Resale HDB

Where To Find The Cheapest 4-room Resale HDB Flats In 2024 (From $350,000)

2024 is an important month, coming in at the tail end of the housing supply craze. With home production ramping up in the past two years, and Covid firmly in the rearview mirror, some HDB buyers are hoping for a…

• 14 Feb 2024
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Is It Worth Buying A Big But Old HDB In Singapore? Here’s How The Biggest HDB Flats Have Performed

When it comes to the very biggest flats and whether it’s worth paying their high prices today, it seems that everyone has divided opinions. Some will tell you these flats are already at peak prices and quite old, with little…

• 27 Jan 2024
• 5 min read
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An HDB With A Tennis Court? 4 Unique HDB Projects That Have Condo-Like Facilities

The common argument against HDB projects is the lack of facilities. While many of them are designed to be self-contained with essential amenities, the availability and quality of recreational facilities can vary. In some instances, HDB estates are strategically located…

• 20 Jan 2024
• 5 min read
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Buying An Old HDB Flat? Here Are 7 Crucial Things To Check Before You Buy

The good part about resale flats is they’re already built, and you can move in immediately. The bad part is that, for older flats, wear and tear can cause substantial problems later; and any extensive renovations (which are also more…

• 14 Oct 2023
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30 Upcoming BTO Projects Reaching MOP In 2024/25: Here’s Where To Find Them

In 2023, despite some HDB estates experiencing moderating prices, a consistent trend remains: for homeowners desiring a long-term stay in HDB and finding the wait for a BTO daunting, flats that have freshly reached their Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) present…

• 2 Oct 2023
• 2 min read
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The Best And Worst Performing HDB Estates In 2023: Where Does Yours Rank?

Resale flat prices are finally starting to slow; but that’s not the impression on the ground level. Just about everyone we’ve spoken to continues to complain of high prices, and the sensational reports of million-dollar flats may not be helping….

• 26 Sep 2023
• 5 min read
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46 Affordable HDB Homes To Enjoy Waterfront Views In Singapore: Here’s Where To Find Them

We’re not talking about facing the canal, or tiny streams in park connectors here. We’ve picked out HDB developments with nice coastal views, reservoir views, or something a condo would be proud to advertise. These HDB flats aren’t easy to…

• 24 Sep 2023
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19 Resale HDB Flats That May Be More Valuable Now (Thanks To The New Prime/Plus Model)

With the new Prime, Plus, and Standard classifications, the top winners are the owners of certain mature-area flats. These existing flats don’t have 10-year MOPs or Subsidy Recoveries but are every bit as desirable as a newer Prime or Plus…

• 16 Sep 2023
• 2 min read
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Shrinking HDB Sizes: How Much Have HDB Sizes Really Shrunk Over The Years?

Along with many other property sites, it is probably the common consensus that only very old flats have a significant size difference. But it’s time to quantify that: how old is “very old”, and how much of a size difference…

• 21 Aug 2023
• 2 min read
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41 Upcoming HDB BTO Projects Reaching MOP In 2023/24: Here’s Where To Find Them

While some HDB estates are seeing moderating prices in 2023, one fact remains unshaken: for homeowners seeking a long-term stay in an HDB property and finding the wait for a BTO untenable, targeting flats that have just reached their Minimum…

• 8 Aug 2023
• 7 min read
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26 HDB Estates With The Biggest Price Increase Since COVID-19: Here’s What The Data Shows

While housing prices may seem to be moderating at this point, it’s still quite shocking to look back at prices in 2020 and now. Some HDB estates have increased significantly across the board (whether it be 3, 4, or 5-room…

• 29 Jul 2023
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5 Surprising HDB Estates With Declining Prices In 2023

As the dust of the post-Covid phase begins to settle, the narrative surrounding the HDB resale flat market appears to be changing. It is true that prices have surged to unprecedented heights, in part fueled by a growing demand for…

• 26 Jul 2023
• 7 min read
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27 Soon To Be Million Dollar HDB Flats: Here’s Where You Can Find Them

The pace of million-dollar HDB transactions may have slowed, but we’re still seeing record resale HDB prices. At the time of writing, the record price for an HDB flat has hit $1.5 million, for a jumbo flat in Tiong Bahru….

• 6 Jul 2023
• 6 min read
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7 Rare HDB Flats With Unique Layouts (And Where To Find Them)

HDB flats have gone through several iterations over the years; and in the past decade, they’ve become…well, standardised. Sometimes we miss the early and experimental phases though, where you could find layouts that HDB would probably never consider today. In…

• 13 Apr 2023
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We Found The Biggest HDB Flats In All 24 HDB Estates (Up To 2,616 Sqft)

One of the perennial questions of the property market is: where can I find bigger flats? Whether right-sizing from a condo, or co-living with parents, Singaporeans have a penchant for getting the largest possible unit they can afford. For those…

• 9 Mar 2023
• 6 min read
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Where Are The Cheapest Nearly New 5-Room Resale HDB Flats In 2023? (From $510,000)

Resale flat prices in 2023 are still high, although the last quarter of 2022 showed the slowest price increase of the year for resale HDB flats so far at 2.3 per cent. The rate of growth in prices has slowed too,…

• 6 Feb 2023
• 7 min read
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Where To Find The Cheapest 4-room Resale HDB Flats In 2023 (From $410,000)

By popular demand, we’re updating this list from the previous one we did in 2022. We get why everyone is asking – the supply of HDB flats reaching MOP in 2023 is going to fall by half that of 2022….

• 30 Jan 2023
• 6 min read
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Should I Still Keep My HDB Flat If I’m Buying A Private Property? Here Are 5 Factors To Consider

Two decades ago, the answer to this question was almost always yes – it was the “default” move to rent out your flat, and use the rental income to cover the mortgage on a condo. In 2022 however, the question…

• 14 Nov 2022
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