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What’s Really Happening in Asia …

Posted on 25 Aug 2009 | Comments Off

I’m in Asia right now. And I can tell you firsthand that things here are far more vibrant than most in the West seem to think.

In a small, luxury housing development just 15 minutes from Bangkok’s bustling Sukhumvit Road, 12 of the 19 $750,000+ homes have sold in just six months, and prices have jumped more than 15 percent since then.

Along Sukhumvit Road in the heart of downtown Bangkok, three new hotels are under construction and two new condo developments have sold out in just two months.

In Singapore, a short, two-and-a-half-hour flight from Bangkok, real estate prices are turning up and residential construction activity is bustling, soaring nearly 20 percent in the second quarter.

In China, more than 275,000 construction projects are now under way, the result of China’s incredible rebound and virtually non-stop economic growth. Continue reading →

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Property vs Stocks – The Difference

Posted on 23 Aug 2009 | Comments Off

The Singapore property market has been creating alot of media coverage lately. Numerous advertisements in the major dailies have surfaced amidst the ‘buying frenzy’. In contrast, the talking point in the equities market has been over the sustainability of the rally. What are difference between property investment and equities (stocks) investment. Below is a brief discussion.

Lock In Purchase Price In Property Investment

The purchase price is locked-in once the investor signs on the dotted line in a property transaction. This can be a boon or a bane. If the purchase has been done at the bottom of the market, the returns could be lucrative. However, the opposite is true if the timing is wrong. Property investors who entered the market in 1997 are still suffering paper losses (not considering rental).

In the case of investing in equities, the purchase price can be spread over a long period using a Dollar-Cost-Averaging (DCA). Periodical purchase can be done over time. This reduces the risks of buying at the market high. Of course, the investor would not be able to buy at a lowest price either.

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