The Future of Singapore Homes
An education seminar by Property Club Singapore
(If you miss this event, you can watch the recording here)
The seminar will highlight the main initiatives in Draft Master Plan 2025 as a guide for Singapore's land use plan in next 10 to 15 years. It will cover development areas with potential and the newly announced estate upgrading programme.
The impacts of climate change will reshape our housing requirement. We have to re-think whether our homes are climate-resilient to withstand extreme weather, rising temperatures, frequent flooding and possible tremors in the future.
Date : 30 August 2025 (Sat)
Time : 2 pm to 4.30 pm
Venue : National Library
100 Victoria Street. Singapore 188064
Agenda
1. Initiatives and Opportunities - Draft Master Plan 2025 and Upgrading Programme
Ku Swee Yong, Director, International Property Advisor Pte Ltd
- New development plans and upgrades announced during GE 2025
- Draft Master Plan 2025
1) Facilities to enhance physical, social and mental well-being
2) New ideas for North, East and Central regions
3) Estate Upgrading Programme for private estates and “Silver Estates”
4) Infrastructure, heat, environmental considerations
5) Where are the gaps?
2. Climate Change – How Resilient Is Your Home?
Vina Ip, Blogger, PropertySoul.com
- Heavy rain affecting Singapore’s flood prone areas
- Sink holes – Is there one near you?
- How safe is our reclaimed land?
- Leakage and the piping time bomb
- Are Singapore homes earthquake/tremor proof?
- Homes you can’t buy amid rising temperatures
3. Buying Homes In The Near Future
(Discussions and Q&A)
- Is it time to buy properties soon?
- Can I buy any home across the border?
- What are the home strategies for retirement?
Speakers
Ku Swee Yong is the Chief Executive Officer of International Property Advisor Pte Ltd. in Singapore. From Nov 2013 to Nov 2016, he was concurrently the CEO of Century 21 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 has written 7 books about real estate: Real Estate Riches, Building Your Real Estate Riches, Real Estate Realities, Weathering a Property Downturn, Preparing for a Property Upturn, The Future of Real Estate and Getting Started in Alternative Investments. He has been appointed as adjunct faculty at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business in the Singapore Management University, at the Department of Real Estate in the National University of Singapore and at the School of Design and Environment in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Vina Ip is a property enthusiast. She bought her first condominium unit for rent in 2002. In the next 4½ years, she built up a property portfolio of 5 private homes. By 2008, its total value had more than doubled. She sold 4 of them, realizing a net profit of 80 to 120 percent and an annualized return of 10.8 percent.
In 2010, she set up a personal blog PropertySoul.com to share her experiences as a property investor. Her first book No B.S. Guide to Property Investment (2014) was a bestseller in Kinokuniya, Popular and Times bookstores. She published her second book Behind The Scenes of The Property Market end of 2020. She is also the founder of Property Club Singapore - a neutral platform for the learning and networking of like-minded private property buyers, investors and owners.
Note:
- Speakers are neutral with no vested interest. Strictly NO marketing of properties or property-related services.
- No seat is reserved after registration. Seats are confirmed after payment.
- Seats are limited. Registration will be closed once we reach full capacity.
- No refund after payment and no refund for no show.
Registration
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