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Your Monthly Interest Payments Are Set To Spike In 2022: Here’s What You Need To Know

Since around 2008/9, bank home loans have been significantly cheaper than HDB Concessionary Loans. Homebuyers have been warned repeatedly that bank loans could one day be pricier than HDB loans again – but that concern has been diminished, after being…

• 23 Mar 2022
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Here’s The Next Mega Development: Why This Dunman Road Site Could Attract Developer Bids Of $1.3 Billion

Property developers are plagued by depleted land banks this year; so it’s not surprising we’ll see more competition for GLS sites. However, the upcoming Dunman Road site is likely to come with a daunting price tag – at potential prices…

• 16 Mar 2022
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Cooling Measures Show Minimal Impact On Resale Flat Prices In 2022; What’s Going On?

The news of cooling measures in December 2021 came as a relief to many, but January’s numbers have thrown a wet towel over some homeowners’ hopes. Resale flat prices seem to be higher despite the cooling measures, and it begs…

• 14 Feb 2022
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A Record 259 Million Dollar HDBs + 10.6% Price Increase In 2021: A Roundup Of The Property Market

The Singapore private property market remains on the side of sellers, despite hopes over the recent cooling measures. A combination of lower supply, plus fear of continually rising prices, is pushing more Singaporeans to purchase homes sooner – at prices…

• 28 Jan 2022
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New Home Sales Are Down 58% In Dec 2021, But Will It Last?

As a fitting end to a roller-coaster year, December 2021 ended with new private home sales down more than half (58 per cent) compared to the previous month. In some ways this was expected, with the implementation of new cooling…

• 25 Jan 2022
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16 Dec 2021 New Property Cooling Measures Kick In: Here’s How It May Affect You

As of 16th December 2021, new property cooling measures finally happened. The shock isn’t too great this time, as most of the market saw it coming (perhaps most expected it would have been earlier than right now). Earlier we’d speculated,…

• 16 Dec 2021
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10-Year MOP For Prime Region HDB Flats: All You Need To Know About The New PLH Model

The November 2021 BTO launch will be a big deal, introducing the new Prime Location Housing (PLH) model. This is a topic we covered in an earlier article; and it seems we now have a response. In this upcoming pilot…

• 27 Oct 2021
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Property Market Update: Private Home Sales Dip, While Prices Keep Climbing (August 2021)

2021 continues to be an interesting year. First-time homeowners continue to keep their fingers crossed, hoping for a break; while at the same time sellers wonder if now’s the time to sell (if you sell high, you might buy high…

• 25 Sep 2021
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New Private Home Sales Surged In July, Despite Viewing Restrictions: Here’s Why

You’d think that, with the return to Phase II restrictions, the number of property sales in July would be lower. As proof that nothing is truly predictable in real estate, we’ve seen the opposite. The number of private home sales…

• 20 Aug 2021
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6 Possible Cross Island Line MRT Stations (Phase 2) + Condos That Might Benefit

The Cross Island Line (CRL), once completed, will span a whopping 58 kilometres. It’s a huge boon to the Singapore private property market, as some condos that are currently inaccessible will now have MRT access. This includes some older resale…

• 7 Jul 2021
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2,000 New Units For GLS Sites In 2021: We Review The 4 New Additions

Some eyebrows were raised last week, when the supply of Government Land Sales (GLS) sites was hiked. In the first half of the year, the government had been quite conservative with supply, on the back of Covid-19. Yet for 2H…

• 14 Jun 2021
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4 Government Land Sales Sites Worth Paying Attention To In 2021

Tampines and Tanjong Katong rank high on the list of desirable residential areas; so we’re not surprised these two recent Government Land Sales (GLS) sites are drawing investors. This is on the back of two other GLS sites the week…

• 1 Jun 2021
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Why The Lentor And Tampines GLS Sites Are The Ones To Watch This Year

Two of the hottest Government Land Sales (GLS) sites have been put up for grabs – and for property buyers looking ahead, they’re definitely worth monitoring. Whichever projects come up here are likely to be headline developments, and developers are…

• 28 Apr 2021
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Q1 2021 Property Market Update: New Launch Condos And HDB Prices Spike Again

The Circuit Breaker seems to have had the strange effect of slowing Covid-19, and accelerating property sales. We like to think the trauma of being stuck at home for so long has made everyone realise they really need their own…

• 27 Apr 2021
• 7 min read
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4 Potential New Housing Sites Cleared (Balestier, Bedok, Jurong, Toa Payoh): Which Will Be Best?

Just this week, HDB has put out tender documents regarding four sites for housing. As these sites are in mature areas, there’s already a buzz about which of them hold the most promise. The sites are in Balestier, Bedok, Jurong…

• 31 Mar 2021
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Top 5 Hottest HDB Towns By Resale Volume (Q1 2021)

Resale flat prices are at an eight-year high; but market watchers saw it coming as early as October 2020. At the time, the volume of resale transactions were at the highest point since 2010; and the momentum doesn’t seem to…

• 17 Mar 2021
• 7 min read
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URA Changes Development Charges: What Does It Mean To Property Buyers?

For most home buyers, Development Charges (DC) are not something we’d consider important. This is something the property developers pay for, right? But long-time investors and market watchers know better – not only are developer costs ultimately passed down in…

• 1 Mar 2021
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CCR Condos Are Showing Signs Of An Improvement; Here’s Why

Following the results of Q4 2020, Core Central Region (CCR) condo sales and prices have been raising eyebrows. Prices appear to be up, despite expectations to the contrary: the rental market is still soft, and overall CCR condo prices had…

• 29 Jan 2021
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