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The Best New Launch Condo Layouts We’ve Seen So Far In 2025

Q1 2025 has seen a lot of popular new launches, with high take-up rates; but here’s what makes it especially interesting: GFA harmonisation rules are now in full force, and everywhere. No more space-wasting features like giant air-con ledges. And…

• 25 Mar 2025
• 6 min read
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Where To Find The Cheapest HDB Flats In Popular Estates In 2025 (From $250,000)

Central area flats remain the most asked-about areas, and also the most expensive. But all year round, we meet buyers hoping to get lucky, and find a central area flat that meets their budget. Here’s the latest and lowest transactions…

• 22 Mar 2025
• 7 min read
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Where Are The Cheapest Resale Condos In Each District In 2025? 

With private property prices so high, the best option may be to start looking from the lowest transacted prices. In this straightforward list, we’ve sought out the cheapest resale units in each district, sorted by the unit sizes. Now there’s…

• 6 Mar 2025
• 9 min read
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A Tampines Condo From $688k? Where To Find The Most Affordable Condos In Tampines In 2025

Tampines is a large area, with places like Tampines West, Tampines Central, the new Tampines North, etc. There are a lot of condos scattered around this area, with notably large price differences. That’s good news for those who must live…

• 6 Mar 2025
• 5 min read
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10 Cheapest New Launch Condos In 2025 With Units Still Available (From $1,225,000)

As we approach March, we’ve had several surprises: from the strong response to condos like ELTA and Parktown Residence, to persistently limited resale supply. For those of you on the hunt, here’s a rundown on the most affordable of the…

• 28 Feb 2025
• 7 min read
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30 Cheapest Top-Floor HDB Units In 2025 (From $590,000)

When it comes to high-rise living, most Singaporeans have a preference for the highest floor. It’s associated with privacy, a better view, and fewer pest issues (allegedly!). But for the same reasons, top-floor units are almost always priced higher, and…

• 2 Feb 2025
• 9 min read
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5 Best Condos For Rental In Singapore: Why New Investors May Want To Watch Out

There are certain projects in Singapore that consistently rank in the top five to ten for gross rental yield. From time to time, inquiries arise regarding these projects, asking why they are so special and why they never seem to…

• 30 Jan 2025
• 8 min read
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32 Recently MOP HDB Flats Entering The Market In 2025 (From $358k)

2025 sees the advantage swing to the sellers’ side in the resale flat market. The number of flats reaching their five-year MOP this year is quite low: it marks a sharp U-turn from the Covid era (2020 and 2021), when…

• 16 Jan 2025
• 3 min read
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Where Are The Cheapest Recently MOP-ed HDB Flats In 2025 (From $270,000)

For some flat buyers, lease decay (aka the 99-year time bomb) is a concern. This has created a lot of demand for younger flats; the most desirable of which are five-year-old resale flats, which have only just reached their Minimum…

• 11 Jan 2025
• 4 min read
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54 New Launch Condos With A Good Selection Of Units Available For Sale (From $1,160,000)

We’re expecting yet another slew of strong new launches in 2025, but in the meantime, there’s still inventory to clear. Here’s a rundown of new launches from the previous year or before, that still have several units available for sale….

• 6 Jan 2025
• 7 min read
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24 Most Expensive Resale HDB Flats Over $1.5m In 2024: Here’s Where To Find Them

There was a time when a million dollars would have been record-breaking for an HDB flat. But we’ve reached the point where million-dollar flats no longer have the same shock value. In some projects, like Pinnacle @ Duxton, a million…

• 30 Dec 2024
• 5 min read
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6 Ultra-Private Condos In Singapore With No Next-Door Neighbours 

As Jean Paul Sartre famously wrote (and is famously misquoted), hell is other people. Some of us are naturally communal and like to hear the neighbour’s pets, children, relatives, etc. wandering by. But just as many of us have had…

• 26 Dec 2024
• 6 min read
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Where To Find The Biggest And Cheapest 3-Bedroom Condos In 2024 (From $1,410,000)

If you’re willing to look further out, you may be surprised how affordable the price can still be for a resale condo even in 2024. This is helpful when HDB upgraders find themselves priced out of even fringe region new…

• 11 Dec 2024
• 6 min read
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3-Bedroom New Launch Condo Units You Can Still Buy In 2024 (From $1.248M)

Don’t you hate that feeling when you see a suitable new launch condo with remaining units, get excited, and then find the “remaining units” are gazillion-dollar penthouses? That seems to happen all the time in our fast-moving property market. Plus,…

• 7 Dec 2024
• 6 min read
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5 Under-The-Radar Freehold Walk-Up Apartments Near An MRT Station (From $1,180,000)

If you like affordable private residences and loathe maintenance fees, walk-up apartments may be the way to go. The problem is that walk-up apartments aren’t always in the most convenient areas: they’re sometimes near inaccessible landed enclaves or far from…

• 4 Dec 2024
• 5 min read
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Are There Better Resale Condo Options Near Emerald of Katong? A Detailed Look At Condos Around And Their Prices

Emerald of Katong (EOK) is the current top-seller in District 15, as one of the main draws was the price: simply put, buyers expected a higher quantum, as District 15 is an expensive area; especially the expat-heavy lifestyle spot of…

• 2 Dec 2024
• 8 min read
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What $1.4M For A One-Bedder at Emerald Of Katong Gets You: Here Are Some Surprising New Launch Comparisons

As we near December, Emerald of Katong (EOK) is the best-selling launch of 2024, and perhaps a few years to come. It’s been a while since a project as big as EOK sold out 99 per cent of its units…

• 27 Nov 2024
• 8 min read
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5 New Condo Dual Key Units That Are Still Available In 2024 (From $2,116,000)

Dual-key units are the preferred option for multi-generational family living, or for landlords who want to both stay and rent out parts of the unit. The problem is, that developers are hesitant to build too many of these: they cater…

• 25 Nov 2024
• 7 min read
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