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Tiong Poh Shien

Certified Asset Progression Strategist at RIA School
at ERA REALTY NETWORK PTE LTD
CEA Registration: R056670I|
Agency License: L3002382K

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About Tiong

5 (2 reviews)

1 years with PropertyGuru

Speaks Chinese (Mandarin), English

ASSET PROGRESSION STRATEGIST | PRIVATE PROPERTY • LANDED • NEW LAUNCH • HDB

Property decisions should not start with:

“What should I buy?”

They should start with:

“Where am I today, where do I want to be next, and does this property move me closer to that goal?”

I’m Tiong Poh Shien, Senior Marketing Director with ERA and a Certified Asset Progression Strategist.

I advise homeowners, investors, upgraders and families on buying, selling and restructuring their property portfolios with one objective:

MAKE EVERY PROPERTY MOVE INTENTIONAL.

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🏆 RECOGNITION
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• ERA Top 300 Achiever 2026 — #283
• ERA Q2 2026 Top 200 Achiever — #141
• ERA Million Dollar Club 2026
• ERA 2025 Top 30% Achiever
• ERA Mega Growth Award
• ERA Emerald Growth Award
• ERA Top 5 New Achiever — #5, October 2025
• ERA Rising Star
• Certified Asset Progression Strategist

Awards matter, but they are not why a client should choose me.

What matters is the thinking behind the transaction.

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🏠 MY APPROACH: PROPERTY IS AN ASSET, NOT JUST AN ADDRESS
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Whether you are buying your first private property, upgrading from an HDB, restructuring an existing portfolio, investing in a new launch, selling a landed home or simply wondering whether you should make a move at all, I believe the numbers must make sense before the property does.

My role is not simply to show you properties.

I help you examine:

• Your current property’s market position
• Entry price and exit strategy
• Comparable transactions and competing supply
• Future resale competition
• New launch versus resale opportunities
• Freehold versus leasehold considerations
• Holding period and opportunity cost
• Financing, CPF and cash-flow implications
• Asset progression possibilities
• Unit selection, facing, layout and stack
• Upcoming land supply and competing developments
• Potential buyer profile when you eventually sell
• Whether doing nothing may actually be the better decision

Sometimes the right answer is to buy.

Sometimes it is to sell.

Sometimes it is to restructure.

And sometimes the smartest property decision is to wait.

I would rather tell a client not to transact than recommend a property simply to complete a deal.

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📊 BUY WITH THE NEXT BUYER IN MIND
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One principle guides much of my advisory work:

Before buying a property, imagine how you would sell it.

Who is your future buyer?

What alternatives will that buyer have?

Why would someone choose your unit over another unit in the same development—or another development altogether?

If we cannot answer those questions convincingly today, we should think carefully before committing.

For own-stay buyers, the equation can be different.

Sometimes a home is about giving your family the lifestyle, location, schools, space or environment you want. When that is the objective, we establish the financial boundaries first, then make the lifestyle decision confidently.

There is no universal “best property”.

There is only the property that best fits YOUR objectives, finances, timeline and next move.

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🏙️ AREAS OF FOCUS
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PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL
Condominium sales and purchases, portfolio restructuring, upgrading, right-sizing and investment analysis.

NEW LAUNCHES
Project comparison, entry-price analysis, unit selection and understanding how today’s purchase may compete in tomorrow’s resale market.

LANDED PROPERTY
Particularly East Coast and established landed enclaves, with emphasis on positioning, land attributes, redevelopment considerations and buyer profiling.

EAST COAST / DISTRICT 15
A key area of focus spanning the East Coast, Katong, Marine Parade, Siglap and surrounding private residential and landed markets.

HDB ASSET PROGRESSION
Helping HDB owners understand the financial implications and options when considering their next property move.

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💡 FOR SELLERS
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Selling is not simply uploading photographs and waiting for enquiries.

Before marketing a home, I want to establish:

Who is most likely to buy it?

What is our strongest positioning?

What objections will buyers raise?

Which competing properties will buyers compare against ours?

What price range gives us negotiating leverage without losing the market?

The objective is not merely maximum exposure.

It is the RIGHT exposure, RIGHT positioning and RIGHT negotiation strategy.

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🔑 FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS
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I do not believe in recommending a project simply because it is new, popular or selling quickly.

We examine the numbers and the alternatives.

If two properties are competing for the same budget, I want to understand why one may offer a stronger proposition than the other.

And when selecting a unit, I look beyond the showflat.

Stack, facing, floor level, layout, surrounding buildings, future developments, internal competition and eventual resale audience can all matter.

The objective is simple:

BUY WITH CLARITY, NOT FOMO.

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🤝 HOW I WORK
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My background in technology shaped the way I approach property: structured, analytical and evidence-led.

I enjoy breaking complicated decisions into understandable numbers and practical choices.

You will not hear me tell you that every property is a “must buy”.

You can expect me to challenge assumptions, compare alternatives and explain where I see both opportunity AND risk.

My clients include sellers, buyers, landlords, investors, HDB upgraders, private-property owners and families planning their next stage of home ownership.

My work has covered HDBs, private condominiums, new launches, rentals and landed homes.

If you are asking yourself:

“Should I sell now or hold?”

“Can I afford to upgrade?”

“Should I buy resale or new launch?”

“Is this project really worth the premium?”

“Which unit should I choose?”

“Am I sitting on an asset that has already done its job?”

“What should my next property move look like?”

Or even:

“I don’t know what I should do next.”

That is exactly where a property strategy conversation should begin.

No one property strategy fits everyone.

Let’s first understand your numbers, your property and what you want your next five to ten years to look like.

Then we decide whether there is a move worth making.

Tiong Poh Shien
Senior Marketing Director | ERA Realty Network
Certified Asset Progression Strategist
CEA Reg. No. R056670I

PROPERTY IS THE ASSET.
PROGRESSION IS THE STRATEGY.
YOUR NEXT MOVE SHOULD HAVE A REASON.


📞 BEFORE YOU BUY OR SELL, HAVE A CONVERSATION
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Specialities

  • HDB Rental
  • HDB Sales
  • Landed House Rental

Skills

  • Sales & Negotiation
  • Communication Skills
  • Client Relations

Residential transactions

27

transactions in the last 3 years

Transaction type Client type

6

Seller clients

4

Buyer clients

16

Landlord clients

1

Tenant clients
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Regions

  • East Coast (D15-16)
  • Changi / Pasir Ris (D17-18)
  • Serangoon / Thomson (D19-20)

HDB Estates

  • Ang Mo Kio
  • Hougang
  • Punggol

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