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Is An Executive Condo A Better Deal Than An HDB Flat Today? Here’s What The Price Gap Tells Us

The EC scheme is the most successful and long-lived of the “sandwich housing” solutions; and has done much better than attempts like the DBSS. In 2024, with million-dollar flats becoming increasingly more common, buyers often question whether purchasing an EC…

• 20 May 2024
• 5 min read
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This Is The Reason Why HDB Upgraders Are Being Priced Out: Analysing The Price Gap Between HDBs And Condos

The price gap between flats and condos is important for several reasons – for upgraders, it shows the likelihood of being able to afford the leap into the private market. For pure homeowners, it also has relevance; given a comparison…

• 14 May 2024
• 6 min read
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What Makes A Small Boutique Condo Profitable?

Boutique condos are something of a niche buy. Often with 100 units or less (in some cases even fewer than a dozen units), these projects are known to be typically volatile: transactions tend to be few, so even a single…

• 27 Apr 2024
• 4 min read
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Are Old Freehold Condos Still Profitable In Singapore?

In theory, freehold condos should continue to appreciate well over the years. One common argument you’ll hear, for example, is that because developers won’t need to top up the lease, freehold projects have better en-bloc value and potential. But there’s…

• 24 Apr 2024
• 3 min read
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Are Cluster Landed Homes Still Profitable? Here’s How They’ve Performed Over 10 Years

Cluster homes are in that weird spot between landed housing and condos. On the one hand, they’re landed; on the other hand, you still have an MCST, and common facilities. But next to walk-up apartments, this may be one of…

• 22 Apr 2024
• 6 min read
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Why This District 9 Condo Made Each Owner $775k In Profit: Uncovering The Numbers Behind The Success

Luxury condos in Singapore are often skeptically viewed as poor financial commitments. The recent fire sales of high-end developments such as the W Residences at Sentosa or Cuscaden Reserve have only served to add to that ongoing narrative. But some…

• 20 Apr 2024
• 6 min read
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Can Old Leasehold Condos Still Be Profitable? A Case Study Of 355 Leasehold Condos

The perspective on leasehold condos has been changing in recent years. Homebuyers are a little less hung-up on freehold status; that’s thanks to the high freehold premium and the realisation that many condos go en-bloc long before it matters. But…

• 18 Apr 2024
• 3 min read
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Should You Pay More For A Good View? A Case Study Of Two Sea-Facing Condos In Singapore

Investing in a new launch condo has many quirks to think about. Every developer will have a different price strategy, and prices can differ even more when it comes to a large development with many different stacks and facings. The…

• 4 Apr 2024
• 6 min read
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New Condos With Big Price Discounts, How Have They Fared?: A Case Study On Urban Vista And Enclave Holland

A big drop in price for any condo always catches the attention of many, and the recent 20 per cent price drop at Cuscaden Reserve was no different. People love a good “bargain”, and the anchor price phenomenon is never…

• 1 Apr 2024
• 6 min read
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Why I Bought A 2-Bedder Investment Property At Leedon Green In District 10: A Buyer’s Case Study

Leedon Green is a freehold condo that was completed just this year. It’s one of the newer headline developments in the Holland V/Farrer area, and we’ve covered it extensively in our review. With three-storey maisonettes and villas, this is one…

• 20 Mar 2024
• 9 min read
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Should You Buy Lentor Mansion? A Pricing Review Comparing It With Lentoria, Lentor Modern, Lentor Hills Residences And Hillock Green

As we approach the tail end of the series of new launches in the Lentor estate, this price review of Lentor Mansion supplements what has already been addressed in Lentoria (you can read about the in-depth review here).  Lentor Mansion…

• 15 Mar 2024
• 14 min read
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Is A 2B2B Or 2B1B New Launch Condo Better For Investment? Here’s What The Latest Data Says

For buyers looking at an investment property, a 2-bedroom unit is a typical sweet spot – in terms of rentability and a more achievable quantum. But in recent years, the availability of a smaller 2-bedroom unit in the form of…

• 6 Mar 2024
• 4 min read
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Should You Buy Lentoria? A Detailed Pricing Review Against Lentor Modern, Lentor Hills Residences And Hillock Green

While we’ve always done this as part of our condo reviews, Lentoria is a particularly interesting one because there are already 3 other developments for sale before Lentoria’s launch (check out our review here). As such, potential buyers have a…

• 19 Feb 2024
• 15 min read
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Are Condos Near Hospitals A Good Investment? A Look At 66 Condos Near Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Most Singaporeans consider a hospital near their condo to be disadvantageous. As most realtors will tell you, this is something that they would prefer not to mention unless a prospective buyer asks. However, that’s for owner-occupiers – some landlords have…

• 13 Feb 2024
• 5 min read
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20 Biggest Condo Transaction Losses That Were Bought And Sold During COVID-19

Success stories abound in the Singapore property market, because those stories sell condos (a little skeptical, but it’s an unavoidable truth). A lot of these highlighted condos also paint a glamorous picture of their districts and areas; and it may…

• 7 Feb 2024
• 7 min read
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Why We Bought A $1.9xm Unit At The Continuum: A Buyer’s Case Study With Stacked

Project Case Study: The Continuum Client Details Buyer’s Brief Challenges they faced First consultation Our buyer, NN, was clear about the intended location from the start. Her family has a home in Kembangan, and she was residing in Meyer Road…

• 2 Jan 2024
• 6 min read
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Can You Buy A Condo At A Low And Sell At A Market High But Still Suffer A Loss?

There’s a general consensus that, if you buy property at the low point of the market and sell when prices rise, you’ll definitely make money. But this tends to ignore how individualistic property assets can be. Unlike, say, dollars or…

• 14 Nov 2023
• 5 min read
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20 One-Bedder Condos With The Best Rental Yields And What We’ve Learned From It

The one-bedder condo has long been the darling of the Singapore rental market. It headed the shoebox craze back in the 2010s, until URA had to regulate unit sizes. Then it became the main star of the “Sell One, Buy…

• 13 Nov 2023
• 5 min read
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