Should You Buy An Old Tiong Bahru HDB In 2024? Here’s A Breakdown Of The Performance Tiong Bahru is unusual as far as HDB enclaves go. Some of the flats here are among the oldest in Singapore, and predate the HDB era; the housing board’s predecessor, SIT, is known for having built larger and less standardised… 19 Sep 2024 by Ryan J 4 min read 0
5 Cheapest 5-Room HDB Flats That Are Spacious From $595k This week, we look at five spacious HDB flats sized above 1,100 square feet at an affordable price point. These flats are either within walking distance to the nearest MRT Station or have convenient access to several dining or grocery… 19 Sep 2024 by Stacked 7 min read 0
We Make $14k Per Month And Have $350k Cash. Should We Buy Another Resale HDB Or Wait To Purchase A 2-Bedder Condo? Help! We need advise! My husband and I bought our resale in April 2021. Some things to note here would be. To avoid absd and our eventual goal of 1 hdb + 1 private (of at least 2 bedder). We… 5 Jan 2024 7 min read 0
I Bought My First Home In My Mid-40s, Here’s What I Went Through We’ve all had different circumstances in life, and some of us begin our home ownership journey a bit later than 35. This week we spoke to KS, who “married later” and only bought his first home in his mid-40s. He… 4 Jan 2024 5 min read 0
5 Cheapest & Biggest 5-Room HDB Flats Above 1,350 Sqft From $550k Supply of HDB flats has been at an all-time high in 2023, with more than 23,000 BTO flats launched across eight estates just in the past year. Even so, these new homes are known to offer more compact apartments that… 4 Jan 2024 8 min read 0
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 11
I’m Single And Own A 1 Bedder Investment Condo In River Valley: Is It Better To Sell To Bigger Property Further Away Or A Resale HDB? Hi, It is me again. You have kindly given me valuable insights in 2021 and now being in a dilemma again, I decided to write to you. I have been following private residential property news (including stacked homes) and I… 29 Dec 2023 10 min read 0
5 Cheapest 4-Room HDB Flats Above 1,100 Sqft From $488k Continuing our hunt for spacious and affordable homes in Singapore, we turn to take a look at 4-room HDB flats this week. These apartments are all sized above 1,100 square feet and are priced from $488K, which might be more… 28 Dec 2023 9 min read 0
20 Rare Condos That Don’t Sell Many Units Per Year (Which May Not Necessarily Be A Good Thing) Here’s one of the indicators of a project that is also one of the least helpful to buyers – the number of transactions relative to the number of units. That’s because few transactions can go both ways, either living there… 26 Dec 2023 5 min read 1
Touring Clementi Crescent: A Small Private Freehold Landed Estate You Probably Don’t Know About Today, we’re going to tour Clementi Crescent, a very private estate in D21, opposite Sunset Way. Now some of you may be scoffing at the fact that I called a landed enclave in D21 “the most exclusive landed estate.” However,… 26 Dec 2023 9 min read 2
We Make $19k Per Month. Should We Decouple Our EC To Buy 2 Properties For Investment? Hi It was an interesting article on decoupling. But I’m still a little confused on the math. Don’t mind me asking. Potentially we are also looking at decoupling our present EC ( over MOP) value 1.4 mil about My wife… 22 Dec 2023 7 min read 3
7 Surprising Hidden Residential Plots On The Master Plan You May Not Know About Even in a country as strict as Singapore, it’s hard to rigidly apply urban planning. Somehow or other, buildings still end up in the wrong zones; perhaps due to timing issues (the zoning rules changed while they were still there),… 21 Dec 2023 6 min read 1
5 Cheapest 4-Bedroom Condos Under $1.6M That Have Recently Been Built In Singapore’s real estate market, the descriptions ‘spacious homes’ and ‘affordability’ don’t typically mix well together. Space is often seen as a luxury, though this does not diminish the need for rooms and space, especially when big families are on… 21 Dec 2023 8 min read 0
13 Oldest Apartments In Singapore (From 1966): Do They Still Appreciate? Do old condos in Singapore still appreciate in value? A while ago, we looked at the typical age of developments before they go en-bloc; and we concluded that it’s rare for private non-landed projects to last beyond their 40s. But… 20 Dec 2023 6 min read 1
How A Singaporean Property Investor Converted An Old 3 Bedder Condo Into A 4 Bedder Dual Key Unit Converting a regular condo layout to a dual-key one isn’t very common as it’s a rather niche preference. These are condo units which are subdivided into two separate living spaces – that way landlords can live with residents while preserving… 19 Dec 2023 5 min read 10
27 HDB Flats With The Best Views In Singapore: Here’s Where To Find Them What’s the most pleasant part of your HDB flat to gaze at? That’s right, the number of zeros in its resale value. But besides that, you can also consider the windows. While some HDB flats give you an unblocked view… 18 Dec 2023 7 min read 0
Touring Springwood & Jalan Mat Jambol: Freehold Houses In Pasir Panjang Near The MRT And The Greater Southern Waterfront Today, we’re off to Jalan Mat Jambol and the Springwood estate to take a look at the landed houses in the area. These houses are quite close to the Chwee Chian estate, which I visited a while back, but they… 17 Dec 2023 9 min read 4
We Make $15k Per Month And Have $350k Cash: Should We Buy A Resale HDB Or Condo (And Are Freehold Condos Better?) Hi team at stackedhomes, Help! We need advise! My husband and I just got married early this year and are looking to buy either a HDB or condo. Some things to note here would be. With the rising interest rate,… 15 Dec 2023 10 min read 4
5 Cheapest Condo Units With A Private Pool (Under $1.95m) If you’re big on lifestyle facilities, having a private pool in the comfort of your home would be a big allure to have. It makes the apartment feel more unique and offers homeowners the opportunity to enjoy a private and… 14 Dec 2023 9 min read 0
Touring Tamarind Road: Affordable Freehold Houses In A Spacious, Quiet Landed Estate (From $3.5 Million) Quite a while ago (sorry for the delay), a reader requested a review of Tamarind Road. It’s pretty far out, so it took me a while to get there, but we’re finally there today! Let me show you exactly what… 10 Dec 2023 8 min read 1