Home prices are at a peak in 2021, and the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) has raised questions on whether a property is a great investment. Whether you’re a landlord or owner-investor, it’s clear that the property market today is…
Investment
Hello Stacked, I really love the content that you have put up. Great stuff! I am currently contemplating between Parc Centros, A Treasure Trove and Watertown. PC top in 2016, ATT in 2015 and WT in 2017. In terms of average…
Advice
The PLH model is one of the biggest changes we’ve seen to the housing market, since the first cooling measures. When news of the new model came out, we ran a poll on whether or not our followers felt certain…
Commentary
The last time we covered big HDB apartments in Units Of The Week, it was phenomenally well received. Perhaps no one should really be surprised at this point, with BTO construction delays and the need for more space at home…
Units Of The Week
Covid-19 has pushed many Singaporeans to buy their own homes earlier, especially with Work From Home (WFH) arrangements becoming indefinite. This has resulted in newly married couples, singles, and even people barely out of school wanting their own place. For…
Buying
With the evolving Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model housing, we’ve cleared one barrier to having more central/prime area flats. One thing is quite clear: prime doesn’t just mean expensive. So the first project to be launched under the PLH…
Commentary
Clementi Cascadia – if this name sounds familiar to you, it may be because you heard of Waterway Cascadia located in Punggol.
HDB Reviews
In my first article on affordable waterfront condos and cluster houses in Singapore (which looked at condos around Jurong Lake and West Coast), a kind reader left a comment asking me to do the same for North and East Singapore…
Property Stories
Among new launches, 2,000+ sq. ft. is a size you usually see with penthouse units, or some landed homes. However, it’s the kind of space that some extended families may need; or the kind of space you’re used to, if…
Property Picks
As condos come close to their five-year ABSD time limit, homebuyers and investors start to pay more attention. There’s every chance that, with a handful of units left, the developer will decide to give deep discounts rather than pay a…
Buying
Question 1 Hi Stacked, Greetings from a loyal follower. I also take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks for your insightful articles and YouTube videos at Stacked Homes, which I have been reading and watching, and learning from for…
Advice
The hard (or fun?) part is over. You’ve found your ideal condo development – it’s near to the MRT, there’s a 50m infinity lap pool, and the clubhouse has a karaoke room, lounge area, and even a foosball table. What…
Buying
The November 2021 BTO launch will be a big deal, introducing the new Prime Location Housing (PLH) model. This is a topic we covered in an earlier article; and it seems we now have a response. In this upcoming pilot…
Property News
There’s no question that a walk-up apartment isn’t for everyone. Other than the obvious downside of having to walk up (if you aren’t living on the first floor), you don’t have facilities and it definitely doesn’t have a modern exterior….
Units Of The Week
2020 and 2021 have been some of the most unusual years in Singapore’s history. The combination of Work From Home arrangements, to the impact of the Circuit Breaker, have sent many scrambling to find their own place as soon as…
Rent
Keat Hong Mirage. It’s got quite a strange name, if you ask me. That is, till you find out its roots (I’ll explain further below).
HDB Reviews
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Hi, I’m looking for a bachelor pad I can live for a long time. Thinking of a 2+1 or 3br, budget around $4m+. Have seen a bunch of places and am quite torn over the following: Current favorites (and I’ve…
Advice
Most Singaporeans will use their CPF in some form, to purchase their property. This has resulted in some debates over the years, regarding how much of our CPF we should use; or whether HDB upgraders should be using more cash…
Buying
