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Iran will deliver their reply today on whether to accept US proposal.
If Iran accepts the Peace Deal, markets will do this and you wont see 2.50 anymore.


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halleluyah      ( Date: 07-May-2026 12:36) Posted: waiting fr 2.47 n blw... spore1      ( Date: 07-May-2026 12:25) Posted: Gd price level to slowly accumulate. Pls dyodd. Collected voucher for venture yesterday at 18.28

 

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/norway-sovereign-wealth-funds-return-2026-stands-42-says-fund-chief-2026-05-05/

Norway sovereign wealth fund's return in 2026 stands at 4.2%, says fund chief
By Reuters
May 5, 20263:06 PM GMT+8Updated May 5, 2026

 

waiting fr 2.47 n blw...

spore1      ( Date: 07-May-2026 12:25) Posted: Gd price level to slowly accumulate. Pls dyodd. Collected voucher for venture yesterday at 18.28. wavehunter      ( Date: 07-May-2026 11:54) Posted: Premium Economy Sampan at 2.49 : 2.50. Last days to get your boarding pass at the 2.40-series. This cruise ship is still moored at the harbour for now for boarding.

 

Gd price level to slowly accumulate. Pls dyodd. Collected voucher for venture yesterday at 18.28.

wavehunter      ( Date: 07-May-2026 11:54) Posted: Premium Economy Sampan at 2.49 : 2.50. Last days to get your boarding pass at the 2.40-series. This cruise ship is still moored at the harbour for now for boarding.

 

Premium Economy Sampan at 2.49 : 2.50.
Last days to get your boarding pass at the 2.40-series.
This cruise ship is still moored at the harbour for now for boarding.

 

After 4 to 5 weeks of relentless bombing and after 8 weeks of hiding and living in fear in underground bunkers which sucks bad,
Iranian leaders are either already there or one step to there. ie. their mindset has since changed to become more rational than
emotional. To say fight until die and become a martyr is speaking emotionally. Say is lidat say not scared to die. Ofcoz they are
scared the shit out of them. If not scared, why hide ? Why not live in the comfort of their own homes got fresh air, got good food
got servants to wait on you, why not? Becoz scared like shit and dont want to die. That' s why LL must hide in underground bunkers
and live like a rat.

So I believe they are already there or almost there - survive this war first. That' s the most important. What' s the point of being
stubborn and then get killed. If alive, they can do something. If dead, they are history. And nobody gives a shit if they die. So
stay alive. Preserve the regime. Remain in power. Then take it from there. Work with whatever is available. On paper, they will
agree to give up nuclear weapons bla bla bla but behind the scene, developing a nuclear weapon will be a priority. How to do
it and whether can do it without being discovered is another question to be answered at another time. But immediate priority
is to end the war, take back control of the country' s affairs, rebuild damaged infrastructure, rebuild their military and then resume
work on nuclear weapons. Becoz the desire to nuke Israel is still there and will always remain. 

That' s why the war will end. To fight on means to die. Death will achieve nothing. Their deaths will be forgotten and totally in vain.
Even a hardliner will know how to think straight with his head instead of with his anus. 

 

CAT A COE is up again.
No relief at all for those who need a car and their COE is expiring within the next 6 months.

 

US gave a 14-point proposal to Iran to end hostilities.
Will release Iran' s frozen funds valued at over US$100 bn.
Will lift economic sanctions.
Will end blockade.
Straits to be fully reopened.
Etc Etc Etc

If Iran accepts the deal, war ends. Bunker life for Iranian leaders end. Rebuilding begins.
If Iran does not accept the deal, more bombings than ever before.

By now, I believe Iranian leaders are very very tired and SIAN leow of bunker life and of hiding.
Their stubbornness tells them to resist and fight on but their SIAN tells them end the war first then see how later.
I think Iran will not reject the proposal outright. They will counter propose some of the terms to see how far they
can get, to see whether they can get any more concession which is currently offered. Then settle at best.
I think the war will end soon.
Markets think so too judging by how Wall Street indices have been roaring over the last week.     

 

01:43 AM EDT, 05/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- CapitaLand Group and Hongkong Land (SGX:H78) have emerged as potential bidders for the Marina One commercial complex in Singapore, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The high-rise complex is owned by a joint venture between Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional and Singapore's state-owned Temasek, the report added.

The partners are pricing the property at around SG$5.7 billion, according to the report. The property includes an office space, retail space and a few apartments.

 

If you notice, reits not doing well recently. Sampan almost 52 weeks low... I think has
to do with interest rate. Daily Sora rate going up ==> Interest going up.. Reits gg.

http://eservices.mas.gov.sg/statistics/dir/DomesticInterestRates.aspx

wavehunter      ( Date: 05-May-2026 13:24) Posted: FLCT and Capitaland Ascott Trust both can buy if their price falls to 80 cts to 85 cts. At these prices, dividend yield either close to 7% or above 7%.

