We Make $27k Per Month And Own An HDB And Condo: Should We Sell The HDB To Buy Another Resale? Dear Stacked homes, Thanks for all the valuable information you have provided. I would like to ask for your advice on our situation. We are a mid-40 couple with 3 young children. We have a combined income of approx 27k… 20 Sep 2024 by Stacked 9 min read 0
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 Huge HDB Units Above 1,700 Sqft For Multi-Gen Living Despite their age, many of these huge resale HDB flats are still commanding a premium, plainly because of their mature location (which conveniently comes with more amenities) and their rare size (especially when compared with the BTO scene). And so… 16 Mar 2023 8 min read 0
5 Crazy Intriguing Homes In Singapore And Where To Find Them As small as Singapore is as a country (you can apparently walk from one end to the other in 14 hours), you might still be surprised at some of the very unique homes that you can find in our little… 14 Mar 2023 5 min read 0
Touring Pasir Panjang Gardens: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes From $2 Million+ Note: the $2 million sales were in 2022 and 2021. Earlier when I did the tour of Elliot Road, a reader left a comment asking for more tours of smaller landed estates so when I passed Jalan Mas Kuning, also… 12 Mar 2023 10 min read 0
I Had To Evict A Troublesome Tenant: Here’s Why It’s So Important To Screen Your Tenants If you’re an experienced landlord, you’d know that sometimes it isn’t always about the highest rent that you can get, but getting a suitable tenant that’s fuss-free. After all, what’s the point of having more money, but more headaches and… 11 Mar 2023 5 min read 0
We Make $400k Per Year And Live In A HDB. Should We Upgrade To A Landed Now Or Buy 2 Condos And Upgrade Later? Dear Stacked Homes My wife and I are avid readers of your site. We appreciate your candour and good advice (and writing!). We’re in a bit of a predicament and would appreciate some advice. Background: we are in our early… 10 Mar 2023 11 min read 0
5 Affordable 3 Bedroom Condos Under $1.2 Million For Family Living The combination of high interest rates and the recent increase in BSD has resulted in some homeowners being more price conscious in today’s economic climate. And so continuing our search for liveable homes on a budget, we have found five… 9 Mar 2023 8 min read 0
Touring Greenwood/Hillcrest Landed Estate: Freehold Landed Living Near Good Restaurants Quite a while back, a reader asked for a tour of the Hillcrest area so today we’re headed to the Hillcrest and Greenwood estate for a look. It is part of a well-connected landed enclave between Dunearn Road, Eng Neo… 5 Mar 2023 12 min read 0
We Make $10k Per Month And Are In Our 50s. Should We Sell Our 4-Room HDB To Upgrade To A Condo Or EC? Hello, Thank you for all the insightful articles. We are in a dilemma with some property decision and hope you can advise us. We live in a 4-room resale HDB which we bought for $388k. Husband is 51 years old and… 3 Mar 2023 10 min read 0
5 HDB Units With The Best City, Sea, And Waterway Views In the HDB scene where most of our residential blocks look (somewhat) synonymous, there’s frankly not much to differentiate one unit from another other than the obvious location, unit layout, and neighbourhood amenities. One wild card, however, is the unique… 2 Mar 2023 7 min read 0
I Bought My Parent’s Condo (For A Higher Price): Here’s What I’ve Learnt Buying a property from your own parents should be less stressful; but as one reader shares with us, it’s also a very unsettling experience. This sort of transaction goes outside the usual financial boundaries: it makes you also query things… 27 Feb 2023 5 min read 0
Touring Century Woods And Woodgrove Estate: Landed Houses From $2.2 Million In An “American” Suburb A while back, a reader asked for a tour of Century Woods, which is an enclave of ninety-nine 99-year leasehold properties located at Woodgrove View, Marsiling (97 terraces and 2 detached homes, to be exact) that was built in 2002…. 26 Feb 2023 9 min read 0
We Have $750k Cash: Should We Buy An HDB In Cash To Avoid The High Interest Or Buy A $2m Condo With A Loan? Dear Stackedhomes Team, Thank you for the valuable insights and articles in recent years, I have enjoyed them over the past 5 years. I am at a crossroad selecting my first property purchase – a Resale HDB or a Private Property…. 24 Feb 2023 12 min read 2
My Tenant Passed Away At My Rented Property: My First (And Hopefully Last) Experience As A Landlord Of all the things that can go wrong during a tenancy, the least expected is death. Most landlords have never had to deal with this, but it’s good to keep in mind that – touch wood – it may happen…. 23 Feb 2023 4 min read 0
5 Million-Dollar HDB Flats That Are Nicely Renovated & Move-In Ready While I’m sure we all have differing thoughts on public housing affordability in Singapore, the fact that million-dollar HDB flats are increasing in frequency is causing quite a stir (see the recent parliament debate). And it’s not just limited to… 23 Feb 2023 8 min read 1
2B2B Vs 2B1B New Launch Condo Units: Which Is A Better Investment? When it comes to a 2-bedder condo layout for investment, there is one vital question: one bathroom or two? Conventional “property wisdom” holds that two bathrooms are always the preferable choice; and like a high ceiling or sea view, it’s… 22 Feb 2023 5 min read 2
How We Got “Lucky” With Our Dakota Crest BTO: Why We Chose A 3-Room Over A 4-Room The Dakota Crest BTO launch was one of the most desired sites to date. Who would want a place that’s around five minutes walk from an MRT station, and on the city fringe to boot? As you can imagine, it… 21 Feb 2023 6 min read 0
Touring Jervois Ville: Freehold Landed Living In A GCB Neighbourhood (More Affordable Than You Think) Today, we’re at the Jervois neighbourhood, which is my favourite out of all I’ve toured so far. The first time I realised there were more “affordable” terrace houses in the area was when I visited a work colleague (She actually… 19 Feb 2023 11 min read 1
We’ve Saved About $1m In Cash + CPF And Own 2 Condos: Should We Sell Both Or Rent For Now? Good Day Team, We have always read your content with interest which are helpful for the common folks. As such we will like to share our situation and appreciate your advice on what is the next best option. We are… 17 Feb 2023 10 min read 0