It has been more then a month since the latest cooling measure kicked in on 5th July 2018. I can still remember the night before - when everyone was rushing to the showflats to immediately make their purchases. For myself personally, I was trying to help my owner to close on a resale unit. The buyer would have Read More
My Detailed Financial Assessment – What You Can Expect
For the past 3 years since writing this blog, I have shared monthly insights on Singapore property based on my experiences on the ground and talking to various property owners. The initial goal for Second Property Investors was to provide value for those who: needs guidance on selecting their second property after Read More
“I Am Rich & I Can Hold On To My Property. But Is It A Good Idea?”
2018 seems like a very good year if you are a private property owner. You will keep hearing a rosy outlook in the property market as sentiments become more optimistic - it seems the only direction that prices can go is up and away! But as someone who observes the real estate market closely on the ground when meeting Read More
New Launches – How To Determine Which One To Select?
Disclaimer: This article is merely providing an opinion and not an advice to buy. Please do your own thorough research before you make a decision. In the coming weeks, there will be at least 3 different developers launching their new property launches. I thought it is interesting to take note of these 3 launches due to Read More
The Impact of New Launches On Surrounding Areas of Your Location
With plenty of en-bloc sales that has happened in 2017 and 2018, developers are now beginning to launch new properties at their newly acquired sites. These new properties will be ready within 2-4 years' time - depending on the developers construction time, marketing efforts and the sales responses. For myself, I have Read More
The HDB Resale Market – Start of Downward Cycle?
In the periods between 2011 and 2014, there was this phenomenon called "Cash Over Valuation" or COV. It was also known as the amount of cash the seller wanted the potential buyer to give that is above and beyond the official valuation of the resale HDB flat. As of March 2014, HDB has stopped publishing official Read More
How To Take Advantage of the 2018 Property Upswing Market?
In my first blog post of 2018, I shared my thoughts on how I believe that this year might signal the start of an upswing in property prices and we might hit peak prices soon. I also shared that I believed that the resale market might be the the focus of potential buyers who wish to enter the property market in Read More
Why Your Property Hasn’t Been Sold Despite Various Marketing Efforts
You are excited. You have done all the calculations and understand your numbers. You are ready to move on the next stage of your property ownership. It is time to make your exit - you are ready to sell your existing property. You engage an agent to help you market your property. The goal: to find some genuine buyers Read More
How a $2 Million Property Was Sold In 21 Days
One of the most challenging things on a property agent's to-do list is getting viewings and potential buyers for a new property listing. This is a responsibility that is entrusted to me by the owner and I take it very seriously. Last year, I was approached by a homeowner who was looking to sell his unit at Kovan Read More
The Clearest Trend Indicators for 2018 Property Prices
Happy New Year! 2018 is another opportunity for us to make the next 12 months right. As we wave goodbye to 2017 - let's take a short recap on what transpired in 2017: 6 months of en-bloc fever - culminating in 28 enbloc sales in 2017 Changes in the Seller Stamp Duty Increasing demand from buyers & Read More