Opinion

Is Buying A $1 Million HDB A Mistake Or Should We Stick To A Less Convenient But Cheaper $600k HDB?

Hi there, I hope this email finds you well. The main reason I’m writing to you is to seek advice on a few pointers: My partner and I just decided to start sourcing for HDB resale flat given the fact…

• 12 Jan 2024
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5 Cheapest 5-Room HDB Flats In Central Singapore From $668k

2024 is set to introduce several key changes to Singapore’s real estate market.  Apart from the announcement of three upcoming BTO launches this year, HDB is set to introduce a new category of Plus flats in the public housing system…

• 11 Jan 2024
• 10 min read
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A Landed Home For $505k? Here’s Where To Find The Cheapest Properties That Were Sold In 2023

2023 was not exactly a year for affordable properties, nor was the year before it; but even amid the post-Covid property boom, some buyers have managed to find good deals. As we move into 2024, those seeking budget-friendly homes may…

• 10 Jan 2024
• 7 min read
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10 Unique Condos Where Most Of The Original Owners Have Not Sold Since Day 1

Most condos will see at least a few units being resold every year; but there are some that buck this trend. A rare few projects have gone for years, or even decades, with few to no resales; and this is…

• 8 Jan 2024
• 5 min read
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Touring Woodlands Park: Cheaper Freehold Landed Living From $900 Psf With Unblocked Greenery Views

A while back, I wrote about a windy landed estate and a reader suggested that I should check out Jalan Bumbong, as he felt that it was quite similar. It took me a while to get there, as Jalan Bumbong…

• 7 Jan 2024
• 9 min read
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17 Cheapest Freehold One-Bedroom Condo Units That’s Not In Geylang/Balestier (From $600k)

Geylang has long been the hub of the cheap one-bedder condo; but not everyone is too happy with the ones near the vice area. And as we’ve heard from buyers and realtors, Balestier may be affordable, but many of the…

• 6 Jan 2024
• 6 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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