So Is The 99-1 Property Split Strategy Legal Or Not? Most people assume it is, since it’s something that’s been going on for over a decade. The idea is that one co-owner (most often a spouse) owns 99 per cent of the property, whilst another owns just one per cent…. 6 Jul 2025 by Ryan J 4 min read 3 771
Higher 2025 Seller’s Stamp Duty Rates Just Dropped: Should Buyers And Sellers Be Worried? Seller’s Stamp Duty rises to 16%, effective July 4, 2025. Buyers and sellers—here’s what you need to know about the new rules and their impact on the market. 4 Jul 2025 by Ryan J 5 min read 0 482
New Record For Landed Home Prices In Singapore: It’s Like An A+ in The Least Important Exam I just found out something interesting about landed homes in Q1 this year: they’ve officially breached the $2,000 psf mark. If you’re thinking, “What? So low?”—It’s not. Not for landed property. The larger the property, the lower the price per… 11 May 2025 3 min read 1 385
This $1.5M Bukit Timah Executive HDB Flat With 62-Years Lease Left Just Set A Record: Here’s Why If you’re keeping track of million-dollar HDB transactions, here’s one to add to your list: a Bukit Timah executive maisonette just changed hands for an eye-watering $1,501,555 in May 2025. And no, that’s not a typo. This 154 sqm (1,658… 7 May 2025 4 min read 0 445
Now That GE2025 Is Over, Let’s Talk About The Housing Proposals That Didn’t Get Enough Scrutiny Our alternative housing proposals are missing a few steps. I’m talking about the election, and the proposals from different parties that are going around. Some of these are quite surprising to me. Case in point: the proposal to make every… 4 May 2025 4 min read 0 90
GE2025: Who’s Got the Better Housing Plan? We Break Down PAP, WP, RDU, PSP And SDP Proposals Housing and housing affordability are topics of contention in Singapore, and will likely always be. From those who feel HDB is a miracle of public housing, to those who feel we’re a step away from living under that bridge of… 30 Apr 2025 10 min read 3 1.4k
Why No Property Developers Bid For Media Circle Parcel B (And What It Means For One-North) It seems Media Circle Parcel B won’t be doing much for the government coffers, with zero bids received. A GLS site failing to draw interest is a rare (though increasingly less uncommon) outcome. This time, the afflicted area is in… 29 Apr 2025 4 min read 0 145
Can The CCR Convince Singaporeans To pay $3M For ‘Prime’ Again? The Core Central Region is about to be a new frontier again. This is where the spotlight will be for the next part of the year – heck, for most of the year, in fact. About 14 new launches of… 27 Apr 2025 4 min read 0 94
Can Singapore Property Prices Come Down In 2025? Times are tough and our nation is about to be tested; but one of those tests is going to be a test of patience. As any property agent can tell you right now, the challenge is in finding people willing… 20 Apr 2025 4 min read 0 421
What Property Agents Really Look For at Viewings (That You Might Miss) Always view a resale property more than once: it’s a rule most of us are familiar with. But increasingly, I find there’s a certain “form over function” approach to this. While most buyers do view a property more than once,… 13 Apr 2025 4 min read 0 191
How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect Singapore’s Condo And HDB Prices With tariff disruptions in the news right now, it’s unsurprising that there are so many questions about the property market, and how we’re affected by all this. The blunt answer, when it comes to such top-level economic issues, is that… 9 Apr 2025 6 min read 3 1.7k
Are New Executive Condos Still For The “Sandwich Class” In Singapore? Is there even a point to the Executive Condominium (EC) scheme anymore? I know this will ruffle some feathers, but it’s time we gave this some thought. The EC scheme, which dates back to 1995, was designed as a form… 8 Apr 2025 5 min read 0 317
An Executive Condo Just Sold For $3.05m: Is This An Outlier Or A Sign Of Things To Come? Hundred Palms is likely the first Executive Condo to breach the $3 million mark ($3,058,888) for a resale, non-penthouse unit, with the Option secured as we write this. This is for a 1,528 sq. ft. unit on the 13th floor,… 30 Mar 2025 5 min read 1 2.1k
Why Rejecting The First Property Offer In Singapore Could Cost You Imagine you’re a property agent, and the very first offer for a property you’re selling is very high. That’s a good thing, right? Logically, yes. But once you factor in how people think and behave, it gets more complicated and… 30 Mar 2025 4 min read 0 290
HDB Just Made It Easier For Young Couples To Buy Flats: But Not Everyone Is Happy You would think that HDB easing income assessment to buy flats, for younger couples, wouldn’t be too controversial a change. However, there’s been a flurry of negative comments online, and questions about whether we’re making young Singaporeans commit too soon,… 28 Mar 2025 5 min read 0 164
Why One-North Is A Property Mystery To Me The strangest neighbourhood in Singapore is One-North, not Yishun. I’m serious. Whenever someone asks about One-North properties, their prospects, their performance, etc. I’m at a total loss. Yishun “mysteries” are just odd crimes that eventually get explained on Mothership or… 23 Mar 2025 3 min read 0 459
This Bidadari Flat Just Made Nearly $800k In Profits.. Bidadari, the home of million dollar HDB flats As I write this, a 4-room flat in Bidadari just sold for $1,258,888 after its MOP. This is now the record for the most expensive 4-room flat in Toa Payoh. This comes… 16 Mar 2025 5 min read 0 204
Will We See An En-Bloc Revival In 2025 Because Of This New Rule? There’s hope yet for the en-bloc scene for bigger properties, as of this week. The Government has announced planned revisions to ABSD deadlines for developers. These will be applied to “complex large-scale urban transformation developments,” in which ABSD deadlines can… 10 Mar 2025 4 min read 0 300
New MRT Plans Revealed: How Tengah & Seletar Lines May Boost Northern Homes In news that will please north-end residents (and possibly annoy those who feel the train lines are already too convoluted), the government has announced feasibility studies into two possible new lines: these are the Tengah and Seletar lines, which appear… 8 Mar 2025 4 min read 2 957
Is $525k For The New Mount Pleasant BTO Site Worth It? Here’s A Quick Review The first BTO flats in the new Mount Pleasant estate are launching in October 2025. Consisting of around 1,500 new flats, it’s part of six planned BTO projects for this estate. Once all the projects are complete, Mount Pleasant will… 7 Mar 2025 4 min read 0 953