Opinion

Units Of The Week Issue #52

One year. It’s been a whole year of posting Units Of The Week – how time flies. We actually started this just as the pandemic was really starting to get serious, but I think even at that point no one…

• 3 Mar 2021
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5 New Launch RCR Condos With Units Below $1.5 Million (2021)

Covid-19 or not, the Singapore private property market has been on a roll. And with the eye-popping prices of new prime region condos, most of us will have to settle for the next best alternative: city fringe or Rest of…

• 28 Feb 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #51

Given that shophouses seem to be all the rage at the moment, we figured this would be timely to showcase some more of the more notable shophouse listings that we’ve come across this week. It’s hard to really pick a…

• 24 Feb 2021
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How Bad Is The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale Condos? An Analysis Of 13 OCR Districts (Part 2)

Last week we looked at the price gap between new and resale condos in various districts (Click here for Part 1). This week we’re continuing on from that, as well as examining why the gap between absolute prices (the quantum)…

• 23 Feb 2021
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How Bad Is The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale Condos? An Analysis of 13 OCR Districts (Part 1)

“Price gap between new and resale units in this region (OCR) stands at 47%, widest in 25 years” With such a statistic, there’s only going to be two trains of thoughts here. One, new launches are overpriced. Or two, resale…

• 19 Feb 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #50

This week we are looking at one of the more rare unit types in Singapore – the dual key unit. We are definitely no strangers to it here at Stacked, having compiled the ultimate list of 93 dual key units…

• 17 Feb 2021
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An In-depth Update Of 88 New Launch Condos: Have Prices Risen Or Fallen?

“You’ll make instant profit”, the sales team will tell you, “if you buy at a discount now, and then the prices rise in a few months”. It’s a familiar sales pitch in many show flats; and to Singapore’s property investors…

• 13 Feb 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #49

This week is a pretty special one, as we’ve been recently seeing an uptick of people looking at old resale developments – primarily because of the much bigger living spaces that you would get. So we’ve decided to look at…

• 10 Feb 2021
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From An EC To A 999-Year Landed Home: How I Helped My Clients Achieve Their Dream Home

This couple approached me to sell their 3-bedder EC last year in 2020. Their EC was the Tampines Trilliant which hit the 5-year MOP last year. As a family of 4 – they were looking forward to move up to…

• 8 Feb 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #48

For those keeping tabs on the new launch market, you might have already heard about the pretty stellar results of The Reef at King’s Dock, as it sold over 90% of the 300 units launched over the weekend. Since then…

• 3 Feb 2021
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14 “Special” Spaces That Make A Place Home: What Makes A Home For You?

Recently, as I was looking out from my balcony, I realised many parcels of land in my neighbourhood that used to be empty are now all filled – either by construction sites or new BTOs.  Perhaps I was in a…

• 2 Feb 2021
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5 New Retirement Realities For The Millennial Singaporean

In an era of low interest rates, the traditional strategy of saving and stashing away your monies in higher-interest rate accounts is dead in the water. With various banks slashing their interest rates multiple times in 2020 – there is…

• 30 Jan 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #47

In this week’s edition of Units Of The Week, we will be featuring some of the more noteworthy units from District 23 – home to places like Dairy Farm, Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang. While we can’t say that…

• 27 Jan 2021
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Should You Invest In A 60-Year Leasehold Residential Property? A Case Study On The Hillford

Since publishing 2 articles recently on cash-flow positive properties that you can invest in in the OCR and the CCR, we’ve had a couple of readers asking: Is it worth investing in an old leasehold property to achieve positive rental…

• 21 Jan 2021
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Here’s What I Learnt After Spending 2 Weeks To Earn A $300 Commission.

I know that real estate agents sometimes get a bad rep. People think we are pushy, too salesy and love to proclaim that “everything is a good buy!” pitch. And I don’t blame them. This happens partly because our incomes…

• 21 Jan 2021
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5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Outside Central Region (OCR)

In this next part of our series on cash-flow properties, we look at the fringe region condos of Singapore. Investors often have a binary view of these properties – we find many who swear by OCR properties and won’t consider…

• 20 Jan 2021
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Units Of The Week Issue #46

Not sure about you, but we’ve always had a thing for conservation houses here at Stacked. Perhaps its the rarity of it, but its always extra special when you actually take a look inside and see how well designed it…

• 20 Jan 2021
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5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Core Central Region (CCR)

In these Covid-19 days, buying a prime region property attracts a lot of finger-wagging and warnings. We’re entering a weak rental market, you’ll be told, and such expensive (in terms of quantum) properties could well become liabilities.  As always –…

• 18 Jan 2021
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