在新加坡板球俱乐部（CricketClub）举办庆祝会“为新加坡乾杯”，顺道庆祝国庆。　　这个媒体熟悉、具争议性的人物，[阅读全文]

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More making the move to suburbia

(2010-07-30 19:25:38)

July30,2010
Propertyinvestorswithalowerbudgetbutwithalongertermperspectivetowardspropertypurchasesmaylookatthechoicesavailableinsuburbanareasinsteadofprimelocations.Analystsreckonthatpricesinupcomingsuburbanareasarestillwithinreachandunitstherehaveupsidepotentialaswell,makingthemgoodinvestmentopportunities.AmongthenewcomingareasthatpotentialbuyerscanconsiderincludeSerangoon,Juro...[阅读全文]

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What booms will eventually bust

(2010-07-30 19:24:04)

July30,2010 Whenthepropertymarketisonaroll,itiseasytoforgetthatpropertypricesmoveincycles–thatis,pricescanandwilleventuallycorrect.Iknowofnomatureeconomywhichhasseenanuninterruptedandsustainedupwardcycle.Cyclesarepartandparcelofthefunctionofthemoderneconomy.Intheearlydays,theevidencesuggestedthattheSingaporeprivatehousingmarkethadacycle–fromboomtobust–ofaboutsixtosevenyears.Forah...[阅读全文]

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