“It is not calling it buy but when you sell that makes the difference to your profit”.

Hence I consistently advise my investors to be sure they have gone through their financial plans thoroughly as they will be entering into a 4-year commitment – after for the 4-year Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) that they will want to pay if they sell their property before 4 years.

Once they have determined the amount of finances they are willing to outlay, they will set themselves at a advantage by entering the property market and generating passive income from rental yields associated with putting their cash staying with you. Based on the current market, I would advise they keep a lookout for good investment property where prices have dropped very 10% rather than putting it in a fixed deposit which pays three.5% and does not hedge against inflation which currently stands at suggestions.7%.

In this aspect, my investors and I are on the same page – we prefer to make the most of the current low rate and put our money in property assets to produce a positive cash flow via rental income. I myself have personally seen some properties generating positive monthly cash flow of up to $1500 after off-setting mortgage costs. This equates to an annual passive income up to $18 000 per annum which easily beats returns from fixed deposits furthermore outperforms dividend returns from stocks.

Even though prices of private properties have continued to despite the economic uncertainty, we could see that the effect of the cooling measures have caused a slower rise in prices as when compared with 2010.

Currently, we can see that although property prices are holding up, sales are starting to stagnate. I am going to attribute this towards following 2 reasons:

1) Many owners’ unwillingness to sell at less expensive costs and buyers’ unwillingness to commit together with higher price.

2) Existing demand unaltered data exceeding supply due to owners being in no hurry to sell, consequently resulting in a embrace prices.

I would advise investors to view their Singapore property assets as long-term investments. Dealerships will have not be excessively alarmed by a slowdown each morning property market as their assets will consistently benefit in the long run and increasing amount of value as a result of following:

a) Good governance in Singapore

b) Land scarcity in jade scape singapore, and,

c) Inflation which will place and upward pressure on prices

For buyers who would like invest consist of types of properties aside from the residential segment (such as New Launches & Resales), they might also consider inside shophouses which likewise support generate passive income; and thus not controlled by the recent government cooling measures such as the 16% SSD and 40% downpayment required on homes.

I cannot help but stress the importance of having ‘holding power’. Never be made to sell your property (and make a loss) even during a downturn. Always remember that the property market moves in a cyclical pattern and really sell only during an uptrend.