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INVESTINDUBAI.ASIA | RESEARCH 2026
An independent comparison of the 9 overseas property markets Singaporeans actually buy in.
One framework for every market: entry cost, net yield, currency, exit.
Every 2026 rule change mapped. No developer sponsored it. No market gets a free pass.
Malaysia | Thailand | Vietnam | Cambodia | Japan | Australia | New Zealand | United Kingdom | UAE
WHAT'S INSIDE
The 38 pages, in four ideas
01
The Math At Home
Why a S$1.5m second condo in Singapore costs S$344,600 in tax before your first month of rent and how long it takes just to get back to zero.
03
The Comparison Matrix
All 9 markets, side by side, across 12 criteria: ownership, entry costs, taxes, yields, financing, residency, currency, key risks. The whole report on one page.
02
The 2026 Rule Changes
Australia's ban extended to 2029. The UK's 7% surcharge and estate-tax net. Malaysia's doubled duty. Thailand's quota debate. All mapped, market by market.
04
The Surprise Finding
While almost every market closed its doors to foreign buyers, two quietly opened them. One of them, most Singaporeans don't realise they were never locked out of.
10+ Years
At today's net rental yields, it takes more than a decade of rental income just to recover the stamp duties on a Singapore second property. That single number is why this report exists.
Written by JinDao,
Founder at Straits Properties LLC.
I came to real estate from financial markets, so this report treats property the way an allocator treats any position: entry price, carry, currency, exit, and the honest risk ledger in between.
I broker one of the nine markets covered. It gets the same scrutiny as the other eight, because a recommendation that survives honest analysis is worth more than one that avoids it.
