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The 5–9% gross figure and the London and Singapore comparisons describe rental income before any running cost is deducted, which is why gross yield alone overstates what an investor actually keeps. Service charges, void periods between tenants and management fees are what bring that down to the 3–6% net range, and none of those three costs are fixed — they vary by building and by how actively the unit is managed.
Capital appreciation between 2020 and 2025 has been strong, but that period is a track record, not a forward guarantee, and treating it as one is the mistake behind most disappointed off-plan buyers. A below-market off-plan entry price also carries delivery risk that a completed, tenanted unit does not, so the discount has to be weighed against that risk rather than compared to gross yield alone.
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