About Us

A Pioneering Force In Singapore’s Real Estate Industry

A Pioneering Force In Singapore’s Real Estate Industry

At CKS, we pride ourselves on being a trusted name in Singapore’s real estate industry, with a reputation built on professionalism, promptness, and reliability. As a team of licensed appraisers, we are committed to delivering unparalleled services tailored to meet the diverse needs of our clients.

With decades of experience since our founding, CKS has played a pivotal role in providing valuation and consultancy services across a wide spectrum of properties, including residential, commercial, industrial, and retail. Our extensive expertise has allowed us to establish long-term relationships with key stakeholders, including government agencies, financial institutions, and private corporations.

Our mission is simple: to provide accurate and timely property valuations that empower our clients to make informed decisions. Whether you’re buying, selling, or managing assets, our dedicated team ensures every appraisal meets the highest industry standards, leveraging advanced technology and market insights to deliver exceptional results.

As experienced real estate appraisers accredited by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV), we take pride in adhering to strict professional standards. This ensures the quality, reliability, and integrity of every report we produce. At CKS, we believe in fostering lasting relationships with our clients, built on trust, transparency, and consistent excellence.

Why Choose CKS Property Consultants

When it comes to rental valuation of houses in Singapore, several critical factors come into play. Understanding these can help you set a competitive rental price or make informed decisions as a tenant. Here’s a breakdown of the key elements:

Empanelled By 18 Financial Institutions

Empanelled By 18 Financial Institutions

Our reputation for excellence is backed by being empanelled by 18 financial institutions. This recognition reflects our commitment to providing accurate and trusted valuations that meet the stringent standards of major banks and financial organisations. Whether you're seeking a mortgage or refinancing, our status ensures you receive reliable appraisals trusted by leading financial institutions.

Over 100 Years Of Combined Valuation Experience

Over 100 Years Of Combined Valuation Experience

With over 100 years of combined valuation experience, our team brings unparalleled expertise to every assessment. This wealth of knowledge allows us to navigate even the most complex property valuations with confidence and precision. Our extensive experience guarantees that you’ll receive a comprehensive, accurate evaluation tailored to your property and market conditions.

Prompt, Reliable, And Independent Valuations

Prompt, Reliable, And Independent Valuations

We pride ourselves on delivering prompt, reliable, and independent valuations. Our clients rely on us for fast turnaround times without compromising on accuracy or integrity. As an independent firm, we provide unbiased assessments, ensuring transparency and trust in every valuation. You can count on us for a valuation process that is efficient and dependable.

What Is A Real Estate Appraiser?

What Is A Real Estate Appraiser?

A real estate appraiser is a licensed professional who provides an impartial evaluation of a property's market value. This valuation is crucial for various real estate transactions, such as sales, refinancing, and tax assessments. Appraisers are trained to analyse a wide range of factors, ensuring an accurate and fair market assessment of a property.

What Do We Do As Real Estate Appraisers?

What Do We Do As Real Estate Appraisers?

As real estate appraisers, we assess multiple elements of a property, including its location, condition, size, and recent comparable sales in the area. Our process includes thorough property inspections, noting renovations, upgrades, and any needed repairs. We also consider market trends and local regulations to deliver a reliable valuation. Our goal is to help buyers, sellers, and lenders make informed decisions based on a property’s true market value.

Professional Real Estate Appraisal Services

Initial Consultation

We start with a detailed consultation to understand your requirements and objectives. We gather pertinent information on the subject property and guide you through the valuation process and timeline. A quotation is prepared based on the property specifications and complexity of work required.

Property Analysis

Our real estate appraisers conduct a thorough site inspection and analysis of your property, examining its condition, location, characteristics and prevailing market trends.

Market Research

We incorporate comprehensive market research to determine an accurate and fair property value based on the latest trends.

Detailed Report

A licensed appraiser from our team prepares a detailed report outlining our findings, ensuring transparency and clarity for your decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a real estate appraiser, and why are they important?

A real estate appraiser is a professional responsible for determining the fair market value of a property. Their expertise ensures accurate valuations that are crucial for buying, selling, financing, or managing real estate assets.
A licensed appraiser has undergone rigorous training and certification, ensuring they meet industry standards for professionalism and accuracy. Only valuation reports signed off by a licensed appraiser are accepted by banks, auditors and government authorities.

Key factors include the property’s location, size, condition, approved use, recent comparable sales, and market trends. A real estate appraiser takes all these into account to deliver a comprehensive and fair valuation.

Our appraisers are licensed professionals accredited by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) and Licensed by IRAS. Their extensive experience ensures valuations of the highest quality.

The timeline depends on the property type and complexity. However, our licensed appraisers strive to deliver accurate and detailed valuation reports within a reasonable timeframe, ensuring efficiency without compromising quality.

Our advisory services are distinguished by our deep market knowledge, personalised approach, and commitment to client success. We work closely with each client to understand their unique needs and goals, offering tailored strategies that maximise value and minimise risk.

Contact Us

1 Sims Lane #07-01 One Sims Lane Singapore 387355

+65 6533 0220
contact@cks.com.sg

    Case Study #3

    In 2018, the team has launched their internal valuation system, tapping on the various up-to date technologies. This internal valuation system helps our valuers to improve work productivity and streamlined work processes, reducing the traditional valuation manual work and also going paperless by issuing e-valuation reports to our clients. The team aims to further enhance the system and be the first valuation firm to automate the whole valuation processes, which enables us to deliver the valuation reports in a shorter time frame for standard properties.

    Comprehensive digital home solution

    Case Study #2

    The team, in recent years, is actively involved in rental valuations for statutory boards for various property types and purposes. Examples would be the rental valuation of ATMs, vending machines, advertising, event spaces and unique properties. The valuers will analyse, adopt different methods of valuation in assessment, if there is lack of data in the market, our valuers will conduct in depth market research analysis and conduct data collection from various sources to derive the true value of the property in the current market. In recent years, we have also seen an increase in requests from private owners to obtain fair rental value of their properties.

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    Case Study #1

    In this fast-paced digital era, banks are embracing new technology to speed up the home loan process for homebuyers. With this objective in mind, United Overseas Bank (UOB) entered into an exclusive partnership with CKS Property Consultants to develop an Automated Valuation Model (AVM) in support of its digital real estate ecosystem.

    The AVM is a software program that uses robust methodology and sophisticated algorithms to instantly generate an indicative value for a specified property. Using proprietary algorithms that have been rigorously built and tested by a team of licensed appraisers and based on latest transactional data, the AVM allows users quick and easy access to indicative valuations for their residential properties anytime, anywhere.

    In 2018, UOB successfully launched the UOB Home Solution platform, featuring the first bank-backed instant property valuation service in Singapore, developed by CKS.

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