I’m a US citizen living in Singapore for the past 15 years.

Same goes for a lot of international buyers buying all cash from all over- Egypt , Israel, Canada, Singapore etc. indeed chasing yield.

Condo investments would only be ideal for dense countries like Hong Kong/Singapore where it is impossible to own a land to develop.

It's like the mini-Singapore of Manila.

Buy that house cheap and flip it or lease it while you watch the school rating improve year over year.I have investors from Singapore who will only purchase in Leander because of it's school ratings, and friends living there who are moving rather than send their kids to one particular school.

The last out of country person I worked with flew in from Singapore and stayed in an Airbnb to learn the area.  

Well maybe we just need to take a look at the playbook for Singapore.80% or more of the population lives in government housing.. that solves the HUD problemthere is ZERO public welfare  .. everyone has insurance.. families take care of familiesthere are more millionaires there per capata than anywhere in the world by far. 

A collateral advantage of international investing is that it provides diversification to your portfolio.If you want to get capital gains, you'd invest in places like London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore or Sydney but you'll get negative cash flow.

The top ten list also included New York City, Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore, Washington, D.C., Geneva, Switzerland, Sydney, Australia, Zurich Switzerland, and finally, Los Angeles.

I lived in Singapore for 2 years and homes there do not have central AC.  365 days per year are over 85 degrees F and 90%+ humidity.