Calling All Foreign And Local Investors  

Is It Still A Good Time To Invest? 
Where Are The Good Buys ... 
Find Out In A 12-Page Special Report

PLUS ...

• Receive regular "Newsbite" (see past past issues at the bottom) on value-added market news 
• Access the best bargains in the market (unvalued properties by 15-20%) through "Darren Recommends" series.

     And you do not have to be physically in Singapore!

My Message

To all my clients/friends here in Singapore & offshore

Just how do we make sense of turbulent markets all around us.  It is indeed scary that we see prices in Singapore real estate tumble from (using not a luxury but high-end condo to illustrate)  its high of $2000psf to current $1200psf in a year! We are now looking at prices retraced back to the 2006 levels.

However take heart from past patterns of real estate prices peaking in 1985, 1996, 2007 .. it tells you what goes down must come up again in a (about) 12-year cycle in and around 2017-2018.

What we need is more than a little bit of patience, and good savvy advice. So remember the following tips for real estate investment in 2009!

• Now is the best time to sell public-housing (HDB properties) in Singapore and upgrade to a private condo - to defy the norm for once you can actually sell high and buy low!
  

• Always buy private property in prime district 9/10/11 or near prime 15/16 where capital value appreciation is going to be 10X more in 2018 then in the other-lying areas - rather buy a smaller studio or 2RM in prime than a 3RM in outskirts!
    

• Consider buying your 1st investment property in prime district 9/10 in the next 6-12 months
  

• As you trade down, asset value drop & hence risk will be smaller. Bell curve demand distribution inherent means a property trading in the $1000-1500psf will drop less than one already in the $800-1000psf.  
  

• The best bargains presents itself in properties to TOP in 2009/2010! Sometimes even lower than resale properties in the same precinct.
  

• Finally where are the best condos and location to invest for both asset value growth and yield? To find out, join my ever-growing mailing list above .. (wink) 
  

To Your Real Estate Profits! 

Cheers
Darren Goh
Your Real Estate Partner
Associate Director
PropNex Real Estate Group Singapore
(65) 9106 - 5661
darrenG@singnet.com.sg

PS.  If you have a property to sell in Singapore (any district), get exposure from my growing list of international buyers!  Call me for appointment now.  

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Newsbite :

Newsbite1   : IndoChine Rolls Out Red Carpet For High Rollers
Newsbite2   : Worst May Be Over For Equities
Newsbite3   : Private Banks Roll Targeting Mega-Rich
Newsbite4   : Master Plan 2008 : What To Expect
Newsbite5   : New Homes Set To Raise Level Of City Centre Buzz
Newsbite6   : Singapore Rentals, Landlord Beware
Newsbite7   : Liechtenstein bank expands S'pore operations
Newsbite8  : Positive Outlook For Asian Property
Newsbite9  : Healthy Weekend Home Sales
Newsbite10: Interview With Simon Cheong - SC Global Head
Newsbite 11:No need to pay for Bay Windows, Planter Boxes, etc.
Newsbite12: Downtown Line Station Locations
Newsbite13: SC Global Offers NY Warehouse Style Living
Newsbite14: 70% Of Space Let Out At City Square Mall
Newsbite15: 30 Units Sold At Martin 38
Newsbite16: The MRT Guide To Home Prices
Newsbite17: Buffett's Buying US Stocks
Newsbite18: Singapore Government's Stance In Property Market
Newsbite19: When Times Are Bad Prepare For Good Times
Newsbite20: SISV Fixing Problems On Caveats
Newsbite21: US Housing Starts Post Unexpected Jump
Newsbite22: Make Market Cycles Work For You
Newsbite23: Investors Warm To Cooling Condo Prices
Newsbite24: Two Signals Speak Volumes About Condo Prices