What is Occupancy Rate Investors who are beginning to learn how to invest money in Singapore often come across the portfolio occupancy rate. However what does this actually mean. Occupancy Rate is the ratio of rented to total floor area. The way floor area is calculated can vary. For a Mall, property managers have the […]
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As investors who are learning how and where to invest money in Singapore, it is important to constantly look at data which tells you the pulse of both the economy and major asset classes. One of the most important indicator to look at is the private property market. This is because private properties are often […]
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Outlook Outlook for the Grade A office market rent remains optimistic. Capitaland Commercial Trust reports that average monthly Grade A office market rent grew by 6% yoy to SGD 11.45 psf as at 30 Sept 2019. For beginners who are learning how and where to invest their own money, one of the most important things […]
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In trying to build a REIT information base for Singaporeans who are wondering how to invest money in Singapore as a beginner, we can’t run away from the all important net operating margin. Net Operating Income is the amount of income that can be generated from the property after the deduction of operating expenses. Hence […]
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Background In recent weeks, the botched Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Wework has created heightened fears that local office property managers will be adversely affected. One of the main reasons why investors are concerned is because of the ~US 900 million operating loss that was disclosed in the IPO Prospectus. Despite strong membership growth, the […]
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What is Asset Enhancement Initiatives and why is it important for property managers? Those who are learning about where to invest their money in Singapore for beginners will have came across the notion of Asset Enhancement Initiatives (AEI) when they do their research on REITs and Property Managers. One good example will be the clarke […]
As individuals trying our best to learn how to invest money in Singapore as a beginner, we have a lot to keep up with. This includes terminologies that can seem foreign to us. Cap rate is one such example. Many a time, we will read some real estate news development and see references to the […]
There are many people who seem to believe that in investment, it is important to diversify. However, what does diversification mean and how diversified should one be? To answer this will require an analysis across many different asset classes and will be the topic of a major post. Instead, in this short post, we will […]
Mapletree Industrial went into a joint venture with its sponsor, Mapletree Investment Trust, to acquire a portfolio of 10 Powered Shell Data Centers. The properties are valued at USD 557.3 million. The Joint venture in turn went into another Joint Venture with Digital Realty, 8th largest publicly traded REIT in the US, to invest in […]
There are times when REITs will announce that they are going to develop some turnkey projects. However, what are turnkey projects and how are they different from regular projects? A Turnkey project is one where the property developer does most of the work and thus there is very little that the end buyer needs to […]