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Can You Still Afford A Mature-estate HDB Flat In 2020?

It’s BTO launch time, and once again your eyes are being drawn to places like Bidadari and Bishan. But a part of you may be thinking: this is all a fantasy right? Even if the balloting works out, the flats…

Property Market Commentary

• 23 Nov 2020
• 8 min read
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How many HDB MOP flats are entering Singapore’s resale market in 2020 and 2021?

Have you noticed the lift at your block being extra slow lately, as movers or renovators keep cramming into it? Or have you seen more strangers walking up and down the corridors of late, peering into nearby flats? Consider it…

Property Trends

• 22 Nov 2020
• 6 min read
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Why You Should Rethink Any Expensive Property Investment Seminars

By now, you’ve probably seen the YouTube ads warning you about declining HDB flat values; or the older ads claiming you can own multiple properties with no money down. Most recently, a certain education company has come under fire for…

Property Market Commentary

• 21 Nov 2020
• 8 min read
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6 Fastest-Selling New Launch Condos: How Are They Doing Now?

New launches are a bit like the Premier League matches of the property market. Behind the scenes, there’s always an undercurrent of nerves as developers – and their marketing teams – see whether their multi-million-dollar ventures are going to pan…

Property Market Commentary

• 20 Nov 2020
• 13 min read
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6 Developer Pricing Strategies For New Launch Condos

One of the great mysteries in Singapore’s private property market is developer pricing for new launches. We’ve encountered few events that are more laden with myth, rumours, and outright falsehoods. In most cases, the only part that most people get…

Property Market Commentary

• 18 Nov 2020
• 9 min read
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How Can An Old Condo Be A Better Investment?

“Lease decay” is the buzzword that never seems to go away. On the HDB end of things, it leads to constant complaints that you “don’t really own your flat”. In Singapore’s private property market, it leads to comments like “99-year…

Property Investment Insights

• 17 Nov 2020
• 7 min read
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Units Of The Week Issue #37

District 23 may not be the first place on your mind if you are on the look out for a home. It isn’t best placed if you work in the CBD (although the Downtown Line has helped leaps and bounds),…

On The Market

• 17 Nov 2020
• 5 min read
• 0

SkyTerrace@Dawson Review: Greenery Living In A Central Location

SkyTerrace @ Dawson has made headlines for its unique architecture and premium locale. Here is our full review of this Queenstown HDB!

HDB Reviews

• 16 Nov 2020
• 31 min read
• 0

Singapore’s Major Integrated Developments: A 5-year Update

The term “integrated development” is bandied about quite a bit in the Singapore private property market. Often, it’s confused with mixed-use developments, or as just a condo with a few shops.  In actuality, an integrated development is one that combines…

Property Market Commentary

• 15 Nov 2020
• 8 min read
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The Landmark Review: CBD Fringe Living With Great Views By The Park

Great for work, life and play. The Landmark is positioned well for those who want to live near the CBD for easy commute to their workplace, while being able to enjoy the greenery in the city area. Project: The Landmark…

New Launch Condo Reviews

• 14 Nov 2020
• 33 min read
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Where Do These Million-dollar Flats Keep Coming From?

It is quite crazy if you were to think about it. The very first HDB flat to hit this magical million dollar mark was an executive apartment at Block 149 Mei Ling Street in Queenstown. This unit was sold for…

Property Market Commentary

• 13 Nov 2020
• 6 min read
• 0

How Does 2020’s Low Interest Rates Impact Your Property Purchase?

If you have been on the lookout for a home this year, you’ve probably heard this many times by now. Now is a good time to buy, as the costs of borrowing money is so much lower. Put simply, a…

Property Market Commentary

• 12 Nov 2020
• 6 min read
• 0

High Park Residences Review: Absolute Best Facilities For Families With Kids

Multiple slides, flying fox, air hockey. It’s a kids wonderland.

Condo Reviews

• 11 Nov 2020
• 27 min read
• 2

What’s Driving The Aggressive Bids For The Tanah Merah And Yishun GLS Sites?

Given the current Covid-19 crisis, you’d think developers would want to play it safe. After all, who would dare to make aggressive bids for Government Land Sales (GLS) sites, when we don’t know how the market will look a year…

Singapore Property News

• 10 Nov 2020
• 7 min read
• 2

Units Of The Week Issue #36

Some might say that District 5 has always been one of the more under-the-radar districts in Singapore. If you could pick a standout feature from District 5 what would it be? For us, it would be for the numerous renowned…

On The Market

• 10 Nov 2020
• 5 min read
• 2

What Is Cash Over Valuation (COV) And Why Would You Pay It?

We’re seeing a resale flat revolution. As of Q3, resale prices are rising at their fastest pace since around 2012, and transaction volumes are at a 10-year high. We have a more detailed discussion of this in our previous article. …

Property Market Commentary

• 9 Nov 2020
• 6 min read
• 0

Shoebox Units: A Performance Review Over The Past 10 Years

Go into any showflat as a single, and the first unit you’ll be guided to is the shoebox units; more pleasingly called a “compact unit” these days.  These units – which are typically defined as 500 sq. ft. or under…

Property Investment Insights

• 8 Nov 2020
• 6 min read
• 0

Costa Del Sol Review: Seafront Living With A Good View

Lovely sea views with a short walk to the beach.

Condo Reviews

• 7 Nov 2020
• 16 min read
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