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    Economic News

    Time has changed. Big bio and pharmacy moving out of sg. surely high tech ones. http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/pharma-rd-industry-in-state-of-flux?xtor=CS3-18 Moving to US and set up R&D centres in Shanghai. These two countries have got a whole system of engineering and...
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    Forest City

    FC price is not expensive. it is priced as a third tier city in china. the average price in beijing psq meter is sgd 15k. the target would be mainlanders in top or second tier cities.
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    Forest City

    actually china has a strange rule that any mainland chinese on long residential visa (not student or employment) like sg pr or mm2h, their children are entitled to enter top china universities at a much lower score. The only requirement is that the child should stay at least two years...
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    Property News

    today read @ china news website. A 6 square meter (66 sqf) flat in Shen Zhen sells for 900k rmb, which is about 170k sgd. all 9 such flats were sold in one morning. china power totally crazy. those who invest should have invested in shen zhen a couple years ago. i wish i had but did not.
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    Property News

    Talking about high tech, one should definitely go to shen zhen. numerous china own high tech big brands employing numerous china people. while here you willl find contractors or divisions of the MNC without that many employees. btw the MNC always have the option to move out if they find a...
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    Property News

    It is not advisable to sell own house and move to sg to live with married child. Parents cannot get along with son's wife. that is truth everywhere. Maybe it is ok to live with daughter. But with children coming, the place will get too cramped. If her husband is not a nice person or faces...
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    Economic News

    probably will be like hk. finance stays while manufacturing moves out. pls do not underestimate the power of automation and robotics and the desire to cut down costs and to maximise profits.
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    Economic News

    if you read Frodo's earlier posts, his hdn loan is almost or already fully paid up. I can understand what he said. if in sg, hardly any savings and impossible to change to a larger hdb and less likely to buy a condo. if moving to jb, probably still stretched. but at least have a terrace house...
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    Property News

    https://sg.yahoo.com/finance/news/singaporeans-worried-over-jobs-pay-160001056.html Many people are worried about jobs and pay. Actually all my friends who are engineers are worried. one of few exceptions that are not affected by the economic situation are those working in hospitals...
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    Property News

    https://sg.yahoo.com/finance/news/no-lack-space-10-million-072020663.html No lack of space for 10M.
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    Property News

    how much money they have in the bank i do not know. I canno ask right. but i think they do have savings and other investments and also a sg car. actually they intend to send kid abroad for university later. They just want to spend money prudently. that is, try to use hdb rental to cover...
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    Property News

    they are probably making a long term plan. anyway their Hh loan is nearly paid up. btw,if both are retrenched in early 50s, how much cash do they need to live in sg till 65 to receive the monthly payout? assume no further change. 2000 a month..24k a year..360k for 15 years. 2500 a...
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    Property News

    Malaysia is probably the only country in the world that is still willing to lend to foreigners. In other countries, like in NZ now, even if you have a fully paid up house, the bank will not lend to you. They only lend to nz citizens or pr Provided their income are from nz.
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    Property News

    i have a friend that has a terrace house at Hh. Almost paid up the loan. She is nearly 50 years old. For years she has been renting out the house though she wants to live there and enjoy themselves. Soon her wish will come true as she has received a letter from the company informing those...
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    Property News

    can consider moving to china if things get real bad and start affecting malaysia. if not that serious, can relocate to jb. after jb has vast areas. but maybe the border will be closed then. so you have to stay back to fight no matter what the contigency plan is. it takes 11 hours to go to...
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    Property News

    IF that happens, will you not stay to fight? ! but keep on saying running here and there ! Alll male have the obligation to protect Sg.
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    Princess Cove R&F

    it reminds me of my colleague. at first he wanted to buy a one bed condo for investment,which is not a big burden for him. I think he got 200k cash or sth. then his wife said why not upgrade to 3 bed condo so the family can have an atas lifestyle. as he has two children,he had to sell his...
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    Property News

    wow..you read news @ china sina website. must be pretty good in chinese. I also read. sina says that China is not so happy with sg now due to the south china issue and sg partnership with US and that is why china is investing heavily in Malaysia's ports, hoping to be less dependent on sg in oil...
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    Medini (Nusajaya) Community

    actually it is not that costly to maintain a landed house. second hand already get everthing done. even if you buy directly from developers these days, they will install many things for you, like wardrobes,bathtubs. the only things you have to do yourself is to choose for yourself lights and...
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    Property News

    many who buy sg condos be it expensive or over priced are PR from china. like my colleague from shanghai...she bought a freehold three bedroom condo a few years ago. she also has a hdb. actually sg property price she told me is very reasonable compared with "inner circles" of beijing or...
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