August6,2010 WiththeinterestrateonsavingsnearzeroandnotabletobeatevenSingapore’sbenigninflation,forecastat2.5to3.5percentbytheMonetaryAuthorityofSingapore,manyarelookingtoworktheirsavingsharderbybuyinganinvestmentproperty.Havingdecidedthat,thenextquestioniswhethertoinvestinanewpropertyboughtfromthedeveloperoraunitfromtheresalemarket.Thereareargumentsforboth.BuyingfromDevelopersBrand...[
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August3,2010 50percentstakeinretailportionofMalaccaCentreinRafflesPlacealsotransactedINVESTMENTsalesofpropertyhavebeengatheringmomentumintheprivatesector,withseveraldealsinkedrecently.TheyincludetheParkRegishotelatNewMarketStreet/MerchantRoadneartheSingaporeRiver,whichissaidtohavebeensoldfor$218milliontoIndonesianminingmagnateYusufMerukh.Separately,a50percentstakeeachintheretailportionofMa...[
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August4,2010 WhilelocalresidentscomplainaboutescalatingpropertypricesfromGuangzhoutoBeijing,thecomparativevalueformoneystilltemptsforeigninvestors,especiallythosewhohavelivedandworkedinChinesecitiesforalongtime.WithChina’sgrowingimportanceasamajorinternationalfinancialpowercoupledwiththepropertyboompost-Olympicsandpost-WorldExpo,moreandmoreforeignbuyersareconsideringridingonthedrago...[
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Propertymillionaires,MichaelTan,34,andJuanitaChin,39,haveproventhat"youdon'tneedlargesumsofcapitaltoinvest."
Wed,Jul21,2010
TheStar/AsiaNewsNetwork BySherryKohPropertymillionaires,MichaelTan,34,andJuanitaChin,39,haveproventhat"youdon'tneedlargesumsofcapitaltoinvest."Bothofthemhaveachievedfinancialindependencethroughpropertyinvestmentsinjustafewshortyears.Itisrat...[
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Aug3,2010-PropertyGuru.com.sg
ASingaporeanbuyerhassnappedupthethree-starhotelIbisonBencoolenforabout$200million.
RealestateinvestorLaSalleInvestmentManagementandhospitalitygroupAccorsaidtheysoldthe538-roomhotel,butdidnotdisclosetheidentityofthebuyeranditsexactsellingpriceduetoconfidentialityobligations.
However,areportsaidthatasubsidiaryofisland-basedGrandLineInternatio...[
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August3,2010 APROPERTYis,perhaps,oneofthemostexpensiveitemsapersonwillpurchaseinhislifetime,andthemortgagedebtisoftenabigconcernformany.However,therearevariousmeansthroughwhichonecansignificantlymanagesuchdebtandgainfinancialfreedomquickly.Besidescultivatingsharpfinancialhabitstospendlessandsavemoretopayofftheloanearly,financialexpertsrecommendthatoneshouldalsolookcloselyintomortgage...[
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August1,2010 Pricesofsmallprojectsandtinyapartmentsunlikelytoholdupwell,sayexpertsPropertypricesmaybestrongandontheuptrend.Butnotallprivatehomeswillappreciateequallyinvalueorbeabletomaintaintheirvalueinbadtimes.Forexample,smallprojectsandtiny‘mickeymouse’unitsoflessthan500sqftmaybethefirsttobehitshouldthemarketsufferareversal,expertssaid.Alotofriskalsohingesonentrypricelevels,which...[
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當年四美全是她家的---IvySingh-Lim
傅麗雲(2010-08-01)
英式女籃總會前會長、現任克蘭芝鄉間協會會長，在林厝港開有機農場的華印混血兒愛慧·星（IvySingh-Lim，左，61歲）是個很“另類”的人。 前天，為了慶祝二哥摩漢星（右）被終審法院判無罪，她在新加坡板球俱樂部（CricketClub）舉辦慶祝會“為新加坡乾杯”，順道慶祝國慶。 這個媒體熟悉、具爭議性的人物，[
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July30,2010
Propertyinvestorswithalowerbudgetbutwithalongertermperspectivetowardspropertypurchasesmaylookatthechoicesavailableinsuburbanareasinsteadofprimelocations.Analystsreckonthatpricesinupcomingsuburbanareasarestillwithinreachandunitstherehaveupsidepotentialaswell,makingthemgoodinvestmentopportunities.AmongthenewcomingareasthatpotentialbuyerscanconsiderincludeSerangoon,Juro...[
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July30,2010 Whenthepropertymarketisonaroll,itiseasytoforgetthatpropertypricesmoveincycles–thatis,pricescanandwilleventuallycorrect.Iknowofnomatureeconomywhichhasseenanuninterruptedandsustainedupwardcycle.Cyclesarepartandparcelofthefunctionofthemoderneconomy.Intheearlydays,theevidencesuggestedthattheSingaporeprivatehousingmarkethadacycle–fromboomtobust–ofaboutsixtosevenyears.Forah...[
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