 

Is possible! 20.00 is coming

Caesar      ( Date: 06-May-2026 11:26) Posted: Venture finally hits $18, wow! Now $18.28 (+1.80), up 10.92%. Will it move like AEM? Just watch on the sidelines ... spore1      ( Date: 06-May-2026 09:25) Posted: Gd improvement in rental rev plus positive rental reversions of 8.8%. Occupancy 96.1%. Awesome. SingTel 4.70. Venture Gapped up this morning. Nibbled small units of CICT at 2.36, CLAR 2.55

 

Venture finally hits $18, wow! Now $18.28 (+1.80), up 10.92%. Will it move like AEM? Just watch on the sidelines ...

spore1      ( Date: 06-May-2026 09:25) Posted: Gd improvement in rental rev plus positive rental reversions of 8.8%. Occupancy 96.1%. Awesome. SingTel 4.70. Venture Gapped up this morning. Nibbled small units of CICT at 2.36, CLAR 2.55 sanvan      ( Date: 05-May-2026 15:11) Posted: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/frasers-logistics-commercial-trust-h1-dpu-drops-1-7-s0-0295 Net property Income went. Results are not too bad even if dividend reduced slightly as no capital distribution. Seems on the road to recovery. From 88.5c to $1. Up 11.5c from recently low. Sampan also up 10c.  But Statue FLCT has recovered much better in percentage terms..

 

Gd improvement in rental rev plus positive rental reversions of 8.8%. Occupancy 96.1%. Awesome. SingTel 4.70. Venture Gapped up this morning. Nibbled small units of CICT at 2.36, CLAR 2.55

sanvan      ( Date: 05-May-2026 15:11) Posted: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/frasers-logistics-commercial-trust-h1-dpu-drops-1-7-s0-0295 Net property Income went. Results are not too bad even if dividend reduced slightly as no capital distribution. Seems on the road to recovery. From 88.5c to $1. Up 11.5c from recently low. Sampan also up 10c.  But Statue FLCT has recovered much better in percentage terms..

 

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/frasers-logistics-commercial-trust-h1-dpu-drops-1-7-s0-0295

Net property Income went. Results are not too bad even if dividend reduced slightly as no capital distribution.
Seems on the road to recovery.
From 88.5c to $1.
Up 11.5c from recently low.
Sampan also up 10c. 
But Statue FLCT has recovered much better in percentage terms..

 

FLCT and Capitaland Ascott Trust both can buy if their price falls to 80 cts to 85 cts.
At these prices, dividend yield either close to 7% or above 7%.

 

may be cos have dividend this month?

spore1      ( Date: 05-May-2026 12:20) Posted: OK noted. FLCT just started to rise. Up 4 cents to 1.01, looks gd. wavehunter      ( Date: 04-May-2026 23:26) Posted: To nibble some now at the best price you can get or to wait for the engines to ignite first then you chase, this one, will depend on your risk tolerance and investment philosophy.

 

OK noted. FLCT just started to rise. Up 4 cents to 1.01, looks gd.

wavehunter      ( Date: 04-May-2026 23:26) Posted: To nibble some now at the best price you can get or to wait for the engines to ignite first then you chase, this one, will depend on your risk tolerance and investment philosophy.  spore1      ( Date: 04-May-2026 19:44) Posted: Hope you are right! So, ,current price can grab some? SingTel results should be out soon! May be might rise to 4.88

 

wavehunter      ( Date: 03-May-2026 17:12) Posted: Update on Bitmine for the small pool of Bitmine investors here. - Bitmine has recently crossed the 5m mark for the number of ETH tokens it holds. - Bitmine' s goal is to reach 6m ETH tokens. - Bitmine' s stock price is directly pegged to the price of ETH. - Bitmine' s price rises and falls with ETH. The co-relation is direct and immediate. - So far, ETH price has remained at the US$2100 to US$2300 range. - Bitmine doesnt want the price of ETH to rocket just yet. Why ar ? Very simple. Becoz Bitmine is still accumulating ETH tokens. - At the current rate of accumulation, Bitmine is expected to reach 6m ETH tokens within 10 weeks to 15 weeks. After that, Bitmine will want the price of ETH to blast off. Becoz when ETH price flies, Bitmine' s share price will fly even higher. -How can Bitmine cause  the price of ETH to blast off ? From Day 1, Bitmine has been accumulating ETH tokens not by buying at an exchange. They cant do  that. It will absolutely cause the price to fly to the Moon. Which will then make it very expensive for them to keep buying to reach 6m  ETH tokens. It is like shooting youself in the foot. -So during this accumulation phase, Bitmine has been aggressively buying ETH from  sellers over the counter in privately arranged deals. The equivalent of our " married deals" when big lots in one trade is transacted  between a willing seller and a willing buyer.  A married deal has no effect on the BUY and SELL queues in the order books of an  exchange. -After Bitmine has reached their 6m accumulation target, what she can do is to buy more ETH tokens at an exchange  which will send the price to the Moon. When the price of ETH rises, so will the value of the 6m ETHs Bitmine has on her balance  sheet. This will cause the NAV of Bitmine to explode to the upside. With that, the share price of Bitmine will go parabolic. Its like  a self-fulfilling prophesy. But who cares whether self-fulfilling or due to market forces so long as Bitmine shares fly to the Moon. You have read my story. Now go do your own due diligence. Does the self-fulfilling strategy make sense? Will it work? Obviously, Cathie Woods of ARK investment, Blackrock, Vanguard and JP Morgan Chase all think it will work. That' s why they are in on this one and they are in BIG. Bitmine has been trading at between $20 to $24. A few months back she was trading at $17 to $20 but those days are gone. If you think the above strategy will work and you wish to particpate, you need to get your boarding pass  during the remaining period of the accumulation phase. Once it ends and if what investors think will happen comes to pass, the  price of Bitmine will start to move and probably go ballistic. If you want to participate, you can either get in early and get your    boarding pass at the current trading range OR if you prefer to wait for confirmation that this space shuttle is taking off by waiting  for its engines to ignite first and then you pay more for your boarding pass, also can lah. To each his own. Not financial advice  and not a suggestion to buy or dont buy. Just sharing what I have been watching and hearing on Youtube.

