SINGAPORE (July 8): This past week, an offer I made for a bright and airy apartment located along a quiet street in the Newton area was accepted. In a couple of months, if all goes well, I will be a property owner again. And, unlike residential properties I have owned in the past, I intend to hold on to this one for a long time.

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