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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…

• Analysis

16 Feb 2020 | 4 min read

Ultimate New Launch Cheat Sheet 2020 (Land Price, PSF PPR, Take Up Rate)

Talk about an Oversupply!

• Investment

2 Feb 2020 | 25 min read

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…

• Property News

5 Jan 2020 | 5 min read

Property Returns: Here Is The Right Way To Calculate It

I’m sure many of you have a friend or two that have casually remarked to you: “Oh, I bought my condo for $1.5 million and sold it 5 years later at $1.8 million for a $300k return man!” …Or at…

• Analysis

23 Nov 2019 | 4 min read

Long Commute Vs High Rent: Is It Worth Paying More Rent For Shorter Travelling Times?

You leave work at 6 pm, get home by 610 pm, and you are in and out of the gym by 7 pm. Your friend calls you to ask if you want to grab some dinner. You look at your…

• Rent

19 Nov 2019 | 4 min read

10 Luxury Condo Maintenance Fees That Will Shock You

Most condo facilities in Singapore are of the cookie-cutter variety, with the usual suspects being the swimming pool, gym, tennis court, and barbeque pits (with condo maintenance fees of $200 to $400 on average). But have you ever thought about how…

• Property Picks

2 Nov 2019 | 5 min read

CPF Accrued Interest: Why You Should Not Pay For Your HDB With CPF

So you’ve reached one of the most important milestones in your life – buying your first home.  Before you get all excited browsing through the various property marketing platforms and going to Pinterest to look for your dream theme, let’s look at…

• Finance

1 Nov 2019 | 4 min read

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…

• Analysis

22 Oct 2019 | 3 min read

9 Showflat Tricks You Don’t Want To Fall For

Have you ever bought a new condo, only to collect the keys and open the doors for the first time to feel sorely disappointed? For some reason, the living room just looks smaller than you remembered. Or the bathroom just looks…

• Buying

17 Oct 2019 | 7 min read

Centennia Suites Review: Luxury Condo by the Singapore River

Out of the 3 condos along the Kim Seng Road stretch, the Centennia Suites was the one that I was most excited about.

• Condo Reviews

26 Aug 2019 | 13 min read

Anchorage Condo Review: Anchorpoint, Queensway and Ikea

Anchorage condo is quite a curious development. Having been built in 1997, it is more than 20 years old at present and is one of the two stalwarts in Queenstown (with the other being the Queens condo).

• Condo Reviews

15 Aug 2019 | 13 min read

Pandan Valley Review: Most Unique Condo in Singapore?

I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t the most excited person when I found out we were going to review the Pandan Valley condo next.

• Condo Reviews

8 Aug 2019 | 13 min read

Pine Grove Condo Review: Land, land and more land

In the past few years, the Pine Grove condo has almost been synonymous with the word en bloc.

• Condo Reviews

2 Aug 2019 | 13 min read

D Leedon Condo Review: Too big for its own good?

Most people in Singapore would know about the D Leedon condo. After all, it has been thrust into the spotlight in so many ways.

• Condo Reviews

28 Jul 2019 | 18 min read

Commonwealth Towers Review: 1 min to Queenstown MRT

When I first heard about Commonwealth Towers, I immediately assumed it was located at Commonwealth. And I think it is safe to assume that most people would make this perfectly reasonable assumption too.

• Condo Reviews

22 Jul 2019 | 15 min read

The Trillium Review: Best location in River Valley?

I remember when the Trillium was first built, it looked super modern, almost futuristic even.

• Condo Reviews

18 Jul 2019 | 12 min read

Cyan Condo Review: One of the Biggest Swimming Pools in Bukit Timah

The Bukit Timah stretch after Balmoral is one of the most in-demand areas for residential living in District 10.

• Condo Reviews

12 Jul 2019 | 14 min read

Parvis Condo Review: Serene Living At Holland Hill

The Holland neighbourhood is an upmarket place that is popular with well-heeled families and expats. With the upcoming upgrades to Holland Village in a couple..

• Condo Reviews

30 Jun 2019 | 13 min read