Our Methodology
A simple investment framework built around value, price, risk and exit.
The four AskAnnaLee investment checks
Every property can have attractive features. The more important question is whether those features justify the price being paid.
1. Value — What is it worth?
We look at comparable transactions, surrounding resale prices, land economics, replacement cost, project quality and other evidence that may help frame reasonable value.
2. Price — What are you paying?
A good project can still be a poor investment at the wrong price. We examine entry price, total purchase quantum, financing and the margin for error.
3. Risk — What assumptions could fail?
We test future supply, competing projects, affordability, interest rates, rental assumptions and other factors that could weaken the investment case.
4. Exit — Who buys it from you later?
We consider the likely resale buyer, future affordability, unit type, location, family demand, upgrader demand and the total price future buyers may need to accept.
How we use evidence
Depending on the project, evidence may include publicly available transaction data, developer information, government planning and land-sale information, market listings, rental evidence and other relevant sources. Important facts should be independently verified before a purchase decision.
What our public analysis may withhold
AskAnnaLee may discuss valuation logic, risks and the conditions required for an investment to work without publishing every proprietary threshold, unit-selection rule, entry-price level or expected exit-price assumption.
Back tests and historical case studies
Back-tested articles are educational reviews of past projects using a stated framework. They are not evidence that the same result would have been achieved in real time, and past property performance does not guarantee future performance.
Put the framework to work
Browse current new-launch analyses or use the property calculators to test your own assumptions.