Season's Greetings!
Once again, we've rolled out improvements to our home report with our subscriber's feedback.
1. For investor subscribers, we've replaced Equity Dividend Rate (EDR) with Return-on-Equity (ROE). Unlike EDR, ROE is defined as a return that does not take capital repayments into account. Therefore, ROE will yield relatively higher figures. Most agents find the new ROE definition easier to understand and explain to their clients.
2. We've included a more complete table of contents (aka bookmarks) in the pdf report. Subscribers who present to their clients with a laptop will find the new bookmark useful in jumping to any page or section with a single click.
3. The background watermark is lightened to reduce interference in some printers.
4. The report is copyrighted © to the subscriber for his / her own exclusive use.
We hope you like our Xmas gift to you.
Meanwhile, the StreetSine team is working hard to prepare our Chinese New Year gift to you. Stay tuned!
Merry Christmas,
StreetSine Team
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
StreetSine featured on Straits Times Digital Life
Back in 2007, one of the founders of StreetSine won in the inaugural ITSC-Google organized 24-hour national programming competition (Xtremeapps). StreetSine was subsequently featured in the Digital Life in May 2008 when the site official launched to the public.
Last week, StreetSine was fortunate to be featured in the Digital Life once again. This time, it was the innovative home report service that gained attention. More than 10,000 home reports were distributed to the hands of property hunters and agents. Many have given us glowing testimonials on the amount of information and analysis that our customized home report has provided for them.
Thank you all for your support. We hope to contribute in our own little way to avert the next property bubble in the market!
Hot property
442 words
23 September 2009
Digital Life
(c) 2009 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Jeremy Lee, 31 Chief Technology Officer at StreetSine
Application: StreetSine.com, a real-estate data analytics Web portal with more than 1,000 unique visitors daily and over 51,000 property listings
JEREMY Lee loves to make order out of information chaos, inspired by his own frustrations with the property market's lack of transparency when shopping for a flat some years back.
'Our goal is to crunch all the raw property data sitting in silos everywhere and transform them into key information accessible to everyone, so that people can make better decisions,' he explains.
In fact, property hunters are willing to pay $25 a pop at StreetSine for in-depth reports that compare everything from PSF (per square foot) prices to rental yields for condominiums and houses.
StreetSine's Home Report tool, launched in May, has seen over 10,000 reports sold, helping the firm to record a five-figure sum in monthly revenues.
The portal's Java-based tools run like desktop applications but in a Web browser. They link to a sophisticated number-crunching engine built on open source tools like MySQL.
Within seconds, one click of the button transforms publicly available raw data - sourced from the likes of online property transaction records, Google Maps and property listings - into extensive research reports that are the dream of property agents everywhere.
One challenge Jeremy faced was getting StreetSine's interface to look and work the same across different browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox. Using the Google Web Toolkit framework resolved most of the browser consistency issues.
The engineering graduate from the National University of Singapore mastered Java Enterprise Edition and other open source software while working in the Defence Science and Technology Agency. He left after four years to set up StreetSine in 2007 with a partner.
Software developers today, Jeremy says, must be business-savvy.
Ergo, tie-ups with property firms are on the cards, while StreetSine's data analysis technology may also expand to other sectors, such as health-care or Government scenario planning.
'It's no longer about just writing code. We need to be more than just good programmers,' he notes.
'We need business experience and analysis skills too, so that we can improve the products we create for our users.'
Hence, he and his handful of freelance developers spend a quarter of their working hours on tech support and answering queries from customers, in their quest to improve the portal.
To Jeremy, software development is a calling.
'As a software developer, you have the ability to influence many lives with every line of code you write.'
Last week, StreetSine was fortunate to be featured in the Digital Life once again. This time, it was the innovative home report service that gained attention. More than 10,000 home reports were distributed to the hands of property hunters and agents. Many have given us glowing testimonials on the amount of information and analysis that our customized home report has provided for them.
Thank you all for your support. We hope to contribute in our own little way to avert the next property bubble in the market!
Hot property
442 words
23 September 2009
Digital Life
(c) 2009 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Jeremy Lee, 31 Chief Technology Officer at StreetSine
Application: StreetSine.com, a real-estate data analytics Web portal with more than 1,000 unique visitors daily and over 51,000 property listings
JEREMY Lee loves to make order out of information chaos, inspired by his own frustrations with the property market's lack of transparency when shopping for a flat some years back.
'Our goal is to crunch all the raw property data sitting in silos everywhere and transform them into key information accessible to everyone, so that people can make better decisions,' he explains.
In fact, property hunters are willing to pay $25 a pop at StreetSine for in-depth reports that compare everything from PSF (per square foot) prices to rental yields for condominiums and houses.
StreetSine's Home Report tool, launched in May, has seen over 10,000 reports sold, helping the firm to record a five-figure sum in monthly revenues.
