James's analytical takes on Singapore property: investment thesis, market positioning, the property-as-hedge argument, and the decisions most agents don't cover. Informed opinion grounded in transaction data and years of hands-on Managing Agent experience.
Many AMO owners who bought in 2022 have paper gains of $300,000 or more. Here are the three questions worth answering about that equity, and how to compare holding with moving.
Every 2026 to 2027 launch sits near an MRT station, so proximity alone no longer separates them. Land bids, launch multiples and integration do. Here is the pipeline, read through its land costs.
Thomson Reserve brings fresh 99-year units to the corridor at an estimated $2,400 to $2,800 psf. Here is what that means for Braddell View and Lakeview owners, and what Thomson View sellers actually netted.
What the available price, rent and management records show for The Sail @ Marina Bay, for owners, landlords and resale buyers weighing a 99-year leasehold unit near Marina Bay.
What the transaction and rental records actually show for Marina Bay Residences, from psf ranges to an illustrative yield, for owners and resale buyers rather than launch buyers.
Seven developers bid for a 140-home site under 500m from Thomson Reserve. The winner paid 37% more for the land. What that does, and doesn’t, mean for buyers and owners nearby.
CanningHill Piers is finished and right on Clarke Quay. Union Square is two years away with adjusted prices. Which suits you depends on when you need the keys, not just the river.
Sale prices and rents look like they should move together. They don't, and the gap matters for anyone renting in Singapore right now. The final part of the Tale of Two Cities series.
Every dollar added to a land bid eventually shows up somewhere in a launch's yield math. Part 6 of the Tale of Two Cities series, for landlords deciding whether to add or hold.
