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First-time home seller: Don’t sell your home without reading these 5 pricing strategies

If you are a first-time home seller, pricing your home can be a tricky thing to do. If you are serious on selling your home on your own, learning some basic pricing strategies can go a long way in helping…

• Selling

14 Jul 2018 | 3 min read

Additional Buyer Stamp Duty: How does this affect you?

Unless you have been living under a rock, you would have heard by now of the new cooling measures that were announced on July 5th. Although we cannot say we are surprised that measures have been taken to counter the…

• Finance

6 Jul 2018 | 3 min read

Selling HDB flat without agent – How should I price my home?

With HDB’s resale portal successfully launched this year, it has made the process much easier for anyone looking at selling HDB flat without an agent. Given that marketing your home can now be done easily online, the next toughest bit…

• Selling

4 Jul 2018 | 5 min read

10 Cheapest Condos in Singapore for 2018

As we all know, Singapore is a small country. Go to any heartland mall on a weekday night and you can see tons of people out and about. If you have to take public transport to work in the morning…

• Property Picks

29 Jun 2018 | 6 min read

Bungalow in the sky – 3 ultra luxurious penthouses in Singapore fit for a billionaire

Luxury home prices in Singapore have been going up, with units in high end private condos being bought at almost record prices in the past few months. In Q1 this year, 22 luxury condo units over $10m were sold, that…

• Property Picks

22 Jun 2018 | 4 min read

Interlace Condo Review: Spacious Units, Subjective Design But Really Great For Families

The Interlace Condo was one of the most talked about condo launches in Singapore, partly because of its previous history (Gillman Heights) and its design reveal by renowned architect Ole Scheeren, who designed Duo Residences as well.

• Condo Reviews

24 May 2018 | 19 min read

Affordable Condos you can consider in every HDB town

If you have been looking at buying a home in Singapore (and are Singaporean or a PR), chances are you would be considering an HDB resale flat. Taking the age old debate on resale HDB vs BTO out of the…

• Property Picks

27 Mar 2018 | 7 min read

Duo Residences Review – All you need to know

Duo Residences was one of the most highly anticipated launches when it was announced. It is an integrated development by M+S Pte Ltd, which is a joint venture between Temasek Holdings and Malaysian investment firm Khazanah Nasional (M+S Pte Ltd is also the developer behind Marina One Residences).

• Condo Reviews

22 Feb 2018 | 10 min read

Buy now, en bloc later: 201 freehold homes you don’t want to miss out on (Part 2)

It is now 2018, yet the en bloc train does not seem to be slowing to a halt anytime soon with projections of higher demand this year. There have been many other developments trying to kick start the collective sale…

• En Bloc

5 Feb 2018 | 25 min read

En Bloc news in Singapore – All your questions answered here

Source Some people treat en bloc news in Singapore almost like an update on a lucky draw, or TOTO if you will. Sometimes when you take the train you can hear people exclaim upon reading the news “wah en bloc…

• En Bloc

22 Jan 2018 | 5 min read

Every En Bloc sale in 2017/2018 (Updated)

Since late 2016, en bloc sales in Singapore have been spiking up. In 2017 alone there have been 26 successful en bloc sale projects, with seemingly many more in the pipeline. Source: SBR This chart from RHB research shows that…

• En Bloc

18 Jan 2018 | 2 min read

Buying a resale condo: Discover 5 tips most first-time home buyers don’t consider

Buying a resale condo can be a great choice in Singapore, prices are lower than if you were to buy new, less teething problems to deal with and you can move in according to your own timeline. With housing prices…

• Buying

22 Dec 2017 | 5 min read

Selling your home? Here’s why you should never price your home too high

When it comes to any kind of transaction, price is often the most important thing that you will have to consider. Many books and courses have been created just to teach people about how to price goods and services. In…

• Selling

19 Dec 2017 | 3 min read

Sell your home: 5 actionable tips to take for a first-time home seller

“Sell your home Singapore” will probably be a trending search term on Google next year, as home prices are set to rise by as much as 8%. Are you looking to get a good price for your home? Of course…

• Selling

15 Dec 2017 | 5 min read

Buy now, en bloc later: 201 freehold homes you don’t want to miss out on (Part 1)

Freehold homes in Singapore to stay in now with future en bloc potential Freehold homes in Singapore will get rarer and rarer as the years go by. Judging from the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, you can see that all…

• En Bloc

1 Dec 2017 | 26 min read

How LTA’s new en bloc ruling will affect future potential en bloc developments

New En Bloc Ruling? It was exactly ten years ago in 2007 that the last en bloc frenzy happened, with a total of $11.7 billion in deals. 2017 is proving to be the next bumper crop of en bloc deals,…

• En Bloc

18 Nov 2017 | 3 min read

59 affordable leasehold property with en bloc potential that are worth a second look!

A common question we always get is: “What property is a good investment property in Singapore?” The safe option will always be freehold property as it is getting rarer to find. If you have not seen our comprehensive list of…

• En Bloc

9 Nov 2017 | 31 min read

10 Things a First Time Condo Buyer Should Look Out For To Avoid Regret

If you are a first time condo buyer, congrats on reaching this milestone! In land scarce Singapore, it is very much a Singaporean dream to own a private property as majority of the population live in public housing. There are…

• Buying

24 Oct 2017 | 6 min read