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very useful, thank you very much for your suggestions.

Sounds very interesting. Definitely the sort of setup I'd like in terms of cashflows. Would you suggest buying all cash or using gearing of some sort? If the yields you mention are attainable I would assume that as much gearing as possible would make sense but perhaps I'm missing something...

Hi Propertunity, Sorry I didn't make myself as clear as I'd have liked! Not looking to make a quick buck here, very comfortable with buy-and-hold strategies. My only initial objection is that in planning on not being employed for a while I have cashflow concerns, and not much income to get...

Hi all, have been lurking on the forum for a while and very much respect the depth of experience present here. I'm 26, about to return to Melbourne after a stint working in Singapore. Long story short I was working in the bond market, got very lucky last year and have cashed out with about...

http://www.fnarena.com/index2.cfm?type=dsp_newsitem&n=17D7299C-1871-E587-E1BB9136159C0BED Read the criteria in the second paragraph, and consider if there's another prominent country that fits the description. Maybe add a collapsing currency as another similarity. Not doom and glooming...

Don't shoot the messenger. Australia Faces `Once-in-100-Year' Housing Slump as Prices Fall By Jacob Greber July 31 (Bloomberg) -- Australia may be headed for a housing recession similar to those roiling the U.S. and U.K. The cause is a combination of rising default rates, the...

If you don't like tax then it's all about HK or Singapore. London / New York you'll get stung roughly the same. Trust me though you do NOT want to live in HK or Singapore on a five figure income. These are societies where you can live well if you're pulling down big money, but you will scrape...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who replied, the responses have been very helpful. To answer boomtown's question, it's definitely an area of smoke and mirrors given how opaque Singapore's monetary policy can be, but the recent fall in rates is broadly liquidity driven. There's been...

Hi all. I'm an Aussie citizen currently working in Singapore and am hoping to begin investing in property at the end of this year. I work for a bank and have a good understanding of what's happening in the global and domestic economy, but am a total novice with regards to real estate. My...