For the past 1-2 years, the information available online on the Singapore property market has exploded. The common observation I see is of a lot of people doing a lot of research online before making a decision. This is something to be expected - everyone should update and educate themselves on what is going on in the Read More
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Cash Over Valuation 2021 – What Does This Mean For Buyers & Sellers?
Cash Over Valuation (COV) was a term that was actively used back in 2012. During that period of high demand and low supply, I remembered the insane 6-figures COV buyers were willing to pay to secure their dream HDB flat in the resale market. It was so bad that HDB stopped publishing COV data on their website in 2014 Read More
Demand Is High Now. Dear Sellers, Time To Increase Your Expectations
Disclaimer: This is a time-relevant blog post. At this stage in early 2021 - this article is highly relevant and will be helpful to you if you have serious plans to sell your property. If you have been following Second Property Investors for awhile through my FB page - you will have seen this various posts about how Read More
2020 Review – 7 Lessons From the Pandemic and the Singapore Property Market
For me, 2020 passed in a blink of an eye. I guess when we welcomed a newborn baby girl in early Feb 2020 - time can pass very quickly! I think 2020 will be known as the lockdown year when we stayed at home till we got tired of our own 4 walls. For some people, they picked up new skills like cooking, baking and Read More
Consumable Property – Learn How My Clients Take Advantage of This Concept
After being subjected to so many rounds of cooling measures - the Singapore property market has come to a new stage. The goverment has been releasing plenty of signals which we should take heed of. Most people are no longer able to buy a property for the sole purpose of investment. If they really wish to do Read More
COVID-19 and Its Impact On the Singapore Property Market
I am sure you would have seen this headline a few days ago. "Half of developers likely to cut prices of Singapore new launches" - The Business Times, 5 May 2020 I share my thoughts on this article in the FB post below. Basically the headline is based on a survey conducted by NUS. I decided to explore this Read More
The Mistakes Made By Older Families That Young Families Should Know
As someone who has met more than 400 families over the years - I have been given the opportunity to understand how different families operate at different stages of life. I learnt what to expect when: Meeting parents with a newborn baby during their maternity leave Meeting parents with toddlers at home Read More
Selling Your BTO after MOP? Please Be Careful
These past few weeks, I been getting a lot of calls from my readers. Majority of them are contacting me about selling their HDB BTO flat which is hitting MOP soon. All of them are concerned that their HDB prices will drop if they don't let go of their flat fast. But is it really true? I explored this topic Read More
Resale Condos Near MRT – Is Your Prices Stagnant?
Almost everyday - I will have conversations about the resale condo market from the blog readers here. Some of the enquiries include: wanting to upgrade to resale condos wanting to keep their resale condos buying resale condos for the purpose of collecting rental income are resale condos a good deal because Read More
Is There A Property Oversupply In Singapore?
I have regular daily conversations with Second Property Investors readers & followers through phonecalls, whatsapp and FB. One of the biggest concerns that I will consistently hear is this... "Today there is a property oversupply. Developers will drop the price soon when they can’t sell. So we will wait for it Read More