Property Market Commentary

Why Your Financial Future Depends On Your Exit Strategy

I’m sure most people would have heard of the saying: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. As corny as it sounds, this saying does not ring more true than when it comes to investing in property.  I’m…

• 1 Mar 2020
• 4 min read
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Coronavirus and SARS: How It Might Affect The Singapore Property Market

Wuhan Virus, Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, Coronavirus 2019. Call it whatever we want, but there’s no denying that it’s already wreaked havoc across our tiny island.  Empty grocery shelves and over-priced masks have been lining the news bulletins these past weeks,…

• 24 Feb 2020
• 8 min read
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Why Knowing The Singapore Property Cycle Can Make You A Better Investor

I do believe most people are aware that the value of property will grow over time. It may not grow consistently, or uniformly, but it will trend upwards.  On the flip side, there is such a thing as being on…

• 23 Feb 2020
• 8 min read
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Here’s What Property Prices In 2010 Can Teach You In 2020

There’s a famous saying that goes,  History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Kurt Vonnegut Talk about an astute saying. Especially so when you hear the same usual comments every…

• 16 Feb 2020
• 4 min read
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How A ‘Property Oversupply’ in Singapore Could Affect Housing Prices

Could an oversupply be signalling an end to exorbitant housing prices?

• 17 Jan 2020
• 15 min read
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Future Of Real Estate: What We Hope To See In 2020 In Singapore

2020 is here, as crazy as that sounds. The year 2020 sounds and looks like a year from some dystopian film, yet here we are.  Over the years the real estate scene in Singapore has evolved so much, no thanks…

• 5 Jan 2020
• 5 min read
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Year-end Review: Top 10 Most Shared Stacked Homes Posts in 2019

As part of our year-end review at Stacked Homes (the first being our top 10 transactions post), we have decided to look back on the year to review the work we’ve done. 2019 has been an incredible year for Stacked…

• 1 Jan 2020
• 5 min read
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A Behind the Scenes: ‘What Really Caused Singapore’s Impending Property Oversupply’?

Singapore has a property oversupply. And it isn’t going away anytime soon.

• 27 Dec 2019
• 10 min read
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Year-End Review: Top 10 Most Expensive/Cheapest Property in Singapore 2019

As the year draws to a close, here at Stacked Homes we thought it’d be fitting to end off with a top 10 post of the most expensive and cheapest property transactions of this year. It’s been an interesting year to…

• 26 Dec 2019
• 5 min read
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Resale Condo vs New Launch vs HDB Resale: A Case Study On Which Is The Best Option

Of the numerous large-scale purchasing options we go through in life, setting aside the downpayment for your new house has to rank up there as one of the most impactful.

• 13 Dec 2019
• 4 min read
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Ultimate Guide to Master Plan 2019

Now if I were in the shoes of Back to the Future’s superstar, Marty McFly – the first thing I would probably do would be to head straight for the Toto counter.

• 3 Dec 2019
• 15 min read
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How The Endowment Effect Is Hurting Your Property Decision Making – Case Study Of A Rental Investor

Despite property being such a big ticket item (especially in Singapore), it is frankly quite astounding when you hear the reasons why some people made the purchase they did. “Oh, I bought this because my friend said it will have good rental…

• 29 Nov 2019
• 6 min read
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Singapore’s Top 10 Condo Developers Ranked According To Their Appreciation Statistics – An Insider’s Peek!

Many of us are drawn in by the news of up and coming condo stunners everywhere we go. Massive units. Large green spaces. One-of-a-kind facilities. Take the RoyalGreen. Bird’s nest tennis court, roof-top jogging track… it’s easy to see why…

• 6 Nov 2019
• 10 min read
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Singapore Noise Levels: 10 Noisiest Neighbourhoods That Might Make You Consider Noise-Cancelling Headphones

If you are at home right now, what are the chances that some foreign sound is making its way into your ears? Could you be listening to the sound of the next MRT train swooshing into the platform at this…

• 22 Oct 2019
• 3 min read
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We analysed 87 en bloc condos. Here’s what we learnt.

En bloc condos were all the rage in 2017 and 2018, which isn’t surprising at all given that you could potentially make double what your property was actually worth.

• 7 Oct 2019
• 5 min read
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5 Condo facilities we wished condos in Singapore would have!

Condo facilities in Singapore are just so cookie-cutter. Admittedly there are some really luxurious standouts, like the Scotts Square swimming pool, or the resort-like one at the Leedon Residence. But in general, the condo facilities department in Singapore needs some…

• 9 May 2019
• 3 min read
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Singapore VS Toronto: Luxury Condo Living in 2 Major Cities

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing trend and interest in luxury real estate. The dream home is no longer a red-brick house with a white picket fence, but a sleek, and modern penthouse with stunning views…

• 11 Apr 2019
• 3 min read
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Failed En Bloc in 2018

If 2017 and the first half of the year of 2018 was any indication of how things would play out, the en bloc market was prepped for big things further down the road. Every older property in Singapore seemed to…

• 14 Jan 2019
• 2 min read
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