In a similar article that I wrote previously, I shared my sentiments on how rising interest rates and rising property prices will affect investor’s game plan. Do check out my previous article ‘Rising Interest Rates vs. Rising Property Prices — Should I Act Now Or Wait?’ to find out what…

On 7 June 2022, the Government announced the Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme for the second half of 2022 which comprises 6 Confirmed List sites and 8 Reserved List sites. …

A client of mine recently requested that I do an analysis on Hawaii Tower and what are its chances of going through a collective sale. Hopefully, this will give you a good understanding of how I shortlist developments that have potential for an en bloc.

2021 was an attractive period to buy properties. With Covid-19 bringing about construction delays and all-time-low interest rates, people were more willing to purchase homes that were ready to move-in or invest in properties. The spike in demand brought about an increase in private home prices by 10.6% and HDB…

As Covid-19 turned 2 years old in December 2021, we thought 2022 would be a better year as we hoped it becomes endemic. 10 days after valentine’s day, Russia declared war against Ukraine. Share indexes were a sea of red and commodity prices increased. Coupled with the fact that the…

In Part 1, we attempted to break down how the value of a leasehold property is calculated relative to a comparable freehold one. In short, Singapore Land Authority (SLA) uses Bala’s Table to determine the value of a leasehold land. …

Questions that I commonly get to address regarding leasehold and freehold properties are — What is the value of my Leasehold property? What is the value of a leasehold condominium compared to a freehold condominium? Would there be a significant impact on the value we can get should our condominium…

Let’s take a trip down memory lane and rewind back to the last en bloc fever that took place between 2016–2018. In 2017, the most notable land sale was recorded on Stirling Road (now known as Stirling Residences) at S$1 billion (S$1.003 billion to be exact) for a 227,221 square…

One of the last en bloc sale for 2021 was Flynn Park at 18–22 Yew Siang Road in District 5 being sold for $371 million, breaking records as the largest collective sale for 2021. Bought by a joint venture between Hoi Hup Realty Private Limited and Sunway Developments Pte. Ltd…