What $11.3 Million Buys You In Katong: A Closer Look At Prime Freehold Landed Homes In Singapore Some time back, we visited Swanage Road in Katong, where you can find terrace houses located within walking distance of many cafes, restaurants, shops, Chung Cheng High School, and Tanjong Katong Girls’ School. (Landed houses can sometimes be rather removed… 9 Dec 2024 by TJ 7 min read 0
“I Said No to My Condo’s En-Bloc Sale” Why These 3 Singaporeans Said No To En-Bloc Millions Most Singaporeans see their condo’s en-bloc sale as a windfall. For many, it may even be a planned exit strategy: ask around, and some investors will tell you it’s the specific reason they like older condos (i.e., buy cheaper because… 5 Dec 2024 by Ryan J 4 min read 0
We Sold Our District 10 Home On Carousell: Here’s How We Did It Selling your home is one of the most stressful things to manage. In fact, many have told us they enjoy buying far more than selling. As such, most prefer to use a property agent (that way you don’t need to… 2 Aug 2021 7 min read 0
A First-Time Homebuyer’s Journey: The Pros And Cons Of Buying An Old, Resale Condo With En-bloc Potential Last week, I concentrated my property hunt in the Pasir Panjang region, and after finding 1 property to shortlist, I decided to expand my search to other areas this week. The 2 condos at Arcadia Road, Arcadia Gardens (also known… 1 Aug 2021 7 min read 4
My Home Renovation Journey: How I Transformed An Old Resale Condo With Odd Corners + Pet Friendly Renovations are a common headache for first-time home buyers. If you’ve talked to a contractor or interior designer, you probably know how… unpredictable the costs can get. And having pets adds yet another layer of considerations. This week, we talk… 29 Jul 2021 7 min read 0
A First-Time Homebuyer’s Journey: My Personal Review Of 3 Resale Condos At Pasir Panjang + Tips! My last article ended with me concluding that our next home would most likely be a resale condo. As my mother and I want to remain in a familiar area, we decided to concentrate our search for a multi-generational home… 24 Jul 2021 7 min read 0
A First-Time Homebuyer’s Journey: 5 Little-Known Tips To Avoid Ghosts, Floods, And Pests In Your Next Home In this first-time homebuyer’s journey series, I hope to document down my journey into buying my first home in Singapore. What I’m actually buying may be fairly unique, but the process and decision-making behind it can apply to others too… 18 Jul 2021 6 min read 1
A Dream Home Or An Investment Asset? Here’s How This Couple Made Their Choice “Why did you all buy a resale HDB? You might as well have bought a condo with that amount of money.” For couples who’ve recently bought a resale HDB in a central location, you might have encountered this reaction from… 17 Jul 2021 7 min read 2
A First-Time Homebuyer’s Journey: Single, Over 35, And Looking For A Multi-Generational Home 35 is a threshold year for many singles in Singapore. If you’re not fortunate enough to be able to afford private property, 35 is the age at which you can buy your first HDB flat and decide whether you want… 11 Jul 2021 9 min read 0
I Bought A $3M Leasehold Cluster Housing Home And I Have No Regrets Cluster housing is a bit of an unusual property choice that most wouldn’t think about immediately. A lot of Singaporeans are inclined to ask “Why not just a fully landed home?” After all, cluster homes aren’t exactly cheap – and… 10 Jun 2021 6 min read 2
5 Property Deals That Got Away: These Were The Biggest Regrets Of Property Buyers Ever heard of Laszlo Hanyecz? Perhaps not. But you may have very well heard of the guy that traded 10,000 bitcoins for two pizzas. A true story that has resonated with so many, that the 23rd of May is now… 26 May 2021 13 min read 4
Hitting The SERS Jackpot: How One Singaporean Timed His HDB Purchase Just Right To many Singaporeans, the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) is one of the best possible outcomes for their HDB flat. The compensation is generous, your lease is topped up to 99-years again, and you have a whole list of replacement… 21 May 2021 7 min read 0
Our Resale HDB Buying Journey: $700k+ Home At SkyTerrace@Dawson (Ethnic Quota Helped) From the long wait for Permanent Resident (PR) status, to the process of house hunting, finding an HDB flat can be a challenge. But this week we spoke to A, who recently managed to find a new home with a… 10 May 2021 10 min read 0
We Bought Our First Home On Carousell: Here’s What We Learnt The digital aspects of Singapore’s private property market have grown to new proportions – from a time when people didn’t trust online listings, to today when you can buy a house by tapping on your phone. In this week’s property… 16 Apr 2021 6 min read 0
First Time Home Buyer Story: Buying A Condo After The 2007 Financial Crisis And Lessons Learned It’s certainly been some time since our last buyer story, but nonetheless we have quite an interesting feature this week. This time, we look at the first-home purchase of Andy (not his real name). What’s unusual about this case is… 27 Mar 2021 7 min read 2
5 Special Old Features Of HDB’s In Singapore That Are Hard To Imagine Today It is frankly quite amazing to see the progress Singapore has made over the last few decades. Today, we have structures like the now iconic Marina Bay Sands, the glittering lights from Gardens By The Bay, and the current tallest… 20 Mar 2021 8 min read 0
The Previous Agent Declined The Challenge of Selling This Freehold Landed Home. Here’s How I Sold It In 4 Months. I got to know the owner of this landed home back in 2019 when I was marketing an inter-terrace landed home within the vicinity. But the owner already had another exclusive agent marketing it at that time. During that period,… 8 Mar 2021 5 min read 0
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 6 min read 0
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 8 min read 0
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 9 min read 0