The portal's Java-based tools run like desktop applications but in a Web browser. They link to a sophisticated number-crunching engine built on open source tools like MySQL.
Within seconds, one click of the button transforms publicly available raw data - sourced from the likes of online property transaction records, Google Maps and property listings - into extensive research reports that are the dream of property agents everywhere.
One challenge Jeremy faced was getting StreetSine's interface to look and work the same across different browsers like Internet Explorer and Firefox. Using the Google Web Toolkit framework resolved most of the browser consistency issues.
The engineering graduate from the National University of Singapore mastered Java Enterprise Edition and other open source software while working in the Defence Science and Technology Agency. He left after four years to set up StreetSine in 2007 with a partner.
Software developers today, Jeremy says, must be business-savvy.
Ergo, tie-ups with property firms are on the cards, while StreetSine's data analysis technology may also expand to other sectors, such as health-care or Government scenario planning.
'It's no longer about just writing code. We need to be more than just good programmers,' he notes.
'We need business experience and analysis skills too, so that we can improve the products we create for our users.'
Hence, he and his handful of freelance developers spend a quarter of their working hours on tech support and answering queries from customers, in their quest to improve the portal.
To Jeremy, software development is a calling.
'As a software developer, you have the ability to influence many lives with every line of code you write.'
Monday, September 28, 2009
Personal agent branding for Home Report
Here at StreetSine, we listen to every feedback from our users and continuously upgrade our product to serve them better.
Many subscribers have been asking for personal branding of the home report. We’re happy to announce that from today, all our subscribers will be able to put their agency’s logo at the top of every page! Simply select the agency name from the logo drop down list before generating your report. Do it once and the system will remember the selection so that one need not re-select in future.
We’ve many exciting upgrades in the pipeline. Very soon, the report will contain other project details such as the name of the Developer and total number of units & bedroom sizes in the development. For customization, one will be able to save a few profiles that one commonly uses so that one do not have to re-enter them. And if the agent deals with HDB properties, she will be happy to know that we will soon expand our home report service to cover HDB properties as well!
We hope our subscribers enjoy this logo upgrade!
Many subscribers have been asking for personal branding of the home report. We’re happy to announce that from today, all our subscribers will be able to put their agency’s logo at the top of every page! Simply select the agency name from the logo drop down list before generating your report. Do it once and the system will remember the selection so that one need not re-select in future.
We’ve many exciting upgrades in the pipeline. Very soon, the report will contain other project details such as the name of the Developer and total number of units & bedroom sizes in the development. For customization, one will be able to save a few profiles that one commonly uses so that one do not have to re-enter them. And if the agent deals with HDB properties, she will be happy to know that we will soon expand our home report service to cover HDB properties as well!
We hope our subscribers enjoy this logo upgrade!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Customize your StreetSine Home Report
You spoke and we listened.
StreetSine has introduced a premium subscription for Home Reports. With a premium subscription, you can now perform the following customization to your home report with a few simple clicks:-
1. Add or Remove any section of the report for personalization
2. Adjust interest rates, down payment and expense assumptions
3. Set your own comparable projects
4. Adjust the criteria for selection of comparable units
5. Add your own text comments to the end of any section.
6. And alot more customizations for the agent subscriber.
We hope you like this upgrade. Feel free to give us your feedback.
Follow the Sine!
StreetSine Analytics Team
Friday, September 11, 2009
Upgraded Home Report - Days on Market & Price Adjustments
Since the initial launch of our private residential Home Report service a few months back, we've received numerous positive testimonials from our users. Home hunters, investors and agents have told us that they've found their ideal homes faster and smarter with the service.
Today, we are excited to announce a list of upgrades from our user feedback.
1. We now track Days on the Market (DOM)
2. We also track price adjustments to property listings
3. We have added district trends to our other trends
4. We have substituted the Median Asking PSF for the Index Price in the executive summary so that the user has more flexibility in how he uses the Index Price
5. In the drop down for landed property report generation, we have allowed for search by street. We have also included the landed square feet in the drop down. The latter will aid in the quicker selection of comparable properties.
6. Made the summary report more user friendly by making several changes, such as changing the figures to PSF.
You can already view these changes in the sample Home Report at http://www.streetsine.com.
We are also in the final testing of our inter-active Home Report. Subscribers will soon be able to customize the report with a few simple clicks.
Stay tuned for more updates brought to you by StreetSine Analytics Team!
Today, we are excited to announce a list of upgrades from our user feedback.
1. We now track Days on the Market (DOM)
2. We also track price adjustments to property listings
3. We have added district trends to our other trends
4. We have substituted the Median Asking PSF for the Index Price in the executive summary so that the user has more flexibility in how he uses the Index Price
5. In the drop down for landed property report generation, we have allowed for search by street. We have also included the landed square feet in the drop down. The latter will aid in the quicker selection of comparable properties.
