An Overview of Real Estate in China – Scratching the SurfaceIt’s a common view that Japan is considered to be Asia’s most “alien” environment, as far as cultural norms, cuisine and business/work etiquette goes – (don’t worry, we’ll get there soon ) – while China, at least on the surface, seems far more familiar to the foreign investor. US nationals, in particular, feel comfortable around the Chinese, if only due to the vast amount of Chinese migrants present in the USA (as … [Read more...]
Real Estate in Singapore: Housing, Capital Gains, Positives & Negatives
May 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Real Estate in Singapore: Housing, Capital Gains, Positives & NegativesSingapore’s Unique Housing Market“By the time Singapore attained self-government in 1959, the housing shortage and its related problems such as overcrowding and squatter colonies had reached alarming proportions. Public housing for the lower-income groups was thus given top priority and HDB (Housing Development Board) was set up by February 1960.This marked the beginning of large-scale public housing development in … [Read more...]
Real Estate in Singapore: Explorations of Asia for Property Investors
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Real Estate in Singapore: Explorations of Asia for Property InvestorsAh, Asia.It used to be so mysterious, exotic and dangerous. And in many peoples’ minds, it still is largely populated by martial artists and dragons, mysterious and foreboding, head-to-toe tattooed organized crime figures, deranged and dangerous regimes and bewildering technology, all nestled against a backdrop of incomprehensible cultural norms, sights and alien alphabets. All in all, more the substance of fiction and … [Read more...]
Can We Predict Real Estate in 2016
October 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Can We Predict Real Estate in 2016Real estate investors, like mortgage note buyers, need to have a clear understanding of not only their own investments but also of the broader real estate and economic world. Your decision on whether to put up your own money would vary widely based on differing assumptions of property values declining 20% over the next five years, versus those values climbing by 20% over the same time period. As a mortgage buyer, I’d like to know what interest rates will … [Read more...]
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