By 99.co The shophouses at Sophia Road Around 2008, a row of nine shophouses along Sophia Road was put up for collective sale. There were around 10 different owners, but for simplicity’s sake we refer to them as just “the owners”. That year a representative of the owners met with Aurum Land – a developer … Read more
By 99.co Budget 2016 introduces some subtle, but significant, policies. In particular, we note that the government is sticking to its long time promise of affordable housing. Despite brushing off calls for the lifting of cooling measures, we feel that Minister Heng Swee Keat has nonetheless put in changes that could have a positive effect … Read more
By Property Soul In my twelve years studying in a Catholic girls school, I was taught to pray if I need to. Till today, whenever I run into troubles, I just keep praying. And I also visit different temples to say the same prayer just in case. I believe that, in the end, some God … Read more
By 99.co Singapore’s high-end property market took a beating in 2015 on the back of the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD). The ABSD imposed an added 15 per cent tax on home prices for foreigners and this drove affluent foreign buyers to seek alternatives in the region – primarily Hong Kong and Australia. Along with … Read more
By Jessica M. Let’s say that you saw a nice new condo on DDProperty that you’re interested in buying, you saw the photos online, you’ve talked to the seller and everything seems to be perfect. Before you rush in and purchase it, there are few details that you need to keep an eye on so … Read more
By 99.co Volatility in the stock market will send investors scurrying for alternatives The stock markets have been volatile in the opening weeks of 2016. A second crash in China’s stock market caused the Straits Times Index to fall 4.6 per cent in the first week of trading. The main causes of the crash are … Read more