Queensway Shopping Centre, Katong Shopping Centre, Golden Mile Tower…these old malls are often disregarded, or even considered eyesores. When it comes to “important old buildings”, Singaporeans tend to think of shophouses or historic bungalows; the concept of an old strata-titled…
Property Market Commentary
For such a small country, Singapore sure has a lot of property options and nuances – which can certainly be overwhelming for new home buyers and first-time investors. It doesn’t help that you can sometimes find contradictory information, from different…
Property Advice
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24 Mar 2021
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10 min read
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In this week’s issue of Units Of The Week, we’ve landed on District 28 is the location of choice. For the uninitiated, District 28 is one of the districts in the OCR (Outside Central Region). And if you couldn’t tell…
On The Market
Starting in January this year, the Land Titles (Strata) Act (LTSA) saw a small but important amendment: a limit to the number of proxy voters during en-bloc sales. This will forever change the nature of Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs) for…
Property Market Commentary
You might have read our recent article on the 13 condos with the most unprofitable transactions. In the first 2 days it racked up nearly 50,000 page views – a sure sign if ever that there needs to be more…
Property Investment Insights
Launched in September 2011, Waterway Woodcress recently obtained its 1st MOP (lease start date in 2016) and was the first HDB housing developments fronting Punggol Waterway to be completed.
HDB Reviews
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21 Mar 2021
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34 min read
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It is frankly quite amazing to see the progress Singapore has made over the last few decades. Today, we have structures like the now iconic Marina Bay Sands, the glittering lights from Gardens By The Bay, and the current tallest…
Property Market Commentary
One of the most common questions from new home buyers is “will there be gains?” This usually sets off a long spiel on where the closest MRT station is, how many malls are nearby, etc. We probably don’t need to…
Property Advice
2021 will prove to be an interesting year. In the aftermath of Covid-19, it’s not certain if and when foreign tenants will be returning to Singapore. At the same time, a new surge of HDB upgraders means there are stronger…
Property Picks
Resale flat prices are at an eight-year high; but market watchers saw it coming as early as October 2020. At the time, the volume of resale transactions were at the highest point since 2010; and the momentum doesn’t seem to…
Property News
Given how popular Midtown Modern seems to be (the crowds on weekdays are quite something), it was obvious what our focus would be on this week as more people are looking at this new entrant to District 7 – and…
On The Market
“When everyone else is buying you should be selling, and when everyone is selling you should be buying.” That seems to be the most common perception of what “contrarian” investing means. Over the years, this term seems to gain in…
Property Advice
You’ve read dozens of stories about property tycoons and how housing is the best asset – but at the same time, you’ve heard whispered stories about properties sold at a loss. In Singapore, the former is louder than the latter;…
Property Investment Insights
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15 Mar 2021
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11 min read
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The Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) is often considered the next big “HDB lottery winner”, next to a central region BTO flat. In fact, one of the reasons many Singaporeans want a central region flat is because they believe there’s…
Property Market Commentary
Prices per square foot are climbing, but the overall quantum isn’t increasing much. What does that mean for the Singapore private property market? It’s simple: homes are getting smaller. Many of us long for the homes of the previous decades,…
Property Picks
Most home buyers are familiar with the concept of Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD) as it applies to them. What’s less commonly known is that property developers also have to pay ABSD; and this added tax shapes multiple decisions. From…
Property Market Commentary
Transformation of an area seems to be GuocoLand’s game plan for their latest developments.
New Launch Condo Reviews
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11 Mar 2021
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41 min read
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It’s quite common to hear that “property is a good retirement asset”. But in practice, not every homeowner is clear on the role of their property in their retirement portfolio; many don’t have considerations beyond selling and downgrading, or even…
Property Advice
