Guides

When Is It Actually Better To Pay The ABSD?

Tell someone you’re considering actually paying the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) on your second home, and watch as their…

• 23 Aug 2020
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Top 10 Singapore Districts With The Highest Property Appreciation

How much can change in 10 years? If you’re in a small, fast-paced country like Singapore, the answer is “to…

• 15 Aug 2020
• 7 min read
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The Key Things To Prepare For When Inheriting Property In Singapore

Inheriting a property isn’t like inheriting cash, or gold, or an art collection. All those things involve paperwork; but few…

• 14 Aug 2020
• 8 min read
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Loan to Value (LTV): How To Increase The Loan Quantum For Your Property

After five years, you’re ready to sell your flat and make the jump to a private property. Or perhaps you’ve…

• 12 Aug 2020
• 9 min read
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Should You Take Up A Deferred Payment Scheme When Buying A Condo?

You’ve had your eye on that new launch condo for a long time; and now that it’s complete, you can…

• 12 Aug 2020
• 8 min read
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How Much Does A Property’s Age Affect Its Rental Income And Yield?

One of the reasons to buy an older property is supposedly good rental yield. As the theory goes, tenants will…

• 5 Aug 2020
• 7 min read
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Should You Upgrade To A Condo, Or Just A Bigger Resale Flat?

So your five year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) is up, and you know what the whole internet screams at you…

• 1 Aug 2020
• 7 min read
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4 Insider Tips To Buying Property In Singapore

“Overwhelming…” “Stressful…” Ask anyone about buying property in Singapore and I can assure you, these would usually be the first…

• 31 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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Is It Really A Buyer’s Market Right Now?

 “Covid-19 = economic downturn = desperate sellers”.  This seems to be the common assumption right now in Singapore’s real estate…

• 29 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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10 Entryway Items For A Stylish Welcome Home

With the size of units in Singapore shrinking as time goes by, having an entryway into the home is becoming…

• 27 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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What To Look For In An Older Condo Before You Buy

New launch condos have a lot of psychological appeal, until you hear the horror stories – like Laurel Tree and…

• 22 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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Should You Rent To Multiple Tenants Or A Master Tenant?

You have your property all ready to rent out. You’ve reviewed the listing photographs, you’ve read the rules twenty times…

• 21 Jul 2020
• 10 min read
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10 Kitchen Accessories For A Stylish Kitchen

If we had to settle on a positive that has come out of the Coronavirus situation, a clear winner would…

• 21 Jul 2020
• 6 min read
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Buying At A Property Auction During Covid-19: Here’s All You Need To Know

Fire sales. Mortgagee sales. Urgent sales. From as early as January this year, reports warning of more properties going “under…

• 15 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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10 Bathroom Accessories That Will Spruce Up Your Bathroom

For most people, the bathroom is an often neglected area in the house – and it’s easy to see why….

• 13 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
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Always Factor Maintenance Fees into Your Condo-Buying Decision

Condos are the most common form of private property in Singapore; and while most buyers will consider everything from the…

• 10 Jul 2020
• 6 min read
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Walk-Up Apartments: Treasures or Traps?

More than one Singaporean (or expatriate) has been ambushed with a walk-up apartment. You’re told a particular property is spacious,…

• 8 Jul 2020
• 8 min read
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Should “Sandwiched Singaporeans” Rent First, Or Buy The Cheapest Condo They Can Afford?

Should you rent or buy? With homeownership rates in Singapore at a staggering 90.4%, you might think that this scenario…

• 7 Jul 2020
• 12 min read
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