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Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

Leslie Yee is a Senior Correspondent with BT. His focus is on property, where he writes a weekly column The Level Ground. Leslie has a monthly podcast PropertyBT and helps to produce the newsletter Property Insights. He also writes a monthly column on wealth and investing Sense and Cents as well as contributes corporate commentaries.Leslie has over 25 years of experience in banking and real estate. He has worked for foreign financial institutions and regional property groups in Singapore and overseas. Leslie holds a degree in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

emaillyee@sph.com.sg
While any forward guidance given may be incorrect, listed companies should provide such guidance which helps investors.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

SGX-listed firms should be like DBS, be brave with forward guidance

Are new condo units increasingly unaffordable?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Does progressive payment for new projects fuel high new condo prices?

Can applicants look forward to having more five-room flats in new HDB projects in sought-after locations?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Why it makes sense to include 5-room HDB flats in Berlayar BTOs – even if price tag may be higher

With private homes largely bought for owner-occupation, might a future shortage of rental homes loom?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Meet rental demand by letting developers keep ownership of some condo units without hefty penalties

Should ST Engineering execute well in capturing burgeoning defence opportunities, expect investors to view the company’s stock highly favourably.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Can ST Engineering aspire to challenge DBS to be king of the local bourse?

Workers displaced by AI could create new businesses, pursue artistic interests, set up social enterprises or launch community initiatives.
SENSE & CENTS

Scenario of AI-driven jobless economic growth need not scare investors and society

As Singapore's Reit sector matures, Reits need to stand out by having unique selling points.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Investment story trumps size for Reits; the key is to be sufficiently differentiated 

As household size is hardly growing, is there a need to build super-large landed homes?
THE LEVEL GROUND

Think twice about rebuilding that old landed property into a super-big house to max out GFA

Young adults, worried over job security, should not hold back from applying for HDB BTO flats.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Worried over job prospects? Young adults should go forth fearlessly to buy an HDB BTO flat

David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, warns against “just trying to do deals for the purpose of doing deals, as opposed to getting high rates of return”.

Private equity giant Carlyle can grow bigger but needs to stay on its toes: co-founder David Rubenstein

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