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The Reef At King’s Dock Review: Singapore’s First Condo With A Floating Deck

Waterfront living + Singapore’s 1st floating dock in a condo.

New Launch Reviews

• 28 Jan 2021
• 35 min read
• 0

Single And 35 Years Old? Here Are Your HDB Options (BTO + Resale Affordability Calculations)

The Singapore public housing market, while often regarded as one of the most successful in the world, comes with one little glitch. A common complaint is that for single Singaporeans – or couples who can’t be legally married for some…

BTO

• 27 Jan 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #47

In this week’s edition of Units Of The Week, we will be featuring some of the more noteworthy units from District 23 – home to places like Dairy Farm, Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang. While we can’t say that…

Units Of The Week

• 27 Jan 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

4 Reasons Why HDB Upgraders Prefer Executive Condos To Private Condos

Two common expressions you’ll hear in Singapore are “What? Why is an EC so expensive?” followed by “What? The EC sold out again?”  Few market watchers will ever forget the famed Piermont Grand EC. When it first came on the…

Buying

• 26 Jan 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

Are Sentosa Cove Bungalows Really Seeing A Turnaround?

If you’ve been reading the news lately, you may be surprised to hear about the “wave of regional buyers” that are expected to descend on Sentosa Cove. Yes, we’re talking about the same place where the prices of detached homes…

Commentary

• 25 Jan 2021
• 6 min read
• 0

South Beach Residences Review: Great Location And Ultimate Views

South Beach Residences might not receive as much news as Wallich Residence, but if you are looking for a luxury condo to reside in the central area, this would definitely be one of your considerations.

Condo Reviews

• 24 Jan 2021
• 21 min read
• 2

13 Former HUDC Estates: How Are They Doing Now?

In 2017, Singapore saw the end of the Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) scheme. That was when Braddell View, the last of the remaining HUDC estates, was privatised. In that same year, no less than four HUDC estates went…

En Bloc

• 23 Jan 2021
• 11 min read
• 2

Could We See More Property Cooling Measures In 2021?

In an “oh no” moment on 18th January, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said the government is paying close attention to the property market; and that they “don’t want to see the property market run ahead of the underlying…

Commentary

• 22 Jan 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

Should You Invest In A 60-Year Leasehold Residential Property? A Case Study On The Hillford

Since publishing 2 articles recently on cash-flow positive properties that you can invest in in the OCR and the CCR, we’ve had a couple of readers asking: Is it worth investing in an old leasehold property to achieve positive rental…

Analysis

• 21 Jan 2021
• 7 min read
• 6

Here’s What I Learnt After Spending 2 Weeks To Earn A $300 Commission.

I know that real estate agents sometimes get a bad rep. People think we are pushy, too salesy and love to proclaim that “everything is a good buy!” pitch. And I don’t blame them. This happens partly because our incomes…

Property Stories

• 21 Jan 2021
• 4 min read
• 0

5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Outside Central Region (OCR)

In this next part of our series on cash-flow properties, we look at the fringe region condos of Singapore. Investors often have a binary view of these properties – we find many who swear by OCR properties and won’t consider…

Property Picks

• 20 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #46

Not sure about you, but we’ve always had a thing for conservation houses here at Stacked. Perhaps its the rarity of it, but its always extra special when you actually take a look inside and see how well designed it…

Units Of The Week

• 20 Jan 2021
• 4 min read
• 0

What You Need To Know About En-bloc Sales In 2021

For those who remember the en-bloc fever of 2016/17, the current Singapore property market may look a little depressing. Back then, a certain Stirling Road plot (today Stirling Residences) made history by selling for $1 billion; and Shunfu Ville (today…

En Bloc

• 19 Jan 2021
• 5 min read
• 1

5 Cash-flow Positive Properties In The Core Central Region (CCR)

In these Covid-19 days, buying a prime region property attracts a lot of finger-wagging and warnings. We’re entering a weak rental market, you’ll be told, and such expensive (in terms of quantum) properties could well become liabilities.  As always –…

Property Picks

• 18 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
• 0

How Does Normanton Park’s Former “No-sale License” Matter To Buyers?

Normanton Park is shaping up to be one of the hot launches of 2021. It’s close to the One-North tech hub, an area where housing options have been few to date; and we won’t be too surprised if investors and…

Property News

• 16 Jan 2021
• 5 min read
• 1

Normanton Park Review: 1,862 Units With Mega Facilities On A Tighter Timeline

A huge condo in the One-north area Normanton Park presents an opportunity for those looking at a condo with a large offering of facilities near the One-north and Science Park areas – though not for those who are wary of…

New Launch Reviews

• 15 Jan 2021
• 44 min read
• 7

5 Cluster Housing Projects With Units At $2 million Or Under

That landed property sure looks great…until you start thinking about how hard it is to keep the façade clean. And how much it will cost to repaint the gigantic house. And how you’ll still have to drive to the club…

Property Picks

• 14 Jan 2021
• 8 min read
• 1

All The New Launch Condo Updates For 2021

It’s still early days in 2021, but it doesn’t look as if the property train will be slowing down much (we’ve detailed it more here). 2020 has ended with private residential prices rising by 2.2% for the whole of 2020,…

Buying

• 13 Jan 2021
• 7 min read
• 1