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
My Journey As A Single Homebuyer In Singapore At 35: How I Bought Selegie House For singles to buy a home in Singapore, it is frankly a bit of an arduous process. As a quick summary, you aren’t able to buy a BTO flat unless it’s a 2-bedder, and in a non-mature location. Even if… 8 Jun 2022 9 min read 0
Selling Your Home During Hungry Ghost Festival: Is It Any Less Profitable? A Look At 26 Years Of Data You may have heard of the excuse used by agents to account for a slow-moving month in August: “Oh yes, it was the Hungry Ghost Festival, that’s why” For those who are unaware, the “Ghost Festival” (“GF”) falls on the… 8 Jun 2022 7 min read 0
Touring Island Country Villas: Spacious Landed Living Next To A Lush Forest (And Monkeys) For About $2.6 Million Island Country Villas is a landed estate at Old Upper Thomson Road and Casuarina Walk which comprises 58-60 99-year leasehold semi-detached houses, and was developed by UOL Group in 1999 (with leases starting from August 1995). Usually, I’d choose bigger… 5 Jun 2022 10 min read 0
Analysing Unprofitable Condos: 6 Reasons Why The Lanai Has Performed Poorly (District 23) With the last unprofitable condo analysis being done in the East (Urban Vista, for those wondering), this time I’ve decided to look to the West for another on our list of 13 unprofitable condos. I know it has taken some… 3 Jun 2022 10 min read 7
We Are A Family Of 3 Looking To Upgrade. Which Of These 5 Condos Are Best If Primary School Is Priority? Hello, Firstly, thanks for all the articles, enjoy reading them. We are a family of 3, with a 2 year old and would like to upgrade to a condo (big 2 bedder unit or a regular 3 bedder), and having… 3 Jun 2022 13 min read 0
5 Freehold Walk-Up Apartments Close To An MRT Station While shophouses are always going to be a popular aspirational type of property in Singapore due to their uniqueness, they also can generally be priced too high out of reach for most people. An alternative to look at can be… 2 Jun 2022 6 min read 0
7 Condos That May Benefit From The Upcoming Tavistock & Serangoon North MRT Stations Two MRT stations on the upcoming Cross Island Line (CRL) will start operations in Q2 this year (both contracts worth a combined $861 million). The Tavistock and Serangoon North MRT stations will solve longstanding accessibility issues, and property buyers are… 31 May 2022 6 min read 3
NFTs, Guilds & Coins: We Spoke To A Crypto Enthusiast About His Thoughts On The Metaverse As someone who has invested $19k of her own money into the metaverse, I am naturally bullish about the space – even if recent events in the crypto space have been anything but convincing! I don’t confess to being an… 30 May 2022 8 min read 0
Touring Villa Verde: Affordable Terrace Houses For About $2 Million In Choa Chu Kang I’d been meaning to check out Villa Verde for some time because well, for a landed house in Singapore, it’s “cheap” (or shall we say less expensive?) Coincidentally, someone left a comment on my article about the houses at Loyang… 29 May 2022 10 min read 10
5 DBSS Projects With The Most Affordable 5-Room Flats (Under $700,000) Ever since the last record-breaking $1.4 million resale HDB sale in Henderson, the conversation on whether HDB prices are getting out of hand has been all homebuyers can talk about. For some, it’s hard to accept that HDB prices can… 28 May 2022 10 min read 0
Is A 3/4 Bedroom Unit At Skies Miltonia The Best Option For A Family At Yishun? Hi, Stacked! I am interested in considering a 3 or 4 bedder unit at Skies Miltonia at Miltonia Close. I noticed recently that prices had gone up for this project since late last year and there are many families who… 27 May 2022 9 min read 1
5 Beautifully-Designed Unique Shophouse Units That Are Freehold With shophouse sales in 2021 reaching a record $1.9 billion in Singapore, it’s clear just how much demand there is for this very niche type of property in Singapore. Shophouse living is definitely not for everyone though. Aside from the… 26 May 2022 6 min read 0
6 Interesting Freehold Apartments Under $1,400 PSF You Might Be Able To Buy Singaporeans have always had a long-drawn obsession with freehold properties. So much so that for some people, there can be no reasoning with them on the freehold vs leasehold debate – even if the argument is backed with reasonable numbers!… 25 May 2022 7 min read 2
Are HDB Flats Really As Unaffordable As Everyone Claims? We Look At 468,600 Transactions To Find Out. With the fresh new record of a $1.4 million HDB flat being sold at Henderson, it has yet again sparked conversations about whether HDB prices are getting increasingly unaffordable. Which brings to mind a statement from the Ministry of National… 23 May 2022 12 min read 0
Touring Haus@Serangoon Gardens: Bustling Landed Living Near A Plethora Of Amenities For About $3 Million Serangoon Gardens is one of the most popular landed enclaves in Singapore. So when I learned about Haus@Serangoon Gardens, a 99-year leasehold, 97-unit residential enclave on a 28,402 sqm plot of land, where you can get a new landed house… 22 May 2022 9 min read 10
Record Breaking $1.4 Million HDB Costs Too Much? The Alternatives May Not Be Any Better If you haven’t heard by now, a 5-room HDB flat at Henderson just broke the record for the most expensive HDB ever transacted – at a stunning price of $1.4 million. The unit is located in City Vue @ Henderson,… 21 May 2022 8 min read 8
Will One Pearl Bank, Kopar, Amber Park, Or The Avenir Be A Better Choice For A 3/4 Bedroom Unit For A Family? Hi there, Thanks for your message. Info especially condo reviews on your website are very informative and useful. This helps in selection and decision-making. Currently, I’m exploring 4BR in Kopar, One Pearl Bank, and Amber Park, and 3BR in The… 20 May 2022 14 min read 0
5 Jumbo-Sized HDB Units Above 1,700 Sqft With the very recent news that a Henderson HDB flat has been sold for a new record of $1.4 million, it only seems like the ceiling for what people are willing to pay for HDB flats in Singapore will be… 19 May 2022 6 min read 0