Buying

7 Key Questions To Ask About Condo Facilities

This is Part 12 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 14 Jun 2020
• 7 min read
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11 Considerations To Pick The Best Condo Unit For You

This is Part 11 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 13 Jun 2020
• 16 min read
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6 Creative Discount/Payment Schemes That Developers Offer

For those expecting property sales to fall, you might be surprised to learn that new private home sales in Singapore actually increased 74.7 per cent in May, to 484 units. Of course, any increase would be magnified, given that April…

• 12 Jun 2020
• 4 min read
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Big Condo vs Small Condo: Which Should I Pick?

This is Part 10 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 10 Jun 2020
• 7 min read
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New Launch vs Resale Condos: Here Is What You Should Consider

This is Part 9 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 9 Jun 2020
• 9 min read
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How Do I Choose Between A Freehold Or Leasehold Condo?

This is Part 8 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 7 Jun 2020
• 8 min read
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Executive Condos Singapore: Key Differences Between An EC And Private Condominiums

This is Part 7 of our 18-part first-time home buyer series. You may refer to the full table below: First Time Home Buyer Guide Financing Approval-in-Principle: Why It’s Your First Step for a Home Loan/Mortgage How Much Can You Borrow…

• 6 Jun 2020
• 8 min read
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Getting Your Child Into A Top Primary School And Finding Your Dream Home: Here’s How This Tool Can Help

“Successfully enrolling your child into the top primary schools in Singapore is akin to winning 4D… followed by TOTO.” It might sound incredulous, but ask any parent that has been through the rigmarole of getting their child into primary school…

• 29 May 2020
• 10 min read
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Here’s What You Can Do If Your Condo TOP Is Delayed

You’re supposed to move in next month, but then Covid-19 struck. Or maybe your condo’s main contractor has gone bust, setting back the timeline while the developer scrambles to find a new one. In extreme cases, like with Sycamore Tree…

• 26 May 2020
• 5 min read
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Beware Of Social Proof When It Comes To Buying Property

It’s a Saturday morning. You have your cup of coffee before heading down to open the letterbox (wearing a mask, of course). Among the usual mass of property advertisements, there are 3 in particular that catches your eye – each…

• 12 May 2020
• 7 min read
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Here’s How You Should be Comparing New Condo Vs Resale Units

Reuben wrote a really intriguing piece the other day on cognitive biases and why they affect your property purchases. Perhaps the thing that struck me most was the confirmation bias bit. And it’s something that I am looking to touch…

• 28 Apr 2020
• 7 min read
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10 Cognitive Biases That Are Affecting Your Property Purchases!

Someone say Sentosa?

• 19 Apr 2020
• 12 min read
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Can I Afford To Buy A Private Property As A Single Before 35?

I had 2 (single) friends visit the M showflat recently.  It was their maiden showflat tour, and of course, I was eager to find out what they thought of it. To my surprise, I was faced with glum expressions when…

• 11 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
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7 Tested Ways To Select The Perfect New Launch Condo Unit

“XXX condo has sold 75% of its units on launch day” Ever seen this familiar headline? Or better yet, these photos that are usually plastered over all the new launch condo articles in the newspaper. Can you imagine the mayhem…

• 25 Oct 2019
• 8 min read
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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…

• 17 Oct 2019
• 7 min read
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Best House Facing Direction: Here is how you should choose which is the best condo stack

If you are looking at a new condo launch in Singapore, it could get quite overwhelming in your buying journey. After all, not only are there all the cooling measures to contend with, numbers to think about, you still have…

• 26 Apr 2019
• 4 min read
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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…

• 22 Dec 2017
• 5 min read
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Can you afford a condo in Singapore as a fresh graduate?

Can a fresh graduate starting their career afford a condo / apartment? If you are an undergraduate or fresh graduate thinking of buying a private home, then you have come to the right place! In this article, we look at…

• 16 Nov 2017
• 3 min read
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