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Prime Resale Freehold Condos Cheaper Than New 99-Year Suburban Condos: Too Good To be True?

The year is 2017, the market is on a bit of a slowdown and you decide this is the right time to buy an investment property.  You have always been a bit of a traditionalist, and you subscribe to the…

• 27 Aug 2022
• 9 min read
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8 Different 5-Room HDB Layout Ideas To Make The Most Use Of Space

Some people have the impression that HDBs in Singapore is boring. It all looks the same on the outside, and well, how different can the layouts really get? I for one, beg to differ. As someone who has been to…

• 26 Aug 2022
• 6 min read
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Singaporeans Are Now Selling Coffee & Nasi Lemak From Their HDB: What You Need To Know About Running A Home-Based Business

Beyond rental, resale, and just being a home, Singaporeans are always out to stretch what they can do with their flat. In recent years, more of us have started to experiment with running a business right out of our homes…

• 24 Aug 2022
• 5 min read
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10 Genius IKEA Hacks We Found On TikTok, Instagram, And Reddit

IKEA is undoubtedly the most popular furniture brand in the world. Just how popular? Well, in IKEA’s own words – it is estimated that every five seconds, one BILLY bookcase is sold somewhere in the world.  And if you didn’t…

• 23 Aug 2022
• 8 min read
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5 Key Highlights That Will Impact The Property Market From The National Day Rally 2022

The National Day Rally Speech for 2022, like the past two years, has kept a cautionary tone. There’s not much in the way of optimism right now, not with geopolitical tensions at an all-time high, and the world having barely…

• 23 Aug 2022
• 6 min read
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Inside An Amazing $34k Renovation Of A Punggol 4-Room BTO: How A Couple Self-Designed & Thrifted Their Charming Home

There’s always just something about designing your own home that you may not quite get with an ID – and that’s a home that just oozes personality and character.  This is what Sha and Jim (@ho_me_space) tried to achieve in…

• 22 Aug 2022
• 10 min read
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Do We Really Need To BTO Still? 8 Outdated Property Practices That Need To Change In Singapore

We have seen perhaps more change in our real estate industry over the past decade, than in the past 30 or 40 years. From higher stamp duties, to a transformed resale flat market, there is a lot to process. At…

• 22 Aug 2022
• 9 min read
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China’s $90 Billion Property Crisis: 4 Important Lessons We Can Learn From In Singapore

China’s developer crisis has wiped out around US$90 billion in market value, and home prices there have fallen for 11 straight months. It’s often a shock to the public when this happens to property developers – there’s an image of…

• 19 Aug 2022
• 6 min read
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We Reveal 4 Truths About Property Agent Commissions That You Need To Know

Property agent shenanigans are much more toned down these days, thanks to the Internet/social media. It also helps that buyers/sellers are much more educated than before, and are able to provide more resistance. However, this sensitive issue can still prompt…

• 18 Aug 2022
• 7 min read
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We Paid $35k For Our 4-Room BTO Renovation 6 Years Ago: Here’s How We Remade It Into A Modern Boho Home Instead

Moving into a newly renovated home is always going to be one of the nicest feelings in the world. But what happens after you’ve stayed for a couple of years? Things get a little stale, that TV console that you…

• 17 Aug 2022
• 7 min read
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9 Amazing Illusion Tricks To Make A Small Space Look Bigger

I recently saw this amazing illusion exhibit online. It’s incredible isn’t it, just how these illusions can play tricks on your mind to make you perceive something totally different. Some people may call it deceptive, but if done in the…

• 16 Aug 2022
• 9 min read
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3 Interesting Upcoming Residential Sites To Watch Out For (Orto Yishun, Jalan Tiga Ratus, Teban Gardens)

Now that we’ve seen the impact of limited land plots, perhaps there’ll be more Government Land Sales next year. A lot of developers still face depleted land banks, and this brings the threat of higher home prices. In recent news,…

• 15 Aug 2022
• 5 min read
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Why Are New Launch Condo Sales Dropping + 41 Upcoming Launches In 2022/23

You may have noticed last June was a quiet month on the property front. Indeed, that month saw the lowest sales volume of private homes this year. Less than 500 new units were sold, and almost all the activity was…

• 13 Aug 2022
• 6 min read
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10 Common Misconceptions About Home Buying In 2022 (You Don’t Want To Get These Wrong)

If you last bought a home a decade or more ago, today’s property market might give you a headache. A lot has changed since then, so brace yourself for some major differences. On top of that, there are some age-old…

• 11 Aug 2022
• 7 min read
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An Old 1986 Executive Maisonette In Hougang Gets A Cosy Transformation Into A Modern Farmhouse Look

An executive maisonette is all the rage these past few Covid-19 years. The two-storey feature and unique layout are perhaps what makes it sought-after even today, almost three decades after it was discontinued. With an incessantly rising demand and limited…

• 10 Aug 2022
• 11 min read
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Your Condo Management Or MCST Can Affect Your Future Profits: 7 Must Know Tips To Deal With Issues

Singaporeans have a bad habit of ignoring the condo MCST, until it’s way too late. Sometimes they only take an interest when they suddenly hear about an en-bloc attempt; or when something happens that directly affects them (e.g., a side-gate…

• 9 Aug 2022
• 8 min read
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Tour A Incredible $60k HDB Transformation: How A Couple Self-Designed A Modern Coastal Retreat

Given that we basically live on an island, it’s interesting that we don’t see as many coastal-inspired designed homes in Singapore.  And even though a coastal home design is not as popular here, it has actually been around for a…

• 4 Aug 2022
• 9 min read
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The Secret To A Successful Renovation Process: 6 Ways To Better Manage Expectations With Your ID

Every few months, there seems to be at least one negative story about Interior Designers (IDs) or contractors. It’s unfortunate that the relationship between IDs, contractors, and homeowners tends to be quite adversarial – sometimes it seems like homeowners have…

• 3 Aug 2022
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