tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-277579262011-12-14T18:36:48.383-08:00A guide to investing in real estate as a land bank investor.landbankinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05544604924668224944noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27757926.post-1147148000144355842006-05-08T21:08:00.000-07:002006-05-08T23:50:56.413-07:00On why people find this investment attractive, Mr <span style="font-size:-1;">Winston</span>Yau, managing director for the Singapore branch of Walton International Group, a Canada-based company, said: 'The purpose of any investment is to buy something that is solid, not speculative. And real estate is something that is real. The risk is time but if an investor is prepared to wait for three to four years, the prospects are pretty solid.'<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27757926-114714800014435584?l=landbankingguide.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>landbankinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05544604924668224944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27757926.post-1147106899721963002006-05-08T09:40:00.000-07:002006-05-11T02:38:54.483-07:00Land banking is buying and holding undeveloped land in the path of growth.<br /><br />Land banking is an alternative tool in real estate as compared to other common wealth creation instruments such as properties, stocks, bonds or unit trusts, with comparable or higher returns, but not with necessarily higher risk.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In a nutshell, land banking is the process of enhancing the economic potential of a piece of raw or undeveloped land by formulating the concept/community plans and seeking the relevant authorities' approval. By enhancing the land use status, the value of the land therefore increases, typically in multiple folds. It is through this value-add, or the 'land manufacturing' process that handsome profits are made.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Traditionally, this 'game' is reserved for the government sector, large institutions or coporations, or the very rich, as it require huge financial resources to participate in. However, the opportunity is now available to everyone who is seeking affordable and secure alternative wealth creation opportunities.<br /></div> <span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;" ></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;" ><!--[endif]--></span></div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27757926-114710689972196300?l=landbankingguide.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>landbankinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05544604924668224944noreply@blogger.com0