The Redbrick Team

Redbrick Mortgage Advisory is an independent advisory working with all 16 banks and financial institutions in Singapore. We have achieved an excellent track record of financing more than 40,000 properties and over SGD$5 billion in annual mortgages.

Conversations with: Timothy Ho, Co-Founder & Managing Editor, DollarsAndSense.sg

Whether you are a twenty-something at the beginning of your career, buying your first home, or sending your child off to pursue an overseas education, one thing’s for sure: it’s essential for you to do your financial planning. As current netizens of Web 2.0, we are constantly bombarded with information all over the Internet. It’s not always easy to sieve out accurate information when it comes to financial content, let alone information that is readily available within a single platform.

The Redbrick Team August 31, 2017

How Mortgage Insurance can help you avoid regrets in life

How many of us have regrets in life? Take your time to think. I guess pretty much everyone has one or two regrets in their life regardless of whether it’s due to education, relationships, career or family. It could be as simple as not choosing the right subject of interest to pursue in university or not telling your loved ones how much you mean to them until it’s too late. Apply this to wealth planning. One key point would be

The Redbrick Team August 23, 2017

What I wish I knew before I purchased a property

“How do I buy a property?” – It is absolutely critical that we answer this question before we start the shopping. Learn about the “How” before jumping into “What property should I buy?” If we skip the initial preparation, we will soon find ourselves in murky waters, objectives blurred, and we deviate from what we originally set out to purchase. The more properties we look at, the more confused we become. Of course they are all marketed to look attractive,

The Redbrick Team August 4, 2017

Conversations with: Sharon Lee, Head of Auction, Knight Frank Singapore

For many of us, the word “auction” brings up imagery of a tense yet exciting environment where an auctioneer takes the lead in accepting bids and declaring goods sold. Or maybe when “auction” comes to mind, you think of art auctions where you can buy and sell contemporary and modern art. On a monthly basis, auction houses in Singapore would hold property auctions, and the Redbrick team was curious enough to want to find out more: what goes on at

The Redbrick Team July 31, 2017

London Special: Conversations with John Murphy, Director of City Docklands Global

This August, City Docklands Global, the Asian arm of City Docklands Limited, celebrates the launch of their Canary Wharf, Singapore and Hong Kong offices. In just a year, the company has increased its reach in Asia, a culmination of the company’s commitment to better serve their Asian clientele and to make investing in overseas properties less daunting and more accessible for clients-to- be. Founded in 2004, City Docklands Global (CDG) is one of London’s premier independent estate agencies and a

The Redbrick Team July 24, 2017

How to finance a property in London with a Singapore bank

In recent years, Singaporeans have been one of the biggest buyers of London properties, favouring new-built and luxury flats. Due to its stable residential development and a naturally competitive market, London continues to be a safe haven for smart property investors. Despite recent challenges and Brexit, investor sentiment towards real estate investment still remains positive. Since 2012, Singapore banks have been growing their overseas properties portfolio, particularly in London. For investors who want to invest in London properties, they can

The Redbrick Team June 30, 2017

Conversations with: Dennis Wee, Chairman and Founder, DWG

Earlier this month, estate agencies PropNex and Dennis Wee Group (DWG) announced their merger, which automatically shot PropNex to the top of the list as Singapore’s largest property agency. Established in 1992, DWG has achieved many milestones in the past 25 years. Its Founder and Chairman, Dr Dennis Wee, is well known for his antics and sense of humour. Dr Wee’s career started from humble beginnings. A secondary 2 drop out, he was a (self-proclaimed) hippie who was featured in

The Redbrick Team June 29, 2017

How much is it to construct a home in various cities in the world?

With HDB flats being so expensive in Singapore, have you ever wondered how much it would cost to build one? Or how would it fare against the prices of other high-rise flats around the world? Well if you are curious about that, read on! As evident in this research, Singapore is one of the costliest cities in Southeast Asia, almost on par with Seoul. So… why are the prices of constructing houses Singapore and some countries so high? To understand

The Redbrick Team June 23, 2017

5 Common Mistakes You Should Avoid When buying Your Home

Buying a dream place to call our own can be a daunting task, especially if it’s our first home. We find ourselves on an emotional roller coaster; emotions are raged with excitement but also filled with uncertainties. If we are not cautious, buying a new home can become profoundly exhausting and scary. Even though it’s likely to be the largest financial transaction one will ever make, it’s common to find home buyers who are poorly prepared and unable make a

The Redbrick Team June 20, 2017

5 easy steps to take before visiting any showflat

You’ve discussed this thoroughly with your spouse. You’ve made up your mind to start hunting for properties in the market and what better way to start… than to visit new launch condo showflats? But hold your horses… Before you even step foot into one of those awesome looking show units, there are some mandatory prep work you must do. Now you have to understand, that units at showflats are sold on a first-come-first-served basis. So if you go unprepared and

The Redbrick Team June 13, 2017