5 Certain Property Predictions That Ended Up Very Wrong (No Thanks To Covid-19) As Covid-19 was the most major event in the country (and possibly the world at the time), it’s inevitable that… 26 Jul 2022 by Ryan J 10 min read 0
8 Reasons Why Amo Residence Sold 98% Of Its 372 Units During Launch AMO Residence launched last Saturday, and if you want a unit… well, you’re probably out of luck. All but seven… 25 Jul 2022 by Ryan J 11 min read 0
Why SERS Is Tough On Elderly Singaporeans And What Should We Do Beside 50-Year Leases? Most Singaporeans consider the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) to be a good thing. The recent SERS in Ang Mo… 18 Jul 2022 8 min read 3
10 Old Iconic Private Apartments In Singapore In The 1970s/80s: A Conversation With Finbarr & Samantha Did you know that high-rise apartments have actually been accused of many unpleasant outcomes? Chief of these are themes like… 11 Jul 2022 11 min read 0
What The Future Of Singapore Real Estate Could Look Like: 6 Exciting Predictions Let’s imagine for a second that you are in art class and the teacher gave you this description to create:… 27 Jun 2022 11 min read 0
5 Mental Models To Rethink Your Property Investment Choice In Singapore Some people call them mental models. Some call it frameworks. To me, it is simply a way to think about… 20 Jun 2022 8 min read 1
7 Key Residential Towns To Know From URA’s 50-Year Plans + A Tour Of Singapore’s City Gallery Truth be told, I’ve never been one that was too keen on exhibitions. But I must say that the URA… 7 Jun 2022 14 min read 0
5 Things Property Agents Are Not Required To Do (But Might Anyway) Singaporeans expect quite a bit from their property agents, given the service fees they pay. You may be surprised, however,… 17 May 2022 7 min read 0
Why You Will Never Buy When There Is A Market Crash The stock market is the only market where people run away when things are on sale. A seemingly innocent sentence,… 13 May 2022 9 min read 0
Is $2,000 PSF Going To Be The New Norm For New Launches In 2022 And Beyond? There’s an old saying that, if you want to view a more expensive property, you should just revisit the same… 5 May 2022 6 min read 4
Will Rich Foreigners Still Want Your Prime District Condo In 2022? As of December 2021, there’s been an ongoing debate on whether Singapore property is still attractive to foreigners. Some believe… 29 Apr 2022 6 min read 2
Think Property Prices Will Fall In 2022? Here’s The One Statistic That May Say Otherwise It’s incredible how fast Singapore’s property market can change. Back in September 2019, we were warned of a massive housing… 26 Apr 2022 8 min read 3
Slowest Growth Of Property Prices In Nearly 2 Years: What You Need To Know The numbers are in for Singapore’s property market in Q1 2022 – and while prices are up as expected, there’s… 25 Apr 2022 8 min read 0
The Case Of A “Matrimonial” Bukit Timah Home: Why A Woman Was Denied A Share There was a bit of a surprise this February, when a lady was denied her one-third share of a property… 20 Apr 2022 9 min read 2
Are Property Valuations A Hidden Culprit In Rising Property Prices? An often overlooked, but important, element of home loan financing is the valuation. For anyone buying a resale private property,… 15 Apr 2022 6 min read 0
23.8% Senior Citizens By 2030: How Singapore’s Ageing Population Will Affect Physical Real Estate We recently came across this article in Straits Times with quite eye-opening statistics on Singapore’s ageing population: The proportion of… 13 Apr 2022 8 min read 0
Resale HDB Flat Prices Reach A Record High For Q1, But There’s Hope For Buyers Yet Let’s start with a bit of bad news for homebuyers: resale flat prices ended Q1 2022 at a record high…. 11 Apr 2022 6 min read 1
The Most Expensive HDB Is Now $1.39 million: Here’s Why It Doesn’t Matter HDB resale flat prices climbed slower in Q1 this year; news that’s overshadowed by a flat at Pinnacle @ Duxton,… 4 Apr 2022 7 min read 0
Fab Or Fail: We Rate These 7 New Condo Trends Of The Past Decade Every now and then, a developer tries something new that takes off – then before you know it, every other… 30 Mar 2022 11 min read 0
Is Housing In Singapore Still Affordable To The Average Singaporean In 2022? Home prices are at record highs in 2022, and now we face the threat of higher interest rates; we’re not… 29 Mar 2022 9 min read 0