Commentary Decoupling Is No Longer a Property Hack: What the Courts and IRAS Have Made Clear Decoupling property in Singapore now faces sharper IRAS and court scrutiny: sham transfers risk fines up to 4x ABSD owed, plus possible jail. Ryan J. Ong · 31 Aug 2025 · 8 min read 2.3k
Commentary Why More Singaporeans May Soon Trade Condos For Resale HDBs The end of SERS and looming super-aged status may push more Singaporeans to downgrade from condo to HDB resale flats for comfort and retirement funds. Ryan J. Ong · 24 Aug 2025 · 5 min read 791
Commentary Could Your East-Side Condo Be Worth More Now? Singapore Just Raised Height Limits Near Changi CAAS raised height limits near Changi by up to 15 storeys, boosting en-bloc odds for older east-side condos like Loyang Valley. Ryan J. Ong · 17 Aug 2025 · 6 min read 289
Commentary What Buyers Overlook When Purchasing Older Condos (Until It’s Too Late) Fernwood Towers, Neptune Court and Pandan Valley show why older condos fail differently. Ryan J. Ong · 10 Aug 2025 · 6 min read 1.9k
Commentary How Condo Buying In Singapore Became A Game Of Luck Compare the placement system vs. balloting for condo launches and how preplanning helps secure the perfect unit. Ryan J. Ong · 3 Aug 2025 · 5 min read 1.4k
Commentary Would You Still Pay More For A Private Condo, If The EC Next Door Looked The Same? Condo vs EC: Prive now beats River Isles at $1,455 psf vs $1,444 psf. Ryan J. Ong · 27 Jul 2025 · 5 min read 201
Commentary SERS: Singapore’s $94,000 Housing Lottery Or A Bad Bet? Is SERS a property jackpot or just another gamble? Ryan J. Ong · 20 Jul 2025 · 5 min read 230
Commentary The Trick to Seeing Through a Condo Showflat (Most Buyers Never Do This) Learn how condo showflats use design tricks to mislead buyers, plus a simple method to see past the staging before your next viewing. Ryan J. Ong · 13 Jul 2025 · 5 min read 869
Commentary So Is The 99-1 Property Split Strategy Legal Or Not? Is the 99-1 property split legal? Ryan J. Ong · 6 Jul 2025 · 4 min read 1.5k