September 8th and 9th SMART EXPO Talk (2012)

During the September 8^th and 9^th SMART EXPO talk there was a pleasant exchange of conversation among us.

During our exchanges, I said that although a handful of investment potentialities still exist for investors in the Singapore market, the downside of investing is increasing now more than in the past which is the result of the upsurge in prices in spite of the measures employed to slow it down. I am especially worried about many people’s confidence in the Singapore market making them say that “it will only go and never come down (“wu ki bo lok”) “ which is not quite right taking into consideration the experience of those who have weathered a number of cycles of property investments. We are all dependent on the economic trend around the world. We are not an exception to the erratic economic trend. What’s more is that in Europe, the US, Japan and China, their economic records are not pleasant. Although there are some measures being applied to solve this economic problem but will these measures last is unknown.

Those who have weathered a number of cycles of property investments are aware of the possibility of going bankrupt too. As measures of cooling off the prices are being employed in the residential sector, more and more investors are switching to industrial and commercial sectors, thus resulting in the upsurge of prices. When you notice this market trend of switching investments from residential to industrial and commercial sector, then, that is normally understood that the ever increasing rise in prices in virtually all areas is at its final stage.

There is another opportunity however and that is, owning properties overseas. If you explore on this sector you should educate yourself and acquire all the information needed about the market overseas before investing in it to avoid being deceived by false marketeers. You should observe careful investing if you are planning on investing overseas. It is basically necessary for you to know carefully the record of the developers. One should find out carefully if the developers have had honest good deals without any legal charges filed against them. We have even found out that still many Singaporeans are not very careful when it comes to investing overseas because without knowing it, they choose some developers who even have several criminal and civil suits against them. This is quite discouraging! Dealing business with such developers should be avoided whether the deal might appear good. That is what led me to establishing an “investor network” through the program we made which is called “ Property Riches Program.” The purpose of this program is to do research regarding deals and do careful checking before giving a talk.

So, as an investor, you might ask what should be done. You should always be on the lookout against bad deals though they might appear good at first.

Do not close you doors to investing in properties overseas and you should always be careful in doing so. I have actually found very promising deals with very good potential gains of which I will tackle on my blog as soon as I can.

Therefore, keep in mind that the cycles of property investments and the prices of properties do not just stay the same though this may have been true for the Singapore market since the year 2009. Explore investment opportunities that can also provide very good potential gains outside Singapore. Be very careful with your every investment deal and especially learn more about the basis of financing, tax and legal structures before trying to invest. Happy investing!