Property Investment Finance
and Profit-Risk Analysis
A Workshop by Property Club Singapore
What You'll Learn
You will learn from this full-day workshop:
1. How to analyse key data to make better property investment decisions across different sectors and countries;
2. How to evaluate profitability and risks of property investment options based on economic and financial models; and
3. How to value and finance properties using methods available in the market.
Who Should Attend
Property buyers for investment
Aspiring property investors
Experienced property investors looking to sharpen skills
What Will Be Covered
Module 1
Evaluating Investment Potential
- Economic, political, cultural and physical considerations
- Key property segments available for investment in Singapore
- Factors affecting supply-demand in residential and commercial markets
- How to read a real estate cycle using Singapore as an example
- Exercise: Draft and share your property investment plan
Module 2
Calculating Returns and Cashflow
- Cashflow considerations as an individual investor: cash-on-cash returns
- How to calculate various measures of Return: NOI, Cap Rate, NPV, IRR, etc.
- Understanding taxes and depreciation
- Valuation versus market prices
- Case Studies: Evaluate and determine profitability of given scenarios
Module 3
Financing Property Investment
- Risks and rewards of mortgage-lending markets
- What is leveraged investment returns?
- Understanding terms and clauses in mortgage contracts
- How fluctuations of interest rates affect returns
- Alternative financing sources: how they work
- Quiz: How much do you know about financing?
Module 4
Putting Theories
Into Practice
- Pros and cons of direct and indirect investment strategies
- Understanding Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Club investments, crowd funding and REITs, are they the same?
- Managing and balancing a property portfolio
- Evaluating overseas investment opportunities
- Warning signs that it’s time to exit
- Group Discussion: Analyse income-generating potential and risks of projects
Note:
- Workshop topics and content may be changed without prior notice.
- No seat is reserved after registration. Your seat is confirmed only after payment.
- Register and pay early to avoid disappointment. Waiting list is on a first come first serve basis.
- No refund after payment and no refund for no show.
Who's Your Trainer
Ku Swee Yong is the Chief Executive Officer of International Property Advisor Pte Ltd. in Singapore. He was a Director in the Real Estate Centre of Expertise at Société Générale Private Banking, responsible for advising clients on real estate investments, the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Savills Singapore and the General Manager at Far East Organization’s Indonesia office.
Swee Yong’s opinion is regularly featured in the Straits Times, Business Times, 新明日报, 联合早报, Channel NewsAsia, TODAY, etc. He has published five books on the property market. He lectures on a part-time basis in the Singapore Management University and the Ngee Ann Polytechnic's School of Design & Environment.
How to Register
25 May 2019 (Sat)
9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Singapore Recreation Club
For Members
$599 (1 pax), $1,149 (2 pax)
For Non-Members
$599 + $99 membership fee (1 pax)
$1,149 + $99 membership fee (2 pax)
(Fees include lunch and 2 tea breaks.)
Payment Method
- By bank transfer to DBS Bank Current Account number 066-902-8008.
- By paypal with instructions below (add 4% paypal service charge for workshop fee).
Please consider register with your spouse or a friend. Signing up in pairs can significantly increase your attention in class, multiply what you learn and maximize the chances to apply what you learned at the workshop.
For Members, please log in and make your payment here.
For Non-Members, please register with your paypal account or debit/credit card by clicking the button below:
1. Registration for 1 pax
2. Registration for 2 pax
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