How Bad Are Singapore’s 5 Worst Google-Rated Condos? We Take A Closer Look At The Reviews (Part 2) Before making any purchase today, anyone’s first instinct would be to turn to Google for online reviews, and condos are no exception. However, any review system is bound to have its flaws, along with a kernel of truth. When it… 21 Sep 2023 6 min read 2
2 Different Locations In Singapore Getting Upgrades: Exploring Bukit Merah & Marina Square’s Future Transformations Bukit Merah is currently known for two things: Tiong Bahru, and VivoCity. But beyond that, there’s a negative reputation for overpriced, ageing flats. Meanwhile, Marina Square is a gigantic mall that’s far more empty than it should be – unlike… 19 Sep 2023 5 min read 1
Thinking Of Investing In Australia? We Spoke To An Australian Property Developer To Find Out The Insider News With ABSD rates rising, some Singaporeans have begun to look abroad for their second or subsequent property investment. One of the more popular countries, which isn’t too far from home, is Australia. This week, we spoke to some investors, as… 18 Sep 2023 7 min read 3
4 Hottest New Residential Land Plots To Keep An Eye On In 2023 There seems to be a real commitment from the Government to moderate property prices, with more supply being constantly ramped up. Despite the recent addition of 8 pretty attractive GLS sites, they have gone ahead with the release of some… 13 Sep 2023 2 min read 0
The Difficult Relationship We Have With Condo Security Guards In Singapore Over the past week, we were looking for condos that had negative reviews, and the possible reasons. It occurs to me upon reading the comments, that a lot of this revolves around “rude security guards”, or “rude management” (and for… 7 Sep 2023 5 min read 0
Singapore’s Worst-Rated Condos On Google: Are They Really That Bad? Most home buyers know that online reviews have to be taken with a pinch – nay – a heaping spoonful – of salt. Depending on the platform, these can be gamified or even fake – there are even businesses online… 4 Sep 2023 8 min read 0
This “Unpopular” Scheme May Be The Secret To Retiring In Your HDB: What The Lease Buyback Scheme Is All About In a recent Straits Times report, it said that more senior citizens are using the Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS). About 2,860 seniors used the scheme in 2022, up from 2,790 the year before. To be clear, these are still rookie… 4 Sep 2023 2 min read 0
Is This The End Of Real Estate Agents As We Know It? Here’s How AI Can Transform Real Estate Besides insurance agents, property agents are often one of the most “hated” professions. Whether it’s the hefty commissions or the sometimes less-than-transparent practices, many people have dreamed of a world where tech could completely replace the traditional property agent. But… 2 Sep 2023 9 min read 2
5 More Affordable Little-Known Freehold Landed Estates (Prices From $2.55 Million) When it comes to landed property in Singapore, a few neighborhoods like Nassim, Cluny Park, and for those familiar with the eastern side – Frankel and Opera Estates, often steal the spotlight. Those are the famous ones, but there are… 31 Aug 2023 6 min read 0
Debunking Leasehold Decay: Are Old Condos Actually Underrated Or Are Freehold Condos Still The Best? In our last deep dive, Ryan talked about how most condos in Singapore hardly last more than a couple of decades before they go en bloc. The magic number? 19 to 24 years. So naturally, that leads us to the… 30 Aug 2023 7 min read 1
20 Most Profitable Old Freehold Condos In The Last 10 Years (Average $500k Profits) Real estate is often touted as a sound investment, but the reality is that not all properties appreciate at the same rate. For those seeking stability and growth in their investment, certain freehold condos in Singapore have consistently delivered. Between… 28 Aug 2023 < 1 min read 0
31 Most Profitable Condos Over The Last 10 Years (Some Are Surprisingly Old) There’s been a slew of interesting launches over the past decade. We’ve gone from an era when the shoebox craze was just dying down, to en-bloc fever, to the recent trend for larger condo units. This week, we’ve picked through… 23 Aug 2023 < 1 min read 1
Why The New Prime, Plus & Standard HDB Classification Makes Sense And How It Impacts Singaporeans The big news for the National Day Rally 2023 is the new classification of HDB flats, to prime, plus, and standard. This will replace the old system of mature versus non-mature estates, which we’ve used since around 1992. More importantly… 21 Aug 2023 4 min read 5
Is The Property Market Going To Slow Down? 5 Reasons Why Only 53 New Units Moved This Weekend For home buyers, at least, the weekend following National Day may be a happy one. New launch sales for three properties, on the 12th and 13th of August 2023, were at a crawl. According to more than one realtor, at… 16 Aug 2023 2 min read 0
We Tried To Eliminate Property Agents In Singapore: Why We Failed & The Challenges New Platforms Face Here we go again: a couple of websites have sprouted up that seek to replace property agents. It’s not the first time we’ve heard the story, and in most cases, the same thing happens: the platform that tries to replace… 15 Aug 2023 9 min read 14
This Rare Condo Has Both 99-Year And 993-Year Leases: We Explore Unusual Mixed-Lease Properties In Singapore For most properties these days, it’s a clear-cut case of them being freehold or leasehold. But head back into the 1970s or 80s, and you’ll find things weren’t so neat back then. For reasons we no longer fathom (but are… 14 Aug 2023 4 min read 1
6 Old-School Quirks You Can Only Find In Old Condos In Singapore When it comes to condos from the 1980s and earlier, you can often tell their age at a glance. What consumers wanted in a home was different back then – large patios, open rooftops, and perhaps even a more brutalist… 10 Aug 2023 2 min read 0
26 Upcoming New Launch Condos To Wait For In 2023 (One Will Be The Tallest In Singapore) As we cross beyond the second half of 2023, things are looking up on the buyer’s side. More new homes are being completed, and the uptick in prices has begun to moderate somewhat. There has been a spread of new… 7 Aug 2023 9 min read 0