Despite Covid-19 – or some would say because of it – home prices are soaring. The Singapore private property market is up another 3.3 per cent as of Q1 2021, while resale flat prices have been rising for nine straight…
Property Advice
Amid the backdrop of rising HDB prices, one fact has begun to stand out: resale flats in non-mature estates have to “narrow the gap”. One of the transaction records for non-mature flats, in March 2021 was in Punggol; this was…
Property Trends
Cluster housing is a bit of an unusual property choice that most wouldn’t think about immediately. A lot of Singaporeans are inclined to ask “Why not just a fully landed home?” After all, cluster homes aren’t exactly cheap – and…
Homeowner Stories
These days, you can’t walk more than 10 minutes around Holland Village without seeing a new condo for sale. It probably isn’t a surprise to anyone too, given that there were a ton of en bloc deals happening in this…
New Launch Condo Analysis
This week, we’ve decided to continue our Units Of The Week search to neighbouring District 16. It’s a foodie paradise, and if you are fond of filling your belly, perhaps you’d know this area better by its famous soup bak…
On The Market
You’ve got your income documents, your bank statements, your valuation…and then the email comes saying your loan application is rejected. The TDSR and MSR can be shockers, especially to home buyers who purchased their property long before these rules. While…
Property Advice
The Core Central Region (CCR) is never going to be the most affordable area for homes. But the Singapore private property market is nothing but diverse; and even in this region, there are new launches that – comparatively speaking –…
Property Picks
You may have heard recently that Brentford FC was recently promoted to the Premier League. And if you aren’t a football fan, let me clue you in – that’s like hitting the en bloc lottery multiplied by 100,000. Every year,…
Editor's Pick
You might have seen the various headlines of how hot the Singapore property market is. The weird confluence of factors like a pandemic, construction delays, and the realisation that a bigger home is necessary in the new normal of WFH…
Editor's Pick
Waking up with a penthouse view is on many a bucket list; or just having a living room you could play tennis in. Unfortunately, most Singaporeans are priced out of these high-end properties. But as we’re fond of pointing out…
Property Picks
Bad property advice can come from the best of intentions, but that doesn’t change the financial damage it can cause. Most forms of “bad” property advice aren’t malign. It’s just that they’re oversimplified, or just plain outdated. From obsessing over…
Property Advice
Perhaps to no one’s surprise, but the East is chock full of interestingly done up units – so much so that we’ve decided to continue our search this week with District 15. If you haven’t done so already, we’ve just…
On The Market
Amber Park is a freehold luxury condo with a stunning rooftop deck.
New Launch Condo Reviews
Tampines and Tanjong Katong rank high on the list of desirable residential areas; so we’re not surprised these two recent Government Land Sales (GLS) sites are drawing investors. This is on the back of two other GLS sites the week…
Property News
It’s BTO season right now with the launch of the May 2021 BTO flats. As of the time of writing, the number of applicants is more than 5x oversubscribed for 3-room flats and above – and by the end of…
Property Advice
Is valuation an art or a science? It’s an age-old question that has been asked many times, and while you’d get a mix of different responses depending on who you ask, I think most would agree that it is definitely…
Property Advice
HDB is known for being quick to rectify BTO defects. After you move in though, you’ll realise there’s still a problem: knowing where to find the defects. It’s seldom as obvious as a burst pipe or a big hole in…
Property Advice
If you’re applying for the May BTO 2021 exercise, you might already be aware that as of this writing, over 11,000 applications have been received for just 3,879 BTO units on offer – and we haven’t even hit the weekend…
BTO Reviews
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