 

Those of you who are living with a friend, parent, relative or your children, you fall within the category of HDB owners who can rent out
their entire flat. Go to HDB' s website to get more details on who are the people (and the circumstances) who are allowed to rent out their
entire flats. If you satisfy the conditions, then consider buying a 3-rm, 4-rm or 5-rm flat with the view to rent out for rental income. If you
do this, you dont have to worry at all about how old the flat is. In fact, best if the flat is above 50 years. Then the selling price will be lower
due to the lease decay. If you do this, how old the flat is, is not important. What' s important is the flat must be in move-in condition with
basic appliances and fittings provided and most important of all, within walking distance from an MRT station with shops, hawker centres,
coffeeshops and amenities all within walking distance. In short, you want to buy a flat which will be snapped up by prospective tenants within
days of you putting it up in the market for rental. If you own a flat like this, it means good times or bad times, your flat will be able to find
tenants and in good times, your flat will fetch the highest rental. In bad times, tenants with deeper pockets will still be willing to pay you a
decent rental because your flat offers excellent convenience which commands a premium. In fact, a flat like this will see prospective
tenants trying to out-bid each other to secure a rental agreement with you.

Let' s take a 3-rm flat located at a town centre where there is an MRT station and shops and amenities within walking distance. What is the
current market rental for such a flat ?



The range is $2900 to $3800. We take the median figure of $3350.
One year of rental is $40,200.
Say the flat is 50 yrs old with 49 yrs of lease remaining.
$40,200 x 49 yrs = $1,969,800.
Say we minus 30% of the above to account for periods of vacancies, periods where rental rate falls, income tax, repairs
and replacement of appilances, furniture and fittings.
What you will receive as net rental income is $1,378,860.
If it cost you 500k to purchase this flat, you make $878,860.

What we hear generally is dont buy a flat which is too old where the remaining lease period may run out before your " COE" runs out.
Yes, true. If you are buying the flat for your home.
But if you fall within any of the categories where you will be allowed to rent out your entire flat, buying a 50 or even 60-yr old flat is fine
so long as your flat is at a very good location and hence very easy to find a tenant in any kind of market conditions. 

However, if you are not that young and a period of 50 to 60 years of lease remaining is sufficient for your lifetime, buying an old flat to
use as your home is something worth considering. But you need to have a different mindset. You musnt be thinking of living in the flat
for 10 to 30 years and then hope to re-sell your flat at a profit. No, you cant think that way if you want to buy a very old flat to take advantage
of the lower price which comes with an old flat. 

Take the same 3-rm flat above. If you pay say 500k for that flat and you get to use it for 49 years, it  will cost you $500,000 divide by (49 x 12)
= $850.34 per month to live in a prime flat located in a very good location. That' s much cheaper than renting a similar flat in a similar location.
And if you dont mind a not-so-good location, you can get a 50-yr old 3-rm flat for less than $400k. Which will cost you even less to " rent"

 

the greater fool we are finding to sell our million dollar apartments to will in turn find the greatest fool of all time. all this leads to is Inflation. hawker noodles will be 50 dollars one bowl. hyper inflation is what we call it. Just like some shares...

wavehunter      ( Date: 04-May-2026 23:23) Posted: Young people have this perception that if you buy a property in Spore " sure make money one" becoz property prices will always go higher. True for only some properties, not all. Plus if you bought at the peak of a property cycle, you must have holding power to ride the downside of the property cycle until your property is back up at the peak. And to do this, your property must be a freehold or a 999-yr leasehold and not a very old 99-yr leasehold property with only 30 years of lease remaining. Your property must also be in a good location, on a high floor (if it is an apartment), has a good facing away from the afternoon sun and if it comes with a good view is an added selling point.  Proximity to MRT stations and bus stops and shops  and amenities are very important be it for self occupation or for rental income. If you go to a new property launch showroom, you will find 99-yr leasehold condos selling at high 2k psf to more than 3k psf. Meaning a small unit consisting of only 1000 sq ft will cost $2.5m to $3.5m. If you pay that type of price and you hope to resell your property after 20 to 30 yrs, you will need to find an even greater fool who is willing to pay 3k to 4k psf for your property. If you can' t find such a greater fool, then you are that greater fool when you bought your property from the developer.