Property Advice

Beware Of Social Proof When It Comes To Buying Property

It’s a Saturday morning. You have your cup of coffee before heading down to open the letterbox (wearing a mask, of course). Among the usual mass of property advertisements, there are 3 in particular that catches your eye – each…

• 12 May 2020
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All You Need To Know: The Income Requirements For Getting A Home Loan

You’ve spent the last few months talking to three different banks, and each time your hopes have sunk further. As you pick up today’s mail, you realise it’s probably your last chance of securing a home loan, before you lose…

• 9 May 2020
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Here’s How You Should be Comparing New Condo Vs Resale Units

Reuben wrote a really intriguing piece the other day on cognitive biases and why they affect your property purchases. Perhaps the thing that struck me most was the confirmation bias bit. And it’s something that I am looking to touch…

• 28 Apr 2020
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The No-Nonsense Guide To The “Sell One, Buy Two” Property Investment Strategy

You’re no doubt seen this by now: SELL ONE, BUY TWO, the advertisement yells – HOW TO OWN TWO PRIVATE PROPERTIES WITH NO ABSD! (Insert excessive line of emojis). Your first reaction is probably to think “scam”. Your second is…

• 26 Apr 2020
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My Income Situation Changed After Signing The Option To Purchase. How Now?

It’s got a floor to ceiling picture window, a pool perfect for re-enacting half the Pirates of the Caribbean scenes, and a walk-in wardrobe that was the size of your flat growing up. It was your dream home, and you…

• 24 Apr 2020
• 5 min read
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Complete Guide To Getting Your Home Loan Approved This Month

So you’ve reset your SingPass, you’ve handed over three months of your payslip, you’ve filled in all the forms after an hour at the bank – the second time over. And now, as you open the letter, you see the…

• 23 Apr 2020
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10 Cognitive Biases That Are Affecting Your Property Purchases!

Someone say Sentosa?

• 19 Apr 2020
• 12 min read
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Why Property Agents Are Necessary For Your Property Transactions – Here Are 4 Good Reasons

At Stacked – we monitor the real estate market very closely. This means we are very aware of the business models of developers, real estate agencies and property agents themselves.  Our main concern today is that of the property agent. …

• 19 Apr 2020
• 5 min read
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Help! I’m About To Miss The Six-month Deadline For ABSD Remission!

Losing your Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) remission is a huge deal; the financial damage can take years to recover from, and it’s a real risk for upgraders who buy into new units before selling their current ones.  In today’s…

• 17 Apr 2020
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One Way To Find Undervalued Property

One of the most common lead up questions I usually get asked at a consultation meeting is this: “Can you find me an undervalued property?” That’s the million-dollar question isn’t it, because who doesn’t want to buy a property today…

• 15 Apr 2020
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Can I Afford To Buy A Private Property As A Single Before 35?

I had 2 (single) friends visit the M showflat recently.  It was their maiden showflat tour, and of course, I was eager to find out what they thought of it. To my surprise, I was faced with glum expressions when…

• 11 Mar 2020
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The Key To Get Your Resale Home Renovated Right, As Told By Interior Designers

Of all the reasons there are to buy a resale home over a new launch condo (and there are many), we can’t imagine that being able to renovate it as you freely desire would be very high up the list….

• 25 Feb 2020
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A Tale Of 2 Couples: A Good View Or $866k* Profit?

We often hear about those who’ve made a profit in real estate. Which is no real surprise given how these headlines are usually the attention grabber. “$1.1 million profit in 5 years” It sucks you in, and you often end…

• 15 Jan 2020
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Property Returns: Here Is The Right Way To Calculate It

I’m sure many of you have a friend or two that have casually remarked to you: “Oh, I bought my condo for $1.5 million and sold it 5 years later at $1.8 million for a $300k return man!” …Or at…

• 23 Nov 2019
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CPF Accrued Interest: Why You Should Not Pay For Your HDB With CPF

So you’ve reached one of the most important milestones in your life – buying your first home.  Before you get all excited browsing through the various property marketing platforms and going to Pinterest to look for your dream theme, let’s look at…

• 1 Nov 2019
• 4 min read
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7 Tested Ways To Select The Perfect New Launch Condo Unit

“XXX condo has sold 75% of its units on launch day” Ever seen this familiar headline? Or better yet, these photos that are usually plastered over all the new launch condo articles in the newspaper. Can you imagine the mayhem…

• 25 Oct 2019
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9 Showflat Tricks You Don’t Want To Fall For

Have you ever bought a new condo, only to collect the keys and open the doors for the first time to feel sorely disappointed? For some reason, the living room just looks smaller than you remembered. Or the bathroom just looks…

• 17 Oct 2019
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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Judge A Property Purely On It’s “HIGH” PSF

In May 2018 last year, a research report by DBS forecasts new private homes to cost between $2,300 to $2,900 per square foot (PSF) on average by 2030.  Shocked? Well, judging by the number of shares on that post (5766…

• 11 Oct 2019
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