Case Studies We Have $2.5m In Cash+CPF. Is It Better To Buy A Landed Home Near Our Children’s School Or Rent And Buy A Freehold Landed Elsewhere? With $2.5m cash and CPF, we compare buying near a D10 school versus renting there and buying a freehold landed home elsewhere, working out which costs less. Stacked · 9 Dec 2022 · 14 min read 384
Property Picks An EC Made $1.38m In Profits? 10 Most Profitable Executive Condos In The Past 10 Years CityLife@Tampines EC owners made $1.38m in profit. Ryan J. Ong · 9 Dec 2022 · 14 min read 1.4k
Advice 7 Useful Questions To Ask Your Property Agent Before You Buy Or Sell Your Property 7 key questions to ask a real estate agent when buying or selling, covering ABSD timelines, marketing spend, stack premiums and resale renovations. Ryan J. Ong · 7 Dec 2022 · 8 min read 813
Advice 6 Things Foreign Investors Are Seldom Told About The Singapore Property Market Foreign investors: learn how ABSD, CCR rental quirks, freehold pricing and car costs shape real returns in Singapore real estate before you buy. Ryan J. Ong · 5 Dec 2022 · 7 min read 492
Advice We Have $500k In Cash And Looking To Buy Our First Home. Should We Buy A Resale HDB And Upgrade Later Or Buy A Condo First? With $500k cash, should you buy resale HDB then upgrade, or go straight for a condo? Stacked · 2 Dec 2022 · 18 min read 785
Advice 6 Reasons Why You May Want To Avoid A Friend/Family As An Agent Considering a friend or family member as your property agent? Ryan J. Ong · 30 Nov 2022 · 7 min read 375
Advice We Spoke To BCA To Clear Common Property Misconceptions In Singapore: Here Are 9 You Need To Know BCA clears up MCST myths: who elects the first council, why it can't remove bad members, and why it won't rescue a condo's sinking funds. Ryan J. Ong · 29 Nov 2022 · 8 min read 450
Advice We Are In Our Early 30s & Making $300k Per Year. Should We Buy Another HDB Or Upgrade To A Condo? Couple earning $300k weigh Clover By The Park against Bishan HDB EAs and freehold options like Tresalveo, given a planned 17-18 year stay. Stacked · 25 Nov 2022 · 18 min read 548
Advice “I Paid Down My Home Loan Early” 4 Homeowners Share How They Are Working Around Rising Interest Rates Four Singapore homeowners explain how they update their home loan near rising rates: fixed-rate hopping, cash repayments, early paydowns and shorter tenures. Ryan J. Ong · 24 Nov 2022 · 6 min read 352