Opinion

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
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First time home buyer in Singapore: Our personal home buying experience

In 2019, my fiancé and I have decided that our new year resolution would be to start exploring our options for our future home in Singapore. That would have been much easier if we had done our homework a few…

• 1 May 2019
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Singapore VS Toronto: Luxury Condo Living in 2 Major Cities

Over the past few years, there has been an increasing trend and interest in luxury real estate. The dream home is no longer a red-brick house with a white picket fence, but a sleek, and modern penthouse with stunning views…

• 11 Apr 2019
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New condo launch 2019 – All the new launches in one place

If 2017/2018 was the bumper year for en bloc deals, 2019 is set to be the year of new condo launches in Singapore. With about 60 new condo launches expected in 2019, buyers can have the absolute pick of between…

• 22 Mar 2019
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Queenstown condo: Stirling Residences or Queens Condo?

Queenstown has always been a popular area for Singaporeans to live in. It is a mature estate with lots of amenities and boasts of being a convenient location with close transport links to the CBD. Unsurprisingly, this has led to…

• 23 Jan 2019
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Property Developers in Singapore: Top 10 local developers in 2018

Despite the recent cooling measures, there still have been numerous new launches in Singapore. If you have been looking to buy a condominium, what would be your top considerations? Location? Price? Availability of transport links? Of course, these are usually…

• 27 Nov 2018
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Shoebox Apartment in Singapore: Is it still worth buying in today’s market?

Put simply, a shoebox apartment is characterised as a studio or one-bedroom apartment that has less than 500 square feet of space. For a period of time, a shoebox apartment or more commonly known as a Mickey Mouse apartment locally, was…

• 12 Nov 2018
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10 boutique condominiums in Singapore for people who want some peace and quiet

When you see the word boutique added to the word condominium, most people would immediately think of the word small. While that is true in most cases, small doesn’t always necessarily mean bad. Of course, boutique condominiums are not new…

• 16 Oct 2018
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10 beautiful condos in Singapore that cost less than 1 million to stay

1 million dollar or a 7 figure sum. It sounds like a lot of money, but nowadays 1 million dollars does not go very far when you are looking at buying a condo in Singapore. So if you are looking…

• 9 Oct 2018
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10 Cheapest Condos in Singapore for 2018

As we all know, Singapore is a small country. Go to any heartland mall on a weekday night and you can see tons of people out and about. If you have to take public transport to work in the morning…

• 29 Jun 2018
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Bungalow in the sky – 3 ultra luxurious penthouses in Singapore fit for a billionaire

Luxury home prices in Singapore have been going up, with units in high end private condos being bought at almost record prices in the past few months. In Q1 this year, 22 luxury condo units over $10m were sold, that…

• 22 Jun 2018
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Land ownership in Singapore – here is everything you need to know

It is no secret that Singapore is a very small country. In case you did not know, the total land area of Singapore is only 721.5 square kilometres (as of 2017) making it the 192nd-largest country in the world. In…

• 7 Jun 2018
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Affordable Condos you can consider in every HDB town

If you have been looking at buying a home in Singapore (and are Singaporean or a PR), chances are you would be considering an HDB resale flat. Taking the age old debate on resale HDB vs BTO out of the…

• 27 Mar 2018
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EC Price – All 57 Executive Condominiums vs Condominiums in the vicinity

If you are one of the privileged few that are earning enough to consider an EC, the big question will always be on your mind. EC or BTO? If you have been following the EC market closely, you will know…

• 22 Mar 2018
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Plot Ratio – Why you need to know (and how to calculate it)

Living in a place as small as Singapore, it is only natural that space is at a premium and that housing is all we talk about. So with a limited land area, careful planning of the use of the land…

• 8 Feb 2018
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Luxury Homes in Singapore: A global comparison of square foot prices and where does Singapore compare.

Whenever someone talks about the most expensive property in the world, what are the few countries that usually pop up in your head? Monaco, London and Hong Kong, just to name a few. With the rising property prices in Singapore,…

• 21 Sep 2017
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You won’t believe what an average 3-room HDB flat can get you around the world

In this light-hearted article, we explore what an average 3-room HDB home owner in Singapore can buy around the world. Taking only price into consideration gives a lot of flexibility in finding some of the most beautiful homes. According to…

• 21 Apr 2017
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6 surprising things you can buy if you save on the commissions paid to a real estate agent

Unless you have been living under a rock, you would know that engaging a property agent in Singapore can cost you up to 2 percent in commissions. 1 to 2 percent may not sound like a lot, but when it…

• 11 Apr 2017
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