Property Picks

5 Highest-Yielding Paya Lebar Condos (For Under $1.4 Million)

Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ) has turned the area into a new commercial hub, and a major property hot spot. Unfortunately, it may be tough for a new investor to get a piece of the action now; prices in Paya Lebar…

• 2 Apr 2021
• 6 min read
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4 New Launch Condos Near An MRT Station With 3 Bedroom Units Below $1.5 Million

There’s a terrible assumption that, if you can afford a condo, you can afford to own a car. But sometimes it isn’t really just a question of affordability but of convenience. For example, you may have the luxury of a…

• 28 Mar 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

68 New Launch 1 Bedroom Condos And Their Worst Case Possible Rental Yields

2021 will prove to be an interesting year. In the aftermath of Covid-19, it’s not certain if and when foreign tenants will be returning to Singapore. At the same time, a new surge of HDB upgraders means there are stronger…

• 18 Mar 2021
• 7 min read
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5 Spacious 3-bedder Condo Units For Families That Need Space (Under $1.5 million)

Prices per square foot are climbing, but the overall quantum isn’t increasing much. What does that mean for the Singapore private property market? It’s simple: homes are getting smaller.  Many of us long for the homes of the previous decades,…

• 13 Mar 2021
• 6 min read
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A Detailed List Of 13 DBSS Projects And Their Prices Today

The Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) is controversial to this day. Depending on who you ask, DBSS flats were either great, or a wasteful form of housing (in terms of expense).

• 9 Mar 2021
• 8 min read
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A Complete List Of 23 Executive Apartments And Where To Find Them + Price And Size

Every decade in Singapore, our flats and condos alike seem to grow smaller. Space is at a premium; and for big families, it could be a tough call to spend over $1.6 million to fit into a sizeable three-bedroom condo….

• 6 Mar 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

6 ECs With Units Less Than $1 Million And More Than 1,000 Sqft + Big Price Gap

To some Singaporeans, resale ECs are guaranteed money-makers: they’re halfway to full privatisation, there’s no Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), and no upfront Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) if you’re upgrading.  What buyers should also consider, however, are the prices of…

• 4 Mar 2021
• 9 min read
• 2

5 New Launch RCR Condos With Units Below $1.5 Million (2021)

Covid-19 or not, the Singapore private property market has been on a roll. And with the eye-popping prices of new prime region condos, most of us will have to settle for the next best alternative: city fringe or Rest of…

• 28 Feb 2021
• 9 min read
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Ultimate List Of 23 HDB Executive Maisonettes: Location, Price, Size, And Are They Worth Buying?

HDB executive maisonettes or, as we’re fond of calling them, the “penthouse of public housing”, are full of mystery. You probably know that among all the different segments of HDB housing, it’s executive maisonettes that tend to become million-dollar flats….

• 27 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
• 2

All 5 New Launch Executive Condos On The Market In 2021 (February Update)

Upgrading to a condo might sound great – but if the thought of upfront Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) and a high quantum are off-putting, remember you always have the option of an Executive Condominium (EC). There’s no ABSD when…

• 11 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
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5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Outside Central Region (OCR)

In this next part of our series on cash-flow properties, we look at the fringe region condos of Singapore. Investors often have a binary view of these properties – we find many who swear by OCR properties and won’t consider…

• 20 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
• 0

5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Core Central Region (CCR)

In these Covid-19 days, buying a prime region property attracts a lot of finger-wagging and warnings. We’re entering a weak rental market, you’ll be told, and such expensive (in terms of quantum) properties could well become liabilities.  As always –…

• 18 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
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5 Cluster Housing Projects With Units At $2 million Or Under

That landed property sure looks great…until you start thinking about how hard it is to keep the façade clean. And how much it will cost to repaint the gigantic house. And how you’ll still have to drive to the club…

• 14 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
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5 Singapore Condos With Positive Cash-flow

Investing in a rental property could be a tough call right now, due to Covid-19; but what if the condo generates enough rent to cover its loan repayments, plus more?  These days, it’s true that most condos generate just enough…

• 11 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
• 3

5 Pet-friendly Condos In Singapore For Under $1.5 Million (Q3 2020)

Now that you’re upgrading from your HDB, your fur kid finally has some room to run around; or you can finally adopt a massive doggo that’s twice the size of your spouse.  But while there are no HDB-like restrictions on…

• 19 Dec 2020
• 7 min read
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5 Seaview Condo Properties You Can Own For Under $1.5 Million (Q2 2022)

Multiple viewings later, none of the condos you’ve seen excite you. There’s just something…drab about them. It’s a common phenomenon, and we know a possible cure: try viewing a condo with a sea view instead. This is one of the…

• 17 Dec 2020
• 10 min read
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5 Fringe Region (OCR) Condos You Can Own For Under $1 Million

It wasn’t all too long ago that some of these OCR condos would have been described as “far-flung”. But for some, with the ever-reaching networks of the MRT or the “positive” effects from Covid-19 (the ability to work from home,…

• 10 Dec 2020
• 8 min read
• 0

5 City Fringe (RCR) Condos For Under $1.2 Million Near An MRT

Singapore may be decentralising, but your office is in the CBD or in town right now. And after years of getting up at 6am just to make it to morning meetings, you’re probably hoping your first condo can bring you…

• 4 Dec 2020
• 8 min read
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