Five checks before you buy a shop, office or factory unit
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Five checks before you buy a shop, office or factory unit
Rules from SLA, IRAS and JTC. Deal counts and rent against price are my calculations.
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Source: SLA, IRAS, JTC; PropInsights calculation. Deal counts: PropInsights calculation from transaction records, 2011. Rent against price: URA and JTC rent and price indices via SingStat, 1998 Q4 to 2026 Q2..
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| Step | Detail | Leads to |
|---|---|---|
| Tenure | Freehold or. years left?. Short leases. lose value | Who may buy |
| Who may buy | No RPA approval. for commercial. or industrial.. JTC: trade limits | Costs |
| Costs | BSD tops out. at 5%. No ABSD.. Industrial SSD:. 3 years | Exit |
| Exit | About 1 deal. for every 9 home. deals (2011) | Rent vs price |
| Rent vs price | Office rent per. $ of price +81%. Home: -26%. (since 1998 Q4) |
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