6. Made the summary report more user friendly by making several changes, such as changing the figures to PSF.
You can already view these changes in the sample Home Report at http://www.streetsine.com.
We are also in the final testing of our inter-active Home Report. Subscribers will soon be able to customize the report with a few simple clicks.
Stay tuned for more updates brought to you by StreetSine Analytics Team!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
StreetSine launches Home Report subscriptions
Many agents have bought our StreetSine Home ReportsTM to obtain comprehensive Singapore Property pricing information. Within seconds, each report is customized for a single private residential unit or project and contains the following features:
- Unit pricing and official caveat transactions since 1995
- Comparable projects (by distance) & units (by floor level & size)
- Suggests a Possible price for the unit
- Rental prices
- ·Rental yield & investment potential comparisons
- Location Maps, Amenities (upcoming MRT stations)
- Professional PDF report that can be saved, printed and shared with clients!
- Fast and easy to use!
Click here to download sample report for a unit in Hillview Regency Condominium.
Home Report Subscription
From tonight, we will be offering unlimited Home ReportTM downloads for one low annual subscription fee. Head down to StreetSine and check it out!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Official launch of StreetSine home report
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) recently announced a record 13.8% fall in private home prices in the first quarter of 2009. Half the gains in the property boom that just passed has been wiped off.
How do you price your dream home in the current market condition?
At StreetSine, we understand that answering this question is very difficult. Buying or renting a home is a huge decision.
Our new Home Report can help you approach your decision with knowledge backed by facts. You provide the address, and in seconds we provide a PDF report containing pricing, rental, and investment information down to the unit level. With this information, you and your trusted advisers are in a good position to determine how much you would pay for your dream home.
To discover why the Home Report is quickly becoming an essential tool for buying or selling a home, visit StreetSine, or download the sample report .
How do you price your dream home in the current market condition?
At StreetSine, we understand that answering this question is very difficult. Buying or renting a home is a huge decision.
Our new Home Report can help you approach your decision with knowledge backed by facts. You provide the address, and in seconds we provide a PDF report containing pricing, rental, and investment information down to the unit level. With this information, you and your trusted advisers are in a good position to determine how much you would pay for your dream home.
To discover why the Home Report is quickly becoming an essential tool for buying or selling a home, visit StreetSine, or download the sample report .
Friday, February 13, 2009
StreetSine - Singapore Property Report (Beta)
This is our first post and I'm happy to announce something exciting.
Want to know how much your property is worth? Or how much you should pay for that unit you're interested in? Or simply want to understand how prices are doing in projects that you're monitoring?
We're launching a new home report service in the coming weeks that will answer these questions. The 20-page report provides up to date information on any private residential property unit in Singapore. For home buyers and sellers, you get pricing information based on unit transaction details, relevant property price trends, comparable unit price range and much more. For renters and investors, you get information on comparative rental transactions, rental yields and capital gains benchmark. Did I also mention maps and nearby amenities like MRTs, grocery stores, lifestyle and schools within 2km of the property?
Here is a sample home report for a typical Singapore condominium unit. (It is based on real transaction data)
And this is our Singapore Property website.
We're a one of the leading property portals in Singapore that focuses on property data analytics. Last month, we crossed the 1,000 mark of registered users. Buyers and shoppers of information can register an account and use our site for free.
Feel free to send an email to info(at)streetsine.com if you're interested in getting your hands on one of the home reports. Provide us with the project name and unit number. If you've no unit in mind, just state your preference, eg. high floor. Be prepared, however, to pay a nominal fee during this beta period.
Want to know how much your property is worth? Or how much you should pay for that unit you're interested in? Or simply want to understand how prices are doing in projects that you're monitoring?
We're launching a new home report service in the coming weeks that will answer these questions. The 20-page report provides up to date information on any private residential property unit in Singapore. For home buyers and sellers, you get pricing information based on unit transaction details, relevant property price trends, comparable unit price range and much more. For renters and investors, you get information on comparative rental transactions, rental yields and capital gains benchmark. Did I also mention maps and nearby amenities like MRTs, grocery stores, lifestyle and schools within 2km of the property?
Here is a sample home report for a typical Singapore condominium unit. (It is based on real transaction data)
And this is our Singapore Property website.
We're a one of the leading property portals in Singapore that focuses on property data analytics. Last month, we crossed the 1,000 mark of registered users. Buyers and shoppers of information can register an account and use our site for free.
Feel free to send an email to info(at)streetsine.com if you're interested in getting your hands on one of the home reports. Provide us with the project name and unit number. If you've no unit in mind, just state your preference, eg. high floor. Be prepared, however, to pay a nominal fee during this beta period.
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