Not Every Property Agent Wants To Sell/Rent Your Home: We Reveal 5 Reasons Why Property agents are usually hungry for work, so it’s a surprise when they put you on the back-burner. This has been increasingly common in 2022, as the market is hot and agents are spoiled for choice of clients – and… 19 Nov 2022 6 min read 2
A $45,000 HDB Renovation Breakdown: A Couple Shares Their Reno Costs And Furnishings For first-time homeowners looking to renovate their home, it’s often like navigating a maze. From choosing the right ID, to knowing how to compare quotes, or just trying to figure out if you are getting fleeced – it’s hard to… 17 Nov 2022 6 min read 2
How A Couple With A $70k Reno Budget Created A Minimalist And Clutter-Free Home Unless you have an OCD nature, keeping a home constantly clean and neat is always a challenge. It happens to everyone. When you first move in, everything is brand new, and you are motivated to keep the house clean and… 16 Nov 2022 7 min read 0
“I Regret Spending $11,000 On My Kid’s Bedroom” 6 Painful Renovation Regrets Shared By Homeowners Just like buying a home, the renovation process is one that is hard to reverse. It can be extremely costly (having to redo all the cabinetry), or just very disruptive to daily life (especially when you have little ones at… 15 Nov 2022 6 min read 1
A 23-Year-Old HDB In Kallang Gets A Major Transformation Into A Calming Gallery-Like Space Buying an older home, while more affordable, can come with its own set of problems as well. Sometimes they may look good on the surface, but behind the exterior facade, the electrical wiring may be problematic, the plumbing system might… 12 Nov 2022 7 min read 0
33 New Launch Condos Near Their ABSD Deadline In 2022/23 With the new condo supply at a current low, the chances of a discount are slim in 2022. But if there’s one thing that could still pressure developers into discounts, it would be the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty. While this… 10 Nov 2022 6 min read 0
“I Found Termites After Moving In” 8 Potential Red Flags You Should Watch Out For Before Buying A Home I recently read about a homeowner who bought a resale HDB only to realise there were 14 holes in the ceiling. While this was an issue that was harder to spot (it was covered by the false ceiling), this oversight… 8 Nov 2022 10 min read 0
A Surprising Lack Of Bids For Bukit Timah And Hillview GLS Sites: Are Developers Less Confident? The bids for two land plots at Bukit Timah and Hillview were a surprise to market watchers this week. These mid-sized plots in proven areas were expected to draw substantial developer attention; especially with new launches seeing continued demand and… 8 Nov 2022 5 min read 0
Why Singapore Property Is A Hotspot For The Super Rich: The Rise Of The Centi-Millionaires At this stage of cooling measures, there’s growing concern that even Singapore’s stable climate might put off foreign property investment. The Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) rate for foreigners now stands at 30 per cent; this is against a backdrop… 7 Nov 2022 5 min read 0
5 Interesting 5-Room HDB Layout Ideas To Cater For Different Lifestyles For those looking for a bigger living space but are a little tighter on their purse strings, an older resale 5-room HDB is still going to be the best bang for your buck. Since the last 5-room and 4-room layout… 4 Nov 2022 6 min read 0
Beware Rising Home Loan Rates In 2022: We Breakdown Exactly How Much It Will Cost You As Interest Rates Increase The era of cheap home loan rates has ended. From the Global Financial Crisis, through the turbulent Trump administration, and through Covid, Singaporeans have managed to enjoy low-interest loans for over a decade; but what are the practical implications of… 3 Nov 2022 6 min read 0
6 Gorgeous Korean Aesthetic Interior Instagram Accounts To Get Inspiration From It seems that everything coming out of Korea can do no wrong. From music to food, to Netflix shows (who can forget the wildly popular Squid Game), and even movies – everything from South Korea is taking the world by… 2 Nov 2022 4 min read 0
HDB Rental Rates Are Up A Crazy 20.9% In 2022: Could It Still Go Higher? In recent news, the Straits Times reported that the Singapore rental market may be “going bananas”. It’s certainly true that 2022 has been a better year for landlords, but is the rental market as “crazy” as reported? We did some… 1 Nov 2022 6 min read 0
Inside A Cosy $45k Renovation Of A Tiong Bahru HDB: How A Couple Self-Designed Their European/Jap-Inspired Home “Funny story with our furniture is that unlike most homeowners, we moved into our home with no furniture… only a bed.” It takes a brave soul to move into a newly completed home with practically no furniture, but for Marcus… 29 Oct 2022 8 min read 0
Singaporeans Share Their Frustrations About “Affordable” Public Housing: Here Are Some Of The Best Points From Reddit There have been some split opinions on the affordability of HDB housing, following an infographic in the Sunday Times. Of late, the topic seems to hold two divergent opinions: the first that HDB is too expensive and these infographics are… 26 Oct 2022 6 min read 1
IKEA x Swedish House Mafia OBEGRÄNSAD Collection: Our 7 Top Picks For The Minimalist Lover I have to say, IKEA is one of the best when it comes to collaborations. For a company that was founded in 1943, they’ve managed to stay remarkably relevant in such a fast-changing world. (Remember the time when Oakley was… 26 Oct 2022 5 min read 0
A Condo Built Specifically For The Elderly In Singapore? 5 Features We’d Like To See In Such A Development Let’s face it: Singapore’s unofficial senior care body has become HDB. When it comes to housing for retirees, there’s an overwhelming assumption that most people can sell their private property and move into flats. That’s why HDB constantly has to… 25 Oct 2022 8 min read 2
Upgrading From A BTO To A 1,550 Sqft Executive Apartment: How A Couple Carefully Planned With A $50k Reno Budget For some people, their first home may just be their forever home. But for others, the unpredictabilities of life can really change, and you can outgrow your existing house more quickly than you might think. This is what Alfisyah (@nurfish)… 24 Oct 2022 8 min read 0