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Buying Property In Someone Else’s Name Can Leave You Worse Off

Buying property under a relative's name to dodge stamp duty can backfire, with recent court rulings exposing the legal and financial risks behind this common workaround. Timothy Tay · 20 Sep 2026 · 9 min read 311

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Singles Income Ceiling Raised To $8,000 For HDB Flat Buyers

Singapore is reviewing a lower eligibility age for singles buying HDB flats, alongside a raised income ceiling of $8,000 Sihan Chia · 16 Sep 2026 · 10 min read 107

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New Private Home Sales Drop 79% in August 2026 Amid No Launches

Singapore private home sales dropped 79.1% to 153 units in August as developers held off launches for the Hungry Ghost festival Sabrina Lee · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read 27

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Singapore Worker Dormitory Upgrades Drive Higher Building Costs

Singapore dormitory operators are retrofitting over 450,000 beds ahead of MOM's 2030 deadline, backed by new grants Sabrina Lee · 14 Sep 2026 · 7 min read 58

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How To Get Up To $230K In Grants For Resale HDB Flats In 2026

2026 brings updated CPF housing grants and a higher income ceiling for HDB buyers, with separate schemes for families, singles Sihan Chia · 10 Sep 2026 · 11 min read 107

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Investors Set To Pour US$33B Into Asia-Pacific Rental Housing

Cushman & Wakefield researchers project over US$33 billion in APAC Living sector investment over the next five years Sabrina Lee · 4 Sep 2026 · 7 min read 84

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Investment Insights

What Makes Singapore's Best Performing Two-Bedroom Condos

Lessons from Singapore's top-performing two-bedder condos, showing how size, tenure, and neighbourhood timing shaped returns more than common buyer assumptions like freehold status or MRT proximity. Ryan J. Ong · 4 Sep 2026 · 11 min read 96

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Million-Dollar HDB Resales Rise After Wait-Out Removal

Record HDB resale transactions at Macpherson Spring and Bedok Beacon follow the removal of Singapore's 15-month wait-out period, as private property owners downsize into larger flats. Sihan Chia · 3 Sep 2026 · 7 min read 249

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Why Centrale 8 Tampines Commands A Premium Over HDB Flats

A five-room DBSS unit at 519B Tampines Central 8 sold for $1,120,000, or $963 psf, in August 2026 Sihan Chia · 29 Aug 2026 · 5 min read 75