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There are plenty of turnkey solutions. These typically nett a yield of 15% but if you are looking for a 20-30% return then you need to purchase, renovate yourself and then engage prop management which will charge 7-10% of rent revenue all inclusive. Outgoings include content insurance, property...

Wow looking at tigerdirect.com now. Excellent prices! Makes our sim lim look bad! BTW what is this geothermal thing?

Told my wife about the availability of maids in the USA we were expecting to pay extremely high fees however this changes everything. That really makes the US much more attractive now. As our children are getting older we need to think about their University soon. Obviously the US beats all...

Serious? Care to share how much the maid there in States will be?

???????? So this mansion will cost USD $ 300000 to build? ??????? WTF am I doing here

California is basically the West Coast and yes - prices are cheep cheep now. If you ever wanted to live next to some celebrity in LA Singaporeans are well positioned to do so. There are many much more affordable alternatives such as condos, small houses and apartments. Prices in ok areas can...

With the recent Foreclosure paperwork news in the US, what will this mean for housing?

The entire world economy is focused on the US consumer who have the best products available at the best prices via fierce competition and its massive 14 trillion consumerist economy. We have not seen much of an increase in oil since QE2 was announced, unlike other commodities that have...

No the USA is the only nation in the world where a rise in commodity prices does not translate into higher net import prices because commodities are priced in US$. Most exporters to the USA with appreciating currencies lower their prices to offset gains to the world's largest consumer market to...

The issue at hand is - what is the actual value of the Yuan? What we know is that PPP is at 1.5 and at 6.5 today, it is clearly not at equilibrium. Manufacturing in China is a very low margin business. Today, China is losing manufacturing to lower cost centers such as Bangladesh even as the...

Ha very funny

Of course China is a currency manipulator - and it has been benefitting from it. Who sets the Currency Exchange rate? The Chinese Central Bank? No - its the Politboro. This is now a internal Chinese Government situation which will not bow to Western Pressure. For China's own good and the global...

You can do a free search on any MLS site and there you can see currently properties typically run from US$ 30 per square foot upwards depending on location. We have seen some excellent examples for 60-80 USD per square - prices you wont see anywhere else in the industrialized western world.

You are truly lucky to have these depressed market conditions on your side - it seems that the most desirable lifestyle is achievable in the US right now - at a steep discount. A colleague just got back from Australia and said it was so expensive and freezing cold he had to wear 3 layers and...

Its basically a moot point. With QE2 next month its too late. The EU has just been slammed by China for requesting Yuan appreciation. Japan is in crisis mode now with the Yen approaching 80. MAS has intervened at various intervals as had South Africa, Korea, Brazil, and many others to no avail...

Just curious - what do they "vacuum" ????

Recent business trip to USA: 1 McDonalds McChicken : US$1.00 = 1.30 SGD. Our price? Higher now than USA. Soon American food in USA will be cheaper than Singaporean food. Soon we will pay more than Americans for food for the first time.

Actually I see the Australian economy as "red hot". I never saw property prices declining by such an excessive degree in Australia - you have no supply to begin with. I have stated repeatedly your government is responsible for you lack of supply and that - is the major factor surrounding your...

What's happening is its October and QE2 is set to begin in November. The market has priced in a large chunk of of the purported 1 US$ Trillion hence the US dollar index hitting 77. What this means is the economies of The EU, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan are all in the same boat now as thier...

Whatever. For years now I have pointed out the obvious and the results are plain too see. And dont say I never told you so.