We Own A 3-Bedder At Treasure At Tampines: Should We Sell To Buy 2 Properties Or A Bigger Unit? Hi, We are a married couple earning 100k each. We own a business earning 100k annually. Husband and wife around mid-thirties. We just bought a 3B3B condo at Treasure at Tampines with 99-1 in in 2024. Wife 99. Investment about… 6 Sep 2024 by Stacked 11 min read 0
5 Unique Freehold Condo Units With Private Pools (From $1.4m) For those who value privacy and exclusivity, the allure of a private pool within a freehold condo is undeniable. Even for those with a tighter budget, finding such units is possible – you just have to adjust your expectations here… 5 Sep 2024 by Stacked 9 min read 0
How The Endowment Effect Is Hurting Your Property Decision Making – Case Study Of A Rental Investor Despite property being such a big ticket item (especially in Singapore), it is frankly quite astounding when you hear the reasons why some people made the purchase they did. “Oh, I bought this because my friend said it will have good rental… 29 Nov 2019 6 min read 7
Property Returns: Here Is The Right Way To Calculate It I’m sure many of you have a friend or two that have casually remarked to you: “Oh, I bought my condo for $1.5 million and sold it 5 years later at $1.8 million for a $300k return man!” …Or at… 23 Nov 2019 4 min read 3
The Essential Guide to Integrated Developments: An In-Depth Analysis of 14 Exclusive Projects If you have read our latest review on Sengkang Grand Residences, you might have realised the lure of integrated developments. 22 Nov 2019 20 min read 1
Singapore’s Top 10 Condo Developers Ranked According To Their Appreciation Statistics – An Insider’s Peek! Many of us are drawn in by the news of up and coming condo stunners everywhere we go. Massive units. Large green spaces. One-of-a-kind facilities. Take the RoyalGreen. Bird’s nest tennis court, roof-top jogging track… it’s easy to see why… 6 Nov 2019 10 min read 1
10 Luxury Condo Maintenance Fees That Will Shock You Most condo facilities in Singapore are of the cookie-cutter variety, with the usual suspects being the swimming pool, gym, tennis court, and barbeque pits (with condo maintenance fees of $200 to $400 on average). But have you ever thought about how… 2 Nov 2019 5 min read 6
Singapore Noise Levels: 10 Noisiest Neighbourhoods That Might Make You Consider Noise-Cancelling Headphones If you are at home right now, what are the chances that some foreign sound is making its way into your ears? Could you be listening to the sound of the next MRT train swooshing into the platform at this… 22 Oct 2019 3 min read 3
Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Judge A Property Purely On It’s “HIGH” PSF In May 2018 last year, a research report by DBS forecasts new private homes to cost between $2,300 to $2,900 per square foot (PSF) on average by 2030. Shocked? Well, judging by the number of shares on that post (5766… 11 Oct 2019 4 min read 0
Top 10 Condo Appreciation Developments In The Past 5 Years With the highest capital gain on our condo appreciation list at 76.1% in the past 5 years, it’s no surprise that many Singaporeans believe that owning a property is the key to success, or to achieve wealth. After all, on… 25 Sep 2019 4 min read 2
A Tale of Two Properties: How My Leasehold Property is worth $300k More Than a Friend Who Bought a Freehold Property Back in early 2013, I was engaged in a discussion with a friend about freehold property and leasehold property as an investment as we were both looking for an investment property. It started off quite innocently but very quickly led… 28 Aug 2019 5 min read 3
10 Stunning Condo Pools in Singapore That Will Rival Any Luxury Hotel There is just something about a crystal clear body of water that seemingly reaches out to infinity that is so appealing. Whether it is the tantalising blue or the allure of a cool dip, stunning infinity swimming pools are no… 27 Aug 2019 5 min read 0
Super Penthouse: Luxury Bungalows in the Sky You might have heard the term super penthouse being bandied about a lot in the past couple of weeks. Which is of no surprise given the extraordinary news of the most expensive condo purchase in Singapore thus far by James Dyson. In luxury… 30 Jul 2019 3 min read 0
10 Most Expensive Condos in Singapore in 2019 I’m sure most of you would have heard the news by now. If you haven’t already yet (where have you been?), British billionaire James Dyson recently purchased Singapore’s most expensive penthouse for an insane S$73.8 million (which is discounted from the… 23 Jul 2019 5 min read 4
10 Cheapest Condos in Singapore in 2019 Time really flies. It has been a year since we posted our 10 cheapest condos in Singapore article and we thought that this would be a good time to revisit and see what has changed in 2019. This year has… 12 Jul 2019 5 min read 1
First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal condo list This post is part of a series that covers our experiences on buying our first resale condo in Singapore: First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal home buying experience First time home buyer in Singapore: Why we chose to… 1 Jul 2019 3 min read 0
First time home buyer in Singapore: Condo viewing checklist This post is part of a series that covers our experiences on buying our first resale condo in Singapore: First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal home buying experience First time home buyer in Singapore: Why we chose to… 14 Jun 2019 2 min read 0
First time home buyer in Singapore: Our first viewing at Regency Suites This post is part of a series that covers our experiences on buying our first resale condo in Singapore: First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal home buying experience First time home buyer in Singapore: Why we chose to… 30 May 2019 6 min read 0
Condo With Basketball Court: 52 condos to choose from! Basketball might not have as big a following in Singapore as football, but it is nevertheless one of the top 10 most widely played sports in schools. If you are a big fan of basketball you might be intrigued to… 27 May 2019 2 min read 3
First time home buyer in Singapore: Why we chose to look for a central resale condo This post is part of a series that covers our experiences on buying our first resale condo in Singapore: First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal home buying experience As the first post was an introduction into our home… 7 May 2019 4 min read 0