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GuocoLand Wins The Lentor Site; But Is It Worth Waiting For (At Potentially $2,000 PSF)?

The Lentor Central site, which was on the Government Land Sales (GLS) list this year, has been awarded to GuocoLand. This site is one of the highlights of the property market this year; and those looking to upgrade in a…

• 3 Aug 2021
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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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2,000 New Units For GLS Sites In 2021: We Review The 4 New Additions

Some eyebrows were raised last week, when the supply of Government Land Sales (GLS) sites was hiked. In the first half of the year, the government had been quite conservative with supply, on the back of Covid-19. Yet for 2H…

• 14 Jun 2021
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4 Government Land Sales Sites Worth Paying Attention To In 2021

Tampines and Tanjong Katong rank high on the list of desirable residential areas; so we’re not surprised these two recent Government Land Sales (GLS) sites are drawing investors. This is on the back of two other GLS sites the week…

• 1 Jun 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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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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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
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URA Changes Development Charges: What Does It Mean To Property Buyers?

For most home buyers, Development Charges (DC) are not something we’d consider important. This is something the property developers pay for, right? But long-time investors and market watchers know better – not only are developer costs ultimately passed down in…

• 1 Mar 2021
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CCR Condos Are Showing Signs Of An Improvement; Here’s Why

Following the results of Q4 2020, Core Central Region (CCR) condo sales and prices have been raising eyebrows. Prices appear to be up, despite expectations to the contrary: the rental market is still soft, and overall CCR condo prices had…

• 29 Jan 2021
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How Does Normanton Park’s Former “No-sale License” Matter To Buyers?

Normanton Park is shaping up to be one of the hot launches of 2021. It’s close to the One-North tech hub, an area where housing options have been few to date; and we won’t be too surprised if investors and…

• 16 Jan 2021
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The Singapore Property Market 2020: Key Highlights And Trends

There’s a saying that there are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen. That feels about right for the roller-coaster year of 2020, which was unprecedented for the Singapore property market: from a never-before Circuit Breaker…

• 31 Dec 2020
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What’s Driving The Aggressive Bids For The Tanah Merah And Yishun GLS Sites?

Given the current Covid-19 crisis, you’d think developers would want to play it safe. After all, who would dare to make aggressive bids for Government Land Sales (GLS) sites, when we don’t know how the market will look a year…

• 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 and the Singapore Property Market Outlook: What The Experts Say

Just like predicting a stock market bottom, any attempt to pinpoint an end to the current Covid-19 catastrophe might come across as…futile at best.  That said, it never hurts to have an idea of the possibilities that might await us. …

• 21 Apr 2020
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Future Of Real Estate: What We Hope To See In 2020 In Singapore

2020 is here, as crazy as that sounds. The year 2020 sounds and looks like a year from some dystopian film, yet here we are.  Over the years the real estate scene in Singapore has evolved so much, no thanks…

• 5 Jan 2020
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Year-end Review: Top 10 Most Shared Stacked Homes Posts in 2019

As part of our year-end review at Stacked Homes (the first being our top 10 transactions post), we have decided to look back on the year to review the work we’ve done. 2019 has been an incredible year for Stacked…

• 1 Jan 2020
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What next for Singapore housing market after July 6 cooling measures?

Residential property investment sales have collapsed in Singapore after another series of housing curbs halted ‘en-bloc’ redevelopment deals. The last round of cooling measures for the Singapore housing market took place just more than 3 months ago on July 6 and…

• 24 Oct 2018
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Oversupply of housing in Singapore – Should you be worried?

As early as last year in December 2017, there were warnings of a possible oversupply of housing in Singapore from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). These concerns stemmed from the hot en bloc streak in 2018 (which currently still shows…

• 13 Apr 2018
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