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Can Young Singaporean Home Buyers Survive The 2021 Property Market?

Singapore’s property market is booming, with resale flat prices at eight-year-highs, and private home prices rising for four straight quarters. Coupled with job worries over Covid-19, and construction delays, all of this poses a problem for young, first-time home buyers….

• 4 May 2021
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An Inside Look To Why Having An Exclusive Agent To Sell Your Property Is Wise

For some homeowners, there is this strong belief that engaging multiple agents to market their home will be a great idea. “Since there are so many agents available and willing to take up my listing – why not I cast…

• 3 May 2021
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6 Ways Covid-19 Construction Delays Can Impact Property Buying Decisions

Covid-19 has resulted in further delays to housing projects in Singapore. To date, about 43,000 homes will face delays of six to nine months, and that’s only for the HDB housing segment. In the private sector, construction firms are already…

• 2 May 2021
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23 New Launch Condos That Will Reach TOP In 2021/22 (For Those In A Hurry To Move)

There are just some people that don’t like buying just from a showflat model – they need to see the actual product. Some others may have time constraints and need to move in by a certain date – this could…

• 30 Apr 2021
• 7 min read
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Why The Lentor And Tampines GLS Sites Are The Ones To Watch This Year

Two of the hottest Government Land Sales (GLS) sites have been put up for grabs – and for property buyers looking ahead, they’re definitely worth monitoring. Whichever projects come up here are likely to be headline developments, and developers are…

• 28 Apr 2021
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Q1 2021 Property Market Update: New Launch Condos And HDB Prices Spike Again

The Circuit Breaker seems to have had the strange effect of slowing Covid-19, and accelerating property sales. We like to think the trauma of being stuck at home for so long has made everyone realise they really need their own…

• 27 Apr 2021
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7 Mythbusters Of Buying Overseas Property: Clarifying The Basic Risks

Buying property abroad can be riskier, not least because you’re entering a real estate market – and legal jurisdiction – you may not understand as well. But at the same time, there sometimes is a tendency to exaggerate or misunderstand…

• 25 Apr 2021
• 8 min read
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2021 Ultimate New Launch Cheat Sheet (116 Condos Take Up Rate + Breakeven)

When we did our last ultimate new launch cheat sheet in February 2020 (view here), I don’t think many people would have predicted then how the property market would have moved as much as it had in the past year….

• 24 Apr 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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