Opinion

5 Seaview Condo Properties You Can Own For Under $1.5 Million (Q2 2022)

Multiple viewings later, none of the condos you’ve seen excite you. There’s just something…drab about them. It’s a common phenomenon, and we know a possible cure: try viewing a condo with a sea view instead. This is one of the…

• 17 Dec 2020
• 10 min read
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Are New Launch Bigger Bedroom Units Getting More Expensive?

I’m sure most of you would know the drill by now when it comes to general new launch pricing.  Small units equals higher PSF, big units equals lower PSF.  In the past few years where there has been added emphasis…

• 16 Dec 2020
• 3 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #41

This week in Units Of The Week, we take a circle back to District 10. It’s been a while since we’ve covered it for UOTW, but since we’ve had quite a few enquiries for the area (shameless plug: maybe it’s…

• 16 Dec 2020
• 5 min read
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How Do We Keep Prime HDB Flats Fair? We Review Your Responses

Last week we asked you how we could keep prime area HDB flats fair, and we got a good number of answers. It’s also timely, as a little more information regarding new flat policies have come up: as of 12th…

• 14 Dec 2020
• 5 min read
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5 Fringe Region (OCR) Condos You Can Own For Under $1 Million

It wasn’t all too long ago that some of these OCR condos would have been described as “far-flung”. But for some, with the ever-reaching networks of the MRT or the “positive” effects from Covid-19 (the ability to work from home,…

• 10 Dec 2020
• 8 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #40

District 12 has always been a bit of an oddball because of the way that the highway (PIE) clearly segregates between Balestier, Potong Pasir, Toa Payoh, and Boon Keng. So those not familiar with the area are usually surprised to…

• 9 Dec 2020
• 5 min read
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A Buyer’s Case Study With Stacked: Fourth Avenue Residences

Project Case Study: Fourth Avenue Residences Client Details Couple in their early 30s One was working as a consultant and the other in a tech firm Buyer’s Brief Looking for their first home Used to the Bukit Timah/Holland area Medium…

• 7 Dec 2020
• 11 min read
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27 New Launch Condos in 2020: Here’s How They’ve Performed

It’s possible that more happened to the real estate market in 2020 than in the whole of the past two to three years combined. An unprecedented circuit breaker period, construction and manpower issues, Singapore’s worst recession in 50 years…and yet,…

• 5 Dec 2020
• 6 min read
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5 City Fringe (RCR) Condos For Under $1.2 Million Near An MRT

Singapore may be decentralising, but your office is in the CBD or in town right now. And after years of getting up at 6am just to make it to morning meetings, you’re probably hoping your first condo can bring you…

• 4 Dec 2020
• 8 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #39

Seeing how we’ve written about Sentosa properties recently, it seemed like such an obvious choice to hone on in this weeks Units Of The Week. Talk about living in Sentosa all the way back in 2006/2007 and you may just…

• 2 Dec 2020
• 5 min read
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Are The Ang Mo Kio And Tengah Residential GLS Sites Worth Waiting For?

Perhaps you’ve seen all of 2020’s launches and nothing appeals to you; or perhaps your timeline for getting that condo is a few years down the road. In any case, don’t just look for the named, upcoming developments. Sometimes, it…

• 30 Nov 2020
• 5 min read
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Can “Ulu” Condos Match The Performance Of The Overall Condo Market?

There are two schools of thought regarding condos in “ulu” or less accessible locations. The first are the buyers who shun them as bad decisions – to them, the inaccessibility means limited potential for appreciation. Then there’s a second group…

• 28 Nov 2020
• 8 min read
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Can You Afford A Sentosa Property Now That It’s “Cheap”?

Let’s start with some numbers that we’ve gathered on Sentosa. Number of Profitable/Unprofitable Transactions Condominium Detached House Terrace House Grand Total Breakeven 1 1 – 2 Gains 518 69 33 620 Loss 166 15 7 188 Average Gains and Losses…

• 27 Nov 2020
• 8 min read
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Sign of the Times: Comparing An Old Resale HDB To A New BTO

Having stayed in an (old) resale flat for almost my entire life, I have grown accustomed to having sufficient space in my home.  However, as I’m at the stage where getting my own place is becoming a distinct possibility, I…

• 26 Nov 2020
• 7 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #38

In this week’s Units Of The Week issue, it’s time for a district that has possibly fallen out of the limelight – especially with the current Covid-19 and WFH situation. If that isn’t already a big enough hint, it’s actually…

• 24 Nov 2020
• 5 min read
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6 Fastest-Selling New Launch Condos: How Are They Doing Now?

New launches are a bit like the Premier League matches of the property market. Behind the scenes, there’s always an undercurrent of nerves as developers – and their marketing teams – see whether their multi-million-dollar ventures are going to pan…

• 20 Nov 2020
• 13 min read
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6 Developer Pricing Strategies For New Launch Condos

One of the great mysteries in Singapore’s private property market is developer pricing for new launches. We’ve encountered few events that are more laden with myth, rumours, and outright falsehoods. In most cases, the only part that most people get…

• 18 Nov 2020
• 9 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #37

District 23 may not be the first place on your mind if you are on the look out for a home. It isn’t best placed if you work in the CBD (although the Downtown Line has helped leaps and bounds),…

• 17 Nov 2020
• 5 min read
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