Case Study of how a HDB owner can upgrade to a condo and own another one for investment! Are you a HDB owner wondering if HDB owners can buy private property? How to buy more than one property? Is Property Investment still possible after all the cooling measures? Is it better to keep your HDB …
Came across this very empowering and inspirational passage and thought I would share it with you… “Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look …
When hunting for properties, don’t be too overwhelmed only by how spacious the rooms are or how big the pool is. Keep in mind the below evergreen time-tested tips: This article is from Yahoo Property Blog Nov 18 2011 by Kelvin Fong: “As a consecutive three-time PropNex ‘Champion Team Leader’, Kelvin Fong is as talented …
I have just finished a busy week where I have just helped a client May sell her condo and purchase a another condo unit. This purchase being her 2nd property, she will have to pay Addition Buyers’ Stamp Duties(ABSD) of 7%. Being a little surprised by how swiftly she made her decision to buy …
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Nope, the government didn’t decide to remove the cooling measures… Its about how a 23 year old South Korean young man saw an old woman without slippers and humbly offers his own despite having to hop around bare footed in scorching heat later… After reading yesterday about young girls doing well in school just so …
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Have you met people who try to short change and in doing so think they very smart because they saved some resources at your expense? Well they should watch this very inspiring video… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k51vFkjtf3g
HDB does not allow spouses to buy over the other spouse’s share unless it is in special circumstances like in a divorce case. However, if the owners are mother/daughter or siblings, one owner will be able to buy over the share of the other owner provided the one buying is eligible own a HDB flat …
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It was the early nineties and upon graduation from University of London’s External Law Degree Programme, it was time to look for a job. I was attached to a market research firm(God knows why!) and stayed for about 2 years. I then went to a major real estate company as a management trainee and joined …
The only category untouched by the ABSD is commercial ie offices, shophouses, retail space etc. Although industrial properties consisting of B1 & B2 categories now incur Sellers’ Stamp Duties of 15,10 & 5% respectively, it may not affect the mid to long term investor who is buying for high rental yields or passive income.