9 Upcoming Luxury New Launch Condos In 2021: High-End Market Picking Up? March 2021 saw a surge in new condo sales; 1,293 units as opposed to 645 in February. Now that alone isn’t surprising – the Chinese New Year period is usually slow, so the month after always sees a big surge… 23 Apr 2021 7 min read 1
Why Are Singapore Property Prices Returning To Pre-Covid-19 Levels So Fast? There’s been some recent buzz over a report by Colliers, predicting a return to pre-Covid-19 levels for Singapore property. Before we get too excited, this isn’t specific to Singapore’s residential property scene only; the prediction is based on real estate… 21 Apr 2021 7 min read 0
Buying A Home As A Single Parent: 6 Tips That Can Help Single parents are in a tough spot in Singapore: public housing isn’t easily available to them, while private housing tends to be beyond the single income range. As such, it takes more effort for single parents to find the right… 17 Apr 2021 8 min read 0
Are Properties Near Desker Road Investment-worthy? 5 Crucial Points To Know While it’s not as flamboyant as Geylang, many Singaporeans may also know that Desker Road is a red-light area. But as areas like Bugis* and Keong Saik Road demonstrate, these locations can clean up over time. And when they do,… 14 Apr 2021 7 min read 0
When Should You Consider Using A Home Equity Loan? Here Are 6 Reasons To Do So You’ve seen the ads, or maybe had it suggested by a mortgage banker or two: take out a home equity loan, and you could be sitting on a six-digit pile of cash a few months later. Sounds too good to… 13 Apr 2021 7 min read 0
13 Top Rental-Yielding Condos Near Grade A Office Hubs Remember when being “near the office” almost always meant living near the CBD? That’s less of a certainty these days; and the Circuit Breaker in 2020 could be the final catalyst. The plans to decentralise the CBD were made as… 12 Apr 2021 11 min read 2
4 Key Issues To Consider If You Are Planning For A 2nd Property While the term “asset progression” is used loosely these days, one thing should be clear: there’s a huge difference between planning to sell and upgrade (e.g., moving from a flat to a condo), versus actually wanting to own multiple properties…. 11 Apr 2021 5 min read 0
4 Essential Tips To Get Your Home Ready To Sell In 2021 I have to be brutally honest here. Your home is not the only one in the market. There are plenty of choices available and buyers can be nitpick on the smallest of issues and walk away. I have seen this… 8 Apr 2021 7 min read 0
5 Expat Enclaves And Their Rental Rates + All-Inclusive Rental Rates List Expat enclaves are an unofficial part of the Singapore real estate industry; but that doesn’t change the reality on the ground. Some parts of our island are just more popular among groups of foreigners than others. Whether you’re a foreigner… 5 Apr 2021 10 min read 0
The Trend of Commission Cashback – Why It Happens And Why It Can Be Harmful This article below by The Business Times provided a look on the practice of commission cashback – or better known as agents sharing new launch commissions with their buyer. The reason this happens? Developers have to sell their units but… 4 Apr 2021 5 min read 4
PPVC Construction : Why It Matters For Investors (The Good, Bad, And Ugly) Let’s roll back time to the year 2017. You are a savvy property investor, and have realised that the property market has bottomed out. So you believe it is now the right time to start buying your investment property. You’ve… 3 Apr 2021 5 min read 5
4 Potential New Housing Sites Cleared (Balestier, Bedok, Jurong, Toa Payoh): Which Will Be Best? Just this week, HDB has put out tender documents regarding four sites for housing. As these sites are in mature areas, there’s already a buzz about which of them hold the most promise. The sites are in Balestier, Bedok, Jurong… 31 Mar 2021 6 min read 0
Why Old, Strata Malls Matter More Than You Think Queensway Shopping Centre, Katong Shopping Centre, Golden Mile Tower…these old malls are often disregarded, or even considered eyesores. When it comes to “important old buildings”, Singaporeans tend to think of shophouses or historic bungalows; the concept of an old strata-titled… 25 Mar 2021 6 min read 0
10 Free Property Research Tools To Boost Your Chances Of Buying The Right Property For such a small country, Singapore sure has a lot of property options and nuances – which can certainly be overwhelming for new home buyers and first-time investors. It doesn’t help that you can sometimes find contradictory information, from different… 24 Mar 2021 10 min read 4
5 Commonly Overlooked Factors When Buying A Resale Condo One of the most common questions from new home buyers is “will there be gains?” This usually sets off a long spiel on where the closest MRT station is, how many malls are nearby, etc. We probably don’t need to… 19 Mar 2021 7 min read 0
68 New Launch 1 Bedroom Condos And Their Worst Case Possible Rental Yields 2021 will prove to be an interesting year. In the aftermath of Covid-19, it’s not certain if and when foreign tenants will be returning to Singapore. At the same time, a new surge of HDB upgraders means there are stronger… 18 Mar 2021 7 min read 2
How To Invest In Property: 5 Contrarian Ideas To Get You Started “When everyone else is buying you should be selling, and when everyone is selling you should be buying.” That seems to be the most common perception of what “contrarian” investing means. Over the years, this term seems to gain in… 16 Mar 2021 7 min read 0
SERS: What Is It, Where Has It Happened, And What Are Your Odds? The Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) is often considered the next big “HDB lottery winner”, next to a central region BTO flat. In fact, one of the reasons many Singaporeans want a central region flat is because they believe there’s… 14 Mar 2021 5 min read 0