Investment Guides What does Base Rate Mean? The base rate, otherwise known as the bank rate or base interest rate, refers to the set interest rate, as determined by the central bank or reserve within a local economy, to be applied to loans for any commercial banks.
Webinars & Events New Multi-Currency Account Balance Convertor Feature Investors can now convert the distributions into SGD, and then initiate a single withdrawal of the entire SGD amount which will be received faster than non-SGD withdrawals.
Media Coverage & Investor Conversations Episode 1: Overview of the Sydney Housing Market In this episode, we discuss the Sydney housing market, real estate macro trends and key considerations investors should keep in mind when approaching this asset class.
Webinars & Events Kirkstall Place Opportunity Watch our webinar, where we will be discussing this new shovel-ready development opportunity in Leeds, UK in more detail.
Market Trends & Analysis Australia and New Zealand Top the World's Most Liveable Cities, and Buying Homes Cost Less than Renting in Some Cities This year, in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the world’s most liveable cities, Australia and New Zealand take six of the top-10 spots.
Investment Guides Warranty Deed: What You Absolutely Need to Know Have you heard of the term ‘warranty deed’? And do you know how it protects your interests as a property investor? Find out more.
Market Trends & Analysis Housing Prices Continue Their Upward Ascent While Grade A Office Demand Gains Traction in Singapore Housing markets across the globe, particularly in richer countries, continued to gain, with the OECD's housing unaffordability surpassing 2008's levels, according to Bloomberg.
Investment Guides What is Core Real Estate Investment Strategy? Core investment strategy is a conservative investment approach. The fundamental objective of core strategy is long term stable returns by operating core real estate assets that generate a stable cash flow.
Media Coverage & Investor Conversations Episode 0: Introducing The RealVantage Podcast RealVantage's co-founders: Keith Ong and Mao Ching Foo, share the reasons behind setting up The RealVantage Podcast.
Webinars & Events Cremorne Residential Development Watch our webinar, where we will be discussing this new residential development opportunity in Sydney, Australia, in more detail.
Market Trends & Analysis Office Market Transactions Continue to Gain Pace, While Real Estate ETFs Experience Surge of Capital Inflow Melbourne’s office market is back in business, according to JLL’s preliminary results for this quarter showing almost $1 billion in sales, double the previous quarter’s transactions.
Investment Guides What is Real Estate Due Diligence? Real Estate Due Diligence is the structured process of auditing real estate assets. It is an important step in the investment process that can be carried out at any point of the investment timeline and is carefully carried out by specialists using established analytical techniques.
Market Trends & Analysis Quarterly Vantage Point - Q2 2021 Read up on past Weekly Vantage Points to find out the hottest news during the period of Q2 2021.
Investment Guides What is Amortisation? Amortisation is an accounting tool used to decrease the value of an intangible asset or loan over a fixed period of time.
Market Trends & Analysis Appetite for Green and Sustainable Real Estate Increases, Demand for Unliveable Homes in Sydney Rises Investments in sustainable real estate assets have been growing steadily as they are increasingly being viewed as pandemic-resilient with the ability to generate stable returns.
Investment Guides Property Preservation and its Importance Property preservation is the process of maintaining the inside and outside of a property that may be occupied or vacant. The objective of property preservation is to keep a vacant property in tip-top condition.
Market Trends & Analysis Million-Dollar Suburbs on the Rise, Distressed Capital Waits on Opportunistic Real Estate More than 200 Australian locations have joined the ranks of million-dollar suburbs in the past year.
Webinars & Events Invest in Singapore Dollars - New WISE Feature on RealVantage The team at RealVantage strives to continually improve our platform features and functionalities for the benefit of our investors.
Market Trends & Analysis Retail Spaces Make Way for Housing, Tech Companies Expand Remote Work Indefinitely The demand for residential properties around the world has continued to increase in tandem with rising house prices due to the pandemic.
Investment Guides What are Gated Communities? Gated communities simply mean any type of neighbourhood with some form of controlled access where residents or visitors must go through before they are allowed to enter the property.
Market Trends & Analysis Central Banks Keep a Keen Eye on Inflation, Big Tech Companies Want Staff to Head Back to Office The Bank of England is carefully monitoring Britain’s booming housing market as it weighs up the possibility that a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a sustained period of inflation.
Investment Guides What is Zoning? In this article, we explain why zoning is important, and it is the preferred tool urban planners use to organise cities to maximise social outcomes.
Market Trends & Analysis Perth and Singapore Residential Property Markets March On, While the Office Market Warms Up Residential real estate markets in Perth and Singapore continue to heat up with a high demand causing residential property prices to soar to new highs.
Investment Guides What is Inflation and What Causes it? Inflation quantifies the rate at which a currency’s value declines, resulting in an increase in the prices of goods and services in a particular economy.
Market Trends & Analysis Asian Investors Move Up the Risk Curve in Seek of Higher Returns and Australia Budget Provides Further Support to Real Estate Sectors Price discounts to some retail and hospitality real estate assets after a year of reduced business activities due to the pandemic has begun attracting fund managers and asset owners in Asia.