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Property Market Predictions In 2021: Have Cooling Measures Been Effective? (A Savills Research Recap)

In the Savills blog, executive director Alan Cheong recently examined the correlation between Singapore’s GDP, and rising property prices. In this recap, we’ve picked out the crucial points that we feel are most useful to home buyers/investors right now; along…

• 27 Jul 2021
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5 Easy Methods To Help Set Your Selling Price When Transaction Volumes Are Low

Setting a selling price is tricky, but it gets worse when there’s nothing to go on. Some developments haven’t seen transactions in years; and this is especially the case with very old projects, or boutique condos (e.g., fewer than 50…

• 26 Jul 2021
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Inheriting An HDB or Condo? Here Are 5 Simple Guidelines To Help You Decide Whether To Sell Or Keep

Most Singaporeans aim to keep property “within the family”. It’s one of the main attractions of buying freehold after all; and your children or grandchildren have a tremendous edge, if they don’t need to pay a mortgage. However, while Singapore…

• 22 Jul 2021
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6 Potential Money Wasters To Avoid When Buying Property

Property is one of those purchases where “small extra costs” do matter. Even a few extra square feet can run up to thousands of dollars, so the Singapore property market rewards the detail-oriented. However, most new buyers only know to…

• 21 Jul 2021
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Renovating Your Investment Property: Do’s And Don’ts You Absolutely Must Know

For homeowners, renovation is straightforward – do what you like, as long as it’s within budget. Investors, however, need to balance between the bottom line and a unit that’s pleasing to tenants (if they’re landlords). As such, one of the…

• 20 Jul 2021
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4 Ways Singapore Population Trends Can Impact Home Buyers

Despite the current trend toward bigger homes, Singapore household sizes are shrinking. Chalk it up to smaller families, fewer Singaporeans having children, and an ageing population. This matters to property buyers, as homes are long-term investments; and it’s worth considering…

• 16 Jul 2021
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Can Resale Condos Maintain Their Momentum For The Rest Of 2021?

First-time buyers and upgraders were hit by more bad news, for end-June 2021. It was expected that a return to Phase Two (Heightened Alert) might cool prices a bit, and buyers aiming at the resale market were hoping new launches…

• 15 Jul 2021
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6 Super Useful Tips To Spot An “Undervalued” Property In 2021

2021 is a bit of a conundrum, to investors and homeowners alike. While home prices are rising across the board, it’s a little painful not to take advantage of super-low interest rates; or face the prospect of prices going even…

• 10 Jul 2021
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A Complete 8-Step Guide To Renting Out Private Property Without An Agent – Singapore

Sometimes, landlords of private residential properties are forced to trade time for money. This might mean marketing their own property and investing the time needed to locate their own tenants. Maybe you feel it’s time to try your hand at…

• 8 Jul 2021
• 8 min read
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6 Possible Cross Island Line MRT Stations (Phase 2) + Condos That Might Benefit

The Cross Island Line (CRL), once completed, will span a whopping 58 kilometres. It’s a huge boon to the Singapore private property market, as some condos that are currently inaccessible will now have MRT access. This includes some older resale…

• 7 Jul 2021
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6 Actionable Steps To Compare Between A New Launch And Resale Condo

We’ve covered the basics of new versus resale condos before, but now let’s get further into specifics. In practice, you’ll end up choosing between a mix of new and resale condos in a given neighbourhood; or you may have to…

• 6 Jul 2021
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Are Home Prices Finally Cooling Again In 2021?

2021 has been a tough year for buyers; especially first-time home seekers. We’ve seen prices rise in almost every property segment, from resale flats to condos to landed homes. The end of Q2 2021, however, may give buyers a glimmer…

• 5 Jul 2021
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$42 Million For A Car Park: Can Car Parks Be An Investment In Singapore?

As far as property investments go, car parks are one of the most mysterious. There are few strata-titled car parks in the country today, and it’s believed the last of them were built around the 1980s. And yet, three such…

• 30 Jun 2021
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10 Creative IKEA Hacks To Uniquely Transform Your Furniture (Ranked By Difficulty)

If you didn’t know already, Ikea is the biggest home furniture retailer in the world. Its revenue in 2020 was $44 billion dollars, and it’s in 52 countries employing 217,000 people. We all love Ikea for its affordable pieces, timeless…

• 29 Jun 2021
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Don’t Be Fooled By “Official” Developer Sites: 7 Tell-Tale Signs To Uncover The Knock-Offs

It’s a common source of headaches for home buyers: you do a web search for a new launch condo, and you get a slew of pages all labelled “official”. Clicking on one takes you to a minefield of misinformation, irrelevant…

• 26 Jun 2021
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Holland V Condo Price War (Hyll on Holland vs Leedon Green): Should You Jump In?

The Singapore private property market is on an uptrend, to the point where even new cooling measures are being considered. Despite all that, even in this supposedly strong seller’s market, some new launches are struggling. We recently talked about a…

• 25 Jun 2021
• 8 min read
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Don’t Leave Money On The Table: 7 Money-Saving Tips When Upgrading/Downgrading Your Property

Whether your goal is asset progression or right-sizing, switching homes is a bit of a minefield. Every now and then, someone switching homes will balk at a five-digit stamp duty they didn’t see coming (ABSD even when I won’t be…

• 24 Jun 2021
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An Inside Look Into Co-Broke Deals: 5 Things You Must Know To Help In Your Property Purchase

Have you heard of co-broking? It is basically a term that describes the sharing of commissions between 2 agents on opposite sides. If you are not an agent, perhaps this word might not be important to you. But if you…

• 23 Jun 2021
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