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Very good point raised. Maybe many of the buyers do not intend or never think about selling. At S$250-350k for a condo, I believe many businessmen in this forum can easily write the amount off even if they can't sell it off next time. They just want to enjoy the property and not worry too...

Build so many also so few buyers move in to live inside. All waiting to rent out or re-sell but few or nobody wants. Build and build high-rise apartments wait no people want to buy how? Developers also now restricted in how much they can loan from bank. So might as well use part of the...

Rotikok: Yup, many empty talk, simple question to you, at what price level, without rental income, you will think the price is right to get in? Or simply you think no rental income, give u free also dont want?? I knew there is one type of investment way using discounted cash flow method, under...

When one is misled by herd mentality, it's hard to turn back or think rationally. Tendency is to rush in altogether. The world did not see any major financial crisis between 2013 to 2016. Yet how come in 2013, buyers were like rats running all over wanting to eat the food in the kitchen, but in...

I thought Legoland and coastal highway are not bullshit? They are there already. But for Legoland, if you look at the aerial view, its surrounding is still quite "raw" and like uncompleted construction. Not what you'd expect of an international tourist resort park. Iskandar is definitely...

Sinkie land is so developed, economically active, and densely populated in a small size and yet rental is dropping. What more for the newer areas in Johor which have a huge oversupply of properties (especially high rise) coming in 2017/18. Moreover, Johor rental rates were not high to begin...

Very good frank discussion. Not like the "all is a bed of roses" talk we often hear in Iskandar seminars. So you can see even Khalil is wavering now. He often supported the fact that because of HSR, Iskandar will boom. Now under pressure from this Developer, he admitted he had assumed...

Finally they've decided to come clean with the news. This Siva Shanker is no different from a sneaky salesman selling snake oil. Or maybe he is an Indian snake charmer? I remember at a seminar he openly said now may be a down time for Johor properties, but come 2018, prices will start...

I thought you should have known this better a long time ago. Surprised you changed opinion recently by wanting to stay in Johor and even buying a house there. I mentioned several times in the past that when I asked some of my Malaysian colleagues and friends if they wanted to buy Iskandar...

Property price appreciation is unpredictable and like all investments, it's hard to say what will happen in future. Some people bought a S$500k HDB flat 6 years ago and people said they were crazy because it was too expensive. Today, the flat could be worth S$800k. No one will say they are...

I'm glad that MOE has that Act in place to protect our children. Seriously. I think the SG government foresee this could be a problem as more Sinkies are thinking of doing this in time to come, at the expense of their children's well-being. If I were the kid of parents who simply want to move...

How do you come to this conclusion? I did some volunteering 3 years ago to help the old folks, and I also come across many Singaporeans from all walks of life, from the cleaner at my workplace to secretary, executives and managers. I also speak with the very rich investors who are already...

The authorities can say what they want. Whether do or not is another thing. If banks are not lending with their own valid reasons, the minister must be mad to allow developers to lend. Must be some developers desperate now that they cannot move sales. Probably need to engage more sweet tongue...

Your words don't make sense. I never talk about myself. If you know me, that's not what I like to do. Read all the previous posts to know where I am coming from. You want to move to a 100,000,000 sq ft house in Horizon Hills, go ahead! What's stopping you? What has my job got to do with it?

The speakers you mentioned above must not be from those Iskandar property talks! I've attended a few. Till today, I still see the usual faces. Still saying HSR will be a "game changer" and that Singaporeans will eventually move over. It's like a no brainer to them as the cost of living will get...

Your words are full of speculation. Just "10% will be a huge impact". Where did you get that from? Why not say 20% or 30%? Your tolerance is 30 mins. Did you check what the tolerance level of other drivers are? You BELIEVE when that happens, I will be WRONG. Who asked you to judge me? Is...

So near and cheap? Haha... Nope. I'm not going to Johor for those reasons. And my colleagues/friends and I are not frequent travelers there also. We go on a need-to-go basis. We have nothing against Johor. Neither do we take our cars and drive in cos it's so "near and cheap". Near but with jam...

No vested interest. The writer is also not optimistic about Singapore properties. He is stating his views purely from the facts and figures he has regarding Iskandar.

Wahh... How come you have changed your opinion? Thought you've always supported renting a property in Johor? My opinions are below. But seems like I must clarify every time that these are strictly how I feel. Agree or not is not my problem to argue with anyone. Learn to respect. If anyone is...

Good observation. Actually, even without CG and Forest City, I think the oversupply still remains. Hungry Singaporean "investors" were shut out by the SG government when they delivered the last knockout punch on the Cooling Measures back in 2013. So these foreign buyers chiong into Iskandar to...