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The Atelier Review: Bigger Than Average Units + Kids Focused Facilities

What comes to mind when you see the word “Atelier”? Parisian haute couture, bespoke, luxury…

New Launch Reviews

• 5 Mar 2021
• 32 min read
• 0

6 ECs With Units Less Than $1 Million And More Than 1,000 Sqft + Big Price Gap

To some Singaporeans, resale ECs are guaranteed money-makers: they’re halfway to full privatisation, there’s no Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), and no upfront Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) if you’re upgrading.  What buyers should also consider, however, are the prices of…

Property Picks

• 4 Mar 2021
• 9 min read
• 2

August 2021 HDB BTO: Can You Afford A Flat In Queenstown Or Jurong East?

August 2021 will be one of the most exciting and contested HDB launches to date, for one reason: two of the HDB towns involved are Queenstown and Jurong East. These are two of the most popular neighbourhoods; and with only…

BTO

• 3 Mar 2021
• 5 min read
• 2

Units Of The Week Issue #52

One year. It’s been a whole year of posting Units Of The Week – how time flies. We actually started this just as the pandemic was really starting to get serious, but I think even at that point no one…

Units Of The Week

• 3 Mar 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

The Last Tranche Of “En-bloc Fever” Homes From 2017: Here’s How They’ve Performed So Far

You may recall that a few weeks back, we mentioned there’s a chance of a new en-bloc surge in 2021. This is because the last tranche of en-bloc purchases from 2017 will be completed by this year or 2022. Assuming…

En Bloc

• 2 Mar 2021
• 8 min read
• 0

URA Changes Development Charges: What Does It Mean To Property Buyers?

For most home buyers, Development Charges (DC) are not something we’d consider important. This is something the property developers pay for, right? But long-time investors and market watchers know better – not only are developer costs ultimately passed down in…

Property News

• 1 Mar 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

5 New Launch RCR Condos With Units Below $1.5 Million (2021)

Covid-19 or not, the Singapore private property market has been on a roll. And with the eye-popping prices of new prime region condos, most of us will have to settle for the next best alternative: city fringe or Rest of…

Property Picks

• 28 Feb 2021
• 9 min read
• 0

Ultimate List Of 23 HDB Executive Maisonettes: Location, Price, Size, And Are They Worth Buying?

HDB executive maisonettes or, as we’re fond of calling them, the “penthouse of public housing”, are full of mystery. You probably know that among all the different segments of HDB housing, it’s executive maisonettes that tend to become million-dollar flats….

Resale HDB

• 27 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
• 2

Shoebox Versus Resale Flat: Which Is A Better First Home?

So you’re a “sandwiched Singaporean”, and earn enough to buy a small private home or a resale flat; but not a BTO. It’s a common conundrum for those who earn just above the income ceiling for new flats. Before you…

Buying

• 26 Feb 2021
• 8 min read
• 2

Watertown Condo Review: Waterfront Views And Unparalleled Convenience

4 years ago, the seemingly quiet town of Punggol was abuzz with the launch of the hit Punggol Waterway Point.

Condo Reviews

• 25 Feb 2021
• 28 min read
• 7

Humility Is The Greatest Investment Strategy. Here’re 5 Reasons Why.

I listened to the story with fascination as the property agent shared with me the story about how his seller turned down a record price for his unit. Why? Because the buyer had remarked that “the kitchen was ugly”. I…

Commentary

• 24 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #51

Given that shophouses seem to be all the rage at the moment, we figured this would be timely to showcase some more of the more notable shophouse listings that we’ve come across this week. It’s hard to really pick a…

Units Of The Week

• 24 Feb 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

How Bad Is The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale Condos? An Analysis Of 13 OCR Districts (Part 2)

Last week we looked at the price gap between new and resale condos in various districts (Click here for Part 1). This week we’re continuing on from that, as well as examining why the gap between absolute prices (the quantum)…

Analysis

• 23 Feb 2021
• 9 min read
• 2

If You Invested $10,000 In Bitcoin, Tesla Or The ‘Best’ Singapore REIT 2 Years Ago, What Would That Be Today?

“Passive Income”  Or in other words, investing in assets and making free money while you sleep.  To the new investor, the idea itself might seem ludicrous. But to weathered tycoons, this very sentiment is the driving lifeforce behind massive oceans…

Investment

• 22 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

6 Tips To Maximise Your Profits When Selling Your HDB Flat

Despite a few hundred agents and websites explaining how your HDB flat is a great “stepping stone”, upgrading is never as easy as it sounds. You need to make enough from selling your flat that you can cover the CPF…

Selling

• 20 Feb 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

How Bad Is The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale Condos? An Analysis of 13 OCR Districts (Part 1)

“Price gap between new and resale units in this region (OCR) stands at 47%, widest in 25 years” With such a statistic, there’s only going to be two trains of thoughts here. One, new launches are overpriced. Or two, resale…

Analysis

• 19 Feb 2021
• 12 min read
• 0

4 Reasons Why Resale Condos May Be More Popular In 2021

2020 was dominated by a slew of new condo launches. If you were listening to the radio or browsing property portals, there wouldn’t be a single day where you wouldn’t come across two or three ads – minimum – for…

Buying

• 18 Feb 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

Trivelis Clementi DBSS Review: Convenience & Greenery But Small Living Spaces

Trivelis has had a long history of mishaps right from the very beginning. Initial buyers looked towards Trivelis with huge anticipation because it was the first launch in Clementi by HDB in over 10 years.

HDB Reviews

• 17 Feb 2021
• 26 min read
• 0