Opinion

5 Best Condos For Stay-at-home Introverts

It’s eight o’clock: your day has been hell, your eyes are watering from nine hours in front of the screen, and you’re not dead but you kind of wish you were. And then somebody – probably the colleague who tells…

• 16 Apr 2020
• 7 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #6

As everyone starts the second week of #WFH, we have been particularly inspired to work on finding interesting units. And results have been fruitful! It is penthouse galore, mainly because our editors have been dreaming about working from homes with…

• 13 Apr 2020
• 3 min read
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$5M Loss?! – The Biggest Losers of the 08/09 Property Market Crash

It’s not a surprise that we’re often drawn to stories of the biggest winners…

• 10 Apr 2020
• 8 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #5

It’s not been a great week in Singapore – with a partial lock down announced for a month and a record new cases in a day yesterday. Nevertheless, UOTW will still continue! This week, we’ve found a rare strata semi-d…

• 6 Apr 2020
• 3 min read
• 0

Taking a Long Term View on the Coronavirus

Why you shouldn’t fret.

• 1 Apr 2020
• 5 min read
• 2

Taking a Look at 123 New Sale Condos From 2010 And How They Have Done Today

Who will top this star-studded list?

• 31 Mar 2020
• 9 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #4

It’s quite crazy how fast time flies – this is our Units Of The Week Issue #4 already (which marks the first month since we started). There isn’t a particular theme this week, but we’ve found some great properties. One…

• 30 Mar 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

How The Coronavirus Is Affecting Real Estate In Singapore

It has been a wild ride since we last wrote about the Coronavirus in February – so much has happened since then.  As of now, the spread of COVID-19 has worsened to a state that the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

• 28 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
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Mind The Gap: Analysing The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale For 22 Districts

I’m sure many of you would have seen the latest article from the Business Times stating that the price gap between resale and new launch condos has widened to 40% in 2019.  In other words, new condo prices have risen…

• 26 Mar 2020
• 11 min read
• 2

Units Of The Week Issue #3

Time seems to pass slower and slower each week – there’s just something about working from home eh? Well, in light of the current COVID situation we’ve decided to showcase some cooler units this week – property eye candy if…

• 23 Mar 2020
• 4 min read
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Freehold vs Leasehold: 3 Tests To Determine Which Is Better (Part 2)

Let’s try something different for Part 2 of our Freehold vs Leasehold debate.  I’ll start by asking you directly – Freehold vs Leasehold: Which do you think makes more money? Of course I could be wrong, but I’d wager that…

• 20 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 6

Units Of The Week Issue #2

Welcome to our second Stacked Units Of The Week issue of some of the eye catching listings that we find each week (see the first issue here). We’ve some interesting ones this week – including an amalgamated 8 bedroom unit…

• 16 Mar 2020
• 3 min read
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Freehold vs Leasehold: Can You Really Prove Which Is Better? (Part 1)

In the wake of the Falkland Campaign that waged between Argentina and the United Kingdom 38 years ago, Margaret Thatcher said this.  “There is no prouder word in our history than ‘freeholder’”. And that is a notion that has rung…

• 15 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 2

Units Of The Week Issue #1

Curated properties for the week of 09 March 2020.

• 9 Mar 2020
• 3 min read
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We Analysed 96 New Launch Condos. Here’s What We Learnt.

Despite the Coronavirus showing no signs of abating around the world, it does seem like there is no separating Singapore from its love of property.

• 5 Mar 2020
• 5 min read
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Here’s What Property Prices In 2010 Can Teach You In 2020

There’s a famous saying that goes,  History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Kurt Vonnegut Talk about an astute saying. Especially so when you hear the same usual comments every…

• 16 Feb 2020
• 4 min read
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Not Every Home Needs To Be About Making Money, And That’s Okay

Over the past couple of years, I’ve sat down with countless individuals and families who have shared with me their stories, hopes, and housing aspirations.  There are those who simply want a home right next to their kids’ schools. And…

• 13 Feb 2020
• 6 min read
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*Your* Story: Why a Condo Unit Isn’t Always the Best Option (Part II)

Jump in with our Readers as they share their unique views on why they prefer certain development-types to others!

• 5 Feb 2020
• 7 min read
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