Property Picks

34 New Launches Most Likely To Have Developer Discounts

You might have seen this recent article on developer prices: “Half of developers likely to cut prices of Singapore new launches.” While it sounds like developers are going to be releasing developer discounts soon, a closer read reveals that these…

• 16 May 2020
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Renting To Student Tenants: Top Condo Picks

A lot of Singapore’s universities are not in the most accessible places (hello, NUS). Trying to find a condo as a student (because it’s apparently easier to win the lottery than find lodging on campus these days) often involves some…

• 15 May 2020
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Top Family-Friendly Condos in Singapore

If you’re looking for a family-friendly condo in Singapore, you’ll soon run into the same issues others complain about: if there are good schools nearby, it tends to be too expensive. If it’s well connected, the road noise is a…

• 9 May 2020
• 8 min read
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Singapore’s Best Condos For Lifelong Singles

Not all of us are the “settling down” type. Some couples can’t or don’t want to get married, and just have fur babies instead. Or perhaps the thrill of independent living is too much to pass up, and you’re happy…

• 7 May 2020
• 6 min read
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New Condo Launch Price list 2020 + Discounts/Price Drops (Updated)

#StayHome – the current trending word (or hashtag) on everyone’s mind at the moment. Whether you are stuck at home or WFH, the Coronavirus has definitely had a big impact on the real estate market. With private home prices dropping…

• 3 May 2020
• 15 min read
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Singapore’s Best Condos For Fine Dining Lovers

Let’s start with a list of condos near Singapore’s best local foods: Pretty much every condo ever. The end. Singaporeans are really blessed – it’s a small island, we have a strong food culture, and nearly any condo has at…

• 2 May 2020
• 7 min read
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Singapore’s Best Condos For Those Who Love Art

We’ve all heard the old complaint that Singapore is a waste land for artists; that we’re too repressed, our urban environment stifles creativity, and our idea of art is a diarrhoea joke in a Jack Neo movie.  Well that’s not…

• 30 Apr 2020
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Singapore’s Best Condos For Unashamed Hipsters

On the top shelf in my room, I have an actual working typewriter. Next to it is a complete collection of the works of Borges, some of which are in Braille.  I’m over-educated, underemployed, spend money on ridiculous hobbies like…

• 28 Apr 2020
• 7 min read
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Singapore’s Best Condos for Spacious Living

Open up YouTube or Instagram, and check out the complaints from Europe or the US about staying home. It’s boring, it’s driving me crazy, it’s cramped. Then they swivel the camera around and you’re struck by a painful revelation: your…

• 18 Apr 2020
• 9 min read
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5 Best Condos For Stay-at-home Introverts

It’s eight o’clock: your day has been hell, your eyes are watering from nine hours in front of the screen, and you’re not dead but you kind of wish you were. And then somebody – probably the colleague who tells…

• 16 Apr 2020
• 7 min read
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10 Luxury Condo Maintenance Fees That Will Shock You

Most condo facilities in Singapore are of the cookie-cutter variety, with the usual suspects being the swimming pool, gym, tennis court, and barbeque pits (with condo maintenance fees of $200 to $400 on average). But have you ever thought about how…

• 2 Nov 2019
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48 opportune commercial units going for less than a million that you have to know about! Part II

In Part I we observed how the commercial investment sector has seen rapid growth this year – no doubt following the hamperance of residential-related en bloc sales post 2018 cooling measures. We also briefly noted the ‘threat’ that GLS seemed…

• 28 Oct 2019
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En Bloc isn’t dead! 48 opportune commercial units going for less than a million Part I

In lieu of last year’s massive cooling measures, we have witnessed the number of en bloc sales falling drastically.  The very fact that many homeowners are agreeing to a substantial drop in collective sale prices (22% less in half a…

• 27 Oct 2019
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10 Stunning Condo Pools in Singapore That Will Rival Any Luxury Hotel

There is just something about a crystal clear body of water that seemingly reaches out to infinity that is so appealing. Whether it is the tantalising blue or the allure of a cool dip, stunning infinity swimming pools are no…

• 27 Aug 2019
• 5 min read
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10 Most Expensive Condos in Singapore in 2019

I’m sure most of you would have heard the news by now. If you haven’t already yet (where have you been?), British billionaire James Dyson recently purchased Singapore’s most expensive penthouse for an insane S$73.8 million (which is discounted from the…

• 23 Jul 2019
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10 Cheapest Condos in Singapore in 2019

Time really flies. It has been a year since we posted our 10 cheapest condos in Singapore article and we thought that this would be a good time to revisit and see what has changed in 2019. This year has…

• 12 Jul 2019
• 5 min read
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Condo With Basketball Court: 52 condos to choose from!

Basketball might not have as big a following in Singapore as football, but it is nevertheless one of the top 10 most widely played sports in schools. If you are a big fan of basketball you might be intrigued to…

• 27 May 2019
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New condo launch 2019 – All the new launches in one place

If 2017/2018 was the bumper year for en bloc deals, 2019 is set to be the year of new condo launches in Singapore. With about 60 new condo launches expected in 2019, buyers can have the absolute pick of between…

• 22 Mar 2019
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