1. Lack of investment by homebuilders According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, fewer homes were built in the U.S. in the 10 years following the 2008 financial crisis than in any decade since the 1960s. From 2010 to 2019, a total of 6.8 million new privately-owned housing units were completed in the U.S., significantly…

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Singapore and Hong Kong’s property market will do well in 2023 for similar as well as different reasons.   For Hong Kong, a place where my family is originally from and where I spent over 20 years of my career, I feel like the market is coming from a low base of price, sentiment, and liquidity…

Real Estate Capital Gains Tax – A Global Comparison This week, in our “Wealth Planning” series, we analyse and compare the capital gains tax for the major real estate investment destination countries. This is a follow-up article from last week’s “Global Stamp Duty Comparison.” This week we take a closer look at the real estate…

STAMP DUTY COMPARISONS FOR INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT DESTINATIONS For international real estate investors who intend to use the property to earn income, the numbers have to make sense. The definition of Stamp Duty is a tax that the government places on legal documents, usually involving the transfer of real estate or other assets, and…

In our first article of the year, we want to reference the recently-published “Knight Frank’s APAC Real Estate Outlook 2023”. This report is particularly relevant given that their target audience and readers of UHNWI, HNW, and Global Family Offices are the same as ours. We work with private banks, client advisors, external asset managers, real…