What’s The Best Type Of Condo To Buy A 1-Bedder? We Compare Big Vs Small Projects In the Singapore property market, there are many persistent beliefs about shoebox (one-bedder) units, which are tough to prove. However, one thing is for sure – the demand is certainly there given it still is the cheapest entry into the… 17 Oct 2024 by Ryan J 5 min read 0
Larger Condo Units But Higher PSF? The Strange 2024 Singapore Property Trend You Need to Know With the exception of some penthouses or very special premium units, the rule of thumb is “Smaller unit = higher price psf”. Condos like Piccadilly Grand, for example, had one-bedders which were priced at close to $2,200 psf at launch,… 14 Oct 2024 by Ryan J 5 min read 0
BTO-To-Resale Price Gap: Are They Always The Same? A Look At 19 Years Of Data Resale flat prices are at their highest in around eight years, and it’s painful for first-time flat buyers. In this Covid-19 environment, with high risks of construction delays, picking between BTO and resale is the proverbial “rock and a hard… 3 Sep 2021 6 min read 0
4 Key Lessons We Learned From Analysing 2,480 Transactions From The 2007/08 Property Highs Is it possible to make money from your property, even if you buy it at a peak? We last looked at this among buyers from 2013; but to corroborate it, we also looked at the 2007/8 peak. The results are… 30 Aug 2021 7 min read 0
Which Districts Have The Highest Increase/Decrease In Prices Over Covid-19 2020 and 2021 have been exceptional years for the Singapore property market, thanks (or no thanks) to Covid-19. While prices have mostly risen across the board, some districts have performed better than others. This is useful to know if you’re… 27 Aug 2021 10 min read 0
We Ranked The Bottom 10 Singapore Districts By Appreciation (2021) 2021 has been rough on first time home buyers, as well as new investors. With property prices rising across the board, you’d be hard-pressed to find discounts, or even just a bigger condo. But property is always about specifics, and… 22 Aug 2021 9 min read 0
Is This A Bad Time To Buy A Property? We Analyse 264 Transactions From The 2013 Peak To Find Out With home prices rising across the board, it seems the Singapore private property market is headed for another peak. In recent history, each major peak has been ended by cooling measures, resulting in a price decline soon after. You might… 21 Aug 2021 7 min read 0
Top 10 Singapore Districts With The Highest PSF Appreciation (2021 Edition) Property in Singapore is really an ever-changing market. If you haven’t been in touch with the property market for the past few years, you may be totally lost at all the new rules, cooling measures, and just how much prices… 12 Aug 2021 7 min read 0
A Case Study Of Foresque Residences And Flo Residence: Do “Premium” Stacks With Good Views Appreciate Better? Do “premium” stacks with good views really appreciate better? Developers are quite open about which stacks are “premium” – ask at a new launch, and the sales team will probably tell you outright. This comes with the usual host of… 9 Aug 2021 5 min read 0
Are Good Views Worth The Premium? Here’s A Short Study On 6 Different Condos Most of us know that units with a better view (which also tend to be higher-floor units) come at a premium. But this is also one of the features that’s hardest to quantify. How much would a future buyer for… 31 Jul 2021 6 min read 2
Can You ACTUALLY Lose Money With Landed Property In Singapore? We Look At Data From 26 Years Today, the purchase of a $40 million Bin Tong Park Good Class Bungalow by Grab CEO Anthony Tan hit the headlines. This follows the purchase of a $36 million Good Class Bungalow (GCB) last week. It’s clear that larger properties… 9 Jul 2021 2 min read 0
5 Unpopular, Slow-Selling New Launch Condos In 2021: What’s Going Wrong? Despite the uptick in the property market, not all condos are doing well. Sometimes it’s due to oversaturation, like in Holland V, while other times it may be issues like unpopular unit layouts. That said, not everyone looks for the… 1 Jul 2021 11 min read 2
How Many Foreigners Are Really Buying Properties In Singapore? (A Breakdown From The Last 10 Years) Back in the property heyday of 2013, foreigners were often denounced as the driving force behind inflation. But today, with Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) for foreigners at 20 per cent, foreign ownerships are at a 17-year low (as of… 27 May 2021 5 min read 2
Parc Canberra vs Provence Residence: What Happens When Two ECs Are Side-by-side? Even before the last units at Parc Canberra had been sold, Provence Residence launched (selling just over half its total units at launch day, to boot). Pure home buyers may think nothing of it; but the more investment-minded are likely… 25 May 2021 6 min read 0
Is It Worth Paying A Premium For A Pre/Post-War Flat In Tiong Bahru? We Break Down The Numbers Tiong Bahru flats have made headlines for its steep prices despite its relatively low lease remaining. A Straits Times article published in August 2020 highlighted a $1.1 million dollar 4-room flat that transacted despite having just 51 years left on… 16 May 2021 12 min read 9
Are New Launches A “Sure Win”? We Analyse 450,000 Property Transactions “Buy new launch, sure make money!” You may have heard of this statement before, whether it’s unsolicited advice from your friends, family, or from agents trying to push a new launch unit to you. And why not? This belief is… 12 May 2021 13 min read 4
Are 1 Bedroom Units A Good Investment? Analysing 3,834 Transactions From 2011 It’s probably no surprise to hear that 1 and 2 bedroom units in a new launch are always the first to sell out. You don’t even have to look too far for evidence on this either. To give you an… 26 Apr 2021 7 min read 0
Analysing Unprofitable Condos: 6 Reasons Why The Tennery Has Performed Poorly As a continuation from our piece on 13 condos with the most unprofitable transactions, here’s where I (try to) dig deeper into why each particular condo has not done well. Some may say that these reasons may only be obvious… 22 Apr 2021 8 min read 3
A Buyer’s Case Study with Stacked: Principal Garden Project Case Study: Principal Garden Client Details Single, early 30s Working in advertising Buyer’s Brief Looking for first home/investment 2 bedroom minimum in Bukit Timah/Holland/CBD Liveability was a focus Challenges They Faced Afraid of pushy agents Needed more hand holding… 29 Mar 2021 10 min read 4
Analysing The Gap Between New Condos And Household Income (All 28 Districts): Which Are Still Affordable To Singaporeans? There’s a list of “coffee shop complaints” that we hear all the time, from the rising cost of food, to whether PSLE is a terrible idea. A perennial favourite on the list is the issue of housing affordability, especially in… 26 Mar 2021 5 min read 0