From A HDB Undersupply To Interest Rates Hikes, Here’s Why The New Cooling Measures Were Necessary There’s been much talk and chatter around the new cooling measures. Understandably so, as housing is always such a touchy topic for many people. So far there have been lots of contributions and viewpoints on how the new cooling measures… 4 Jan 2022 3 min read 0
Buying A Home In 2022? Here’s An 8 Step Preparation List In light of new cooling measures, and an ever-changing property market, we’ve put together a new preparation list. Whether you’ve already shortlisted properties, or are just beginning to look, the following will help create a smooth transaction. Above all, look… 2 Jan 2022 6 min read 1
2021 Year-End Review Of The Singapore Property Market: Key Numbers And Trends 2021 has been an intense year. It’s the first full year of dealing with the pandemic, and it’s crazy to think how we’ve been living with Covid-19 for nearly two years already. There’s great hope that 2022 will see some… 31 Dec 2021 11 min read 0
Top 10 Most-Read Stacked Articles in 2021 As the year draws to a close (and I think I speak for everyone when I say that it’s been an eventful one). Given that 2021 started with reports of a more contagious strain of the virus in South Africa,… 30 Dec 2021 8 min read 0
Condo Rental Rates Are Likely To Increase Despite Hitting A 6-Year High: Here’s Why When Covid-19 first appeared, it was assumed that the rental market would be the first to take a hit. The fears haven’t panned out; in fact, rental rates in end-November were at around a six-year high, and seem to be… 29 Dec 2021 6 min read 0
8 Key Things Home Buyers Need To Know In 2022 To Be Prepared 2022 is just around the corner, and come January, most home buyers will be re-starting their search. The past two years have been a roller coaster due to both Covid, and rising home prices; so it’s important to dive in… 28 Dec 2021 7 min read 0
Biggest Winners And Losers Of The New Property Cooling Measures: Which Side Are You On? The much-anticipated property cooling measures have struck, as of 16th December 2021. As the smoke clears, it’s become apparent who comes out on top of this; and who ends up having to uh, “review” their real estate plans for the… 22 Dec 2021 6 min read 0
4 Upcoming ECs In 2022 For Sandwiched Buyers To Look At With private property prices still on the high (we’ve obviously yet to see the effects from the latest cooling measures), Executive Condominiums (ECs) are the only hope for some buyers this coming year. So far, there are just four sites… 20 Dec 2021 8 min read 0
14 Current Mega Developments And How They’ve Performed (1,000 Units And Above) Mega developments saw solid demand in the past two years, from Normanton Park to Parc Clematis and Treasure at Tampines. In fact, if you are looking to buy such a unit today, you’d find slim pickings as most of the… 17 Dec 2021 6 min read 0
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 7 min read 0
9 Cost-Cutting Ways To Keep Renovation Costs Lower For Resale Homes In 2021 In the current Covid-19 environment, buyers are opting for resale units in a bid to be able to move into their homes more quickly. While this removes the risk of construction delays, there’s still the issue of renovations. The same… 14 Dec 2021 9 min read 0
Why Are Some Property Listings So Damn Terrible? Recently, Sneaky Sushii highlighted a problem that property portals have struggled with for years: terrible property listings. You know the ones: grainy images, almost no details about the unit, sometimes even wrong information. It’s almost insane to think that in… 10 Dec 2021 7 min read 0
Why The 2 Pine Grove Plots Are The Next Property Sites To Watch There haven’t been many Government Land Sales (GLS) sites in 2021, so almost any plot is likely to draw developer interest. However, the recent launch of two adjacent sites, at Pine Grove, may be the ones to watch – while… 10 Dec 2021 6 min read 0
5 Lesser-Known Upcoming Residential Hotspots In The Singapore Property Market While the usual prime spots remain unchanged (Orchard Road, Marine Parade, etc.), fresh developments have drawn the spotlight to other neighbourhoods as well. There are some upcoming property hotspots, which have flown under the radar so far. For investors or… 9 Dec 2021 8 min read 0
The Future Of Digital Real Estate And The Metaverse: Should You Invest? The Metaverse is the latest buzzword, with some investors now rushing to buy digital real estate. As with most novelties, the current buyers are trying to get in on the ground floor – purchase while the public is still skeptical… 6 Dec 2021 7 min read 0
Are HDB Upgraders Over-Leveraging In Today’s Hot Property Market? According to JLL, the number of HDB upgraders moving to condos is currently up over 21 per cent from last year. The idea of a condo-buying spree, in the midst of a pandemic, seems worrying; and perhaps it should, given… 4 Dec 2021 7 min read 0
End-2021 Ultimate New Launch Cheat Sheet (122 Condos Take Up Rate + Breakeven) We last did our ultimate new launch cheat sheet in April 2021 (see here), and since it’s coming to the end of the year, it seemed timely to provide an update on the amount of stock left if you are… 1 Dec 2021 47 min read 2
5 Best Natural Stones Suited For Singapore, According To Experts (Pros And Cons) Have you ever been to someone’s home, only to find that the space just doesn’t feel as luxurious in person? The way the drawers close, the way the floor feels as you walk across it barefooted. Even the kitchen countertops… 29 Nov 2021 7 min read 0