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.

Home buyers are now not subject to a wait-out period when trading a private home for a resale HDB flat.
COMMENTARY

Mobility wins, more buzz in million-dollar HDB market with lifting of 15-month wait-out period 

2026-07-28T09:34:53.000Z
With a large gap between condo and HDB resale home prices, much upgrading activity will happen within the public-housing market.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Mind the gap opening up as HDB resale market slows while million-dollar sales spike

2026-07-27T04:15:45.000Z
Indonesia, with its vast potential, can offer many growth opportunities for Singapore businesses.
SENSE & CENTS

Indonesia could well be the next big growth driver for Singapore businesses

2026-07-21T07:59:22.000Z
The Orchard Road area is home to several luxury condo developments.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Why building a new luxury condo to top The Marq on Paterson Hill will be tough

2026-07-20T04:06:22.000Z
While prospects for Singapore’s tourism are bright, with high entry prices and tight yields, hotel investors will need to get many things right for their investments to work.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Bright prospects for Singapore tourism, but hotel players will need to fight hard to thrive

2026-07-13T03:43:12.000Z
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

2026-07-08T05:45:39.000Z
Are new condo units increasingly unaffordable?
THE LEVEL GROUND

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

2026-07-06T02:58:42.000Z
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

2026-06-29T03:57:51.000Z
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

2026-06-22T04:15:59.000Z
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?

2026-06-16T07:00:00.000Z