Freehold homes in Singapore to stay in now with future en bloc potential Freehold homes in Singapore will get rarer and rarer as the years go by. Judging from the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, you can see that all…
En Bloc
New En Bloc Ruling? It was exactly ten years ago in 2007 that the last en bloc frenzy happened, with a total of $11.7 billion in deals. 2017 is proving to be the next bumper crop of en bloc deals,…
En Bloc
Can a fresh graduate starting their career afford a condo / apartment? If you are an undergraduate or fresh graduate thinking of buying a private home, then you have come to the right place! In this article, we look at…
Buying
A common question we always get is: “What property is a good investment property in Singapore?” The safe option will always be freehold property as it is getting rarer to find. If you have not seen our comprehensive list of…
En Bloc
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99-year leasehold properties in Singapore have been the subject of intense debate this year. In June 2017, the first of its kind for residential properties in Singapore, 191 private terraced houses at Geylang will be returned to the State at…
Commentary
If you are a first time condo buyer, congrats on reaching this milestone! In land scarce Singapore, it is very much a Singaporean dream to own a private property as majority of the population live in public housing. There are…
Buying
So, how much do you need to earn to afford that resale flat? Singapore’s HDB affordability has been put into question time and time again. This article is meant to give you an overview of the minimum gross household income…
Resale HDB
If the first 76 properties weren’t enough to satisfy your hunger, here is part 2 to conclude this series of old freehold property with en bloc potential! #77 – Riva Lodge Riva Lodge is a freehold apartment situated at Petain…
En Bloc
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20 Oct 2017
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“En Bloc Singapore” is a hot topic in Singapore right now. The recent en bloc news of the Sun Rosier buyer has probably made everyone in Singapore think of what could have been. “If only I had bought xxx condo.”…
En Bloc
Are 5 year old HDB flats the best option? Many young couples in Singapore have started their lives together by applying for BTO flats, with the Government pushing out how affordable BTOs can be in certain locations. No doubt BTO…
Resale HDB
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,…
Analysis
Ghim Moh is a relatively quiet enclave with great location, that will probably be lesser known to anyone not as familiar with the Queenstown side of Singapore. It is surrounded by its more popular neighbours of Holland Village and Buona…
HDB Reviews
Let’s face it, if we want to be prudent to the point of necessity, all we need to live is a cave, a fire, and a big club to whack our prey to death. But life is about aspirations; and…
Finance
The Palette is located on Pasir Ris Grove amongst a nice enclave of private properties in Pasir Ris. One interesting thing in the area is that the five condos in the Pasir Ris Grove area, Coco Palms, D’Nest, Livia, NV Residences and the Palette are all built by a combination of Hong Realty/Hong Leong Holdings and City Developments Limited (CDL).
Condo Reviews
Old is Gold – 148 freehold property older than 10 years and less than 500m away from MRT Edit: Plot Ratios Added! The En Bloc market is starting to heat up in 2017 with many developers hungry for land. Recent…
En Bloc
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25 Aug 2017
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Thomson Three is located on Bright Hill Drive in Thomson, one of Singapore’s most sought after areas to live in. As you can glean from the name, the development consists of three 20 story blocks and 10 town houses.
Condo Reviews
“Cheap rent in Singapore” this is probably the first thing that most people wanting to rent in Singapore will google for. Definitely rent in Singapore can get very expensive compared to most of its neighbours, but there are affordable options…
Rent
According to HDB, resale volume for HDB has fallen by 11.6 percent from last month of May. In total, 1,753 flats were sold in June as compared to 1,984 in May. If we were to compare to last year June…
Resale HDB
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