For many young singles in Singapore, purchasing and owning a property might be the biggest hurdle to overcome in their late twenties or early thirties. Looking around me, the conversations have indeed shifted. Although most of my peers are in…
Property Market Commentary
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19 Aug 2020
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It’s Tuesday – time for our weekly round up of interesting units that we’ve come across on our weekly searches. A few oldies but goodies – with a special one perched atop a shopping centre in Bukit Timah! Missed last…
On The Market
62 months. That’s how long you might have to wait for if you’re one of the buyers looking at the UrbanVille @ Woodlands HDB BTO project. Is it any wonder then, that many young buyers are pushed to look for…
Property Trends
How much can change in 10 years? If you’re in a small, fast-paced country like Singapore, the answer is “to the point of unrecognizability”. Today, Orchard has been dethroned by Beach Road in terms of price per square foot; and…
Property Investment Insights
Inheriting a property isn’t like inheriting cash, or gold, or an art collection. All those things involve paperwork; but few things involve as much red tape as inheriting a property. To prepare you for what’s to come, we spoke to…
Property Advice
A surprisingly well featured boutique development that is incredibly close to Holland Village
New Launch Condo Reviews
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14 Aug 2020
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After five years, you’re ready to sell your flat and make the jump to a private property. Or perhaps you’ve got your heart set on an Executive Condominium, for which you need to use a bank loan. In both cases,…
Property Advice
You’ve had your eye on that new launch condo for a long time; and now that it’s complete, you can even move in right after buying. Well, get ready to be introduced to the Deferred Payment Scheme (DPS) when you…
Property Advice
This week we have discovered what is probably the most unique development in Singapore – which you just have to see to believe. We do have two other units that may be priced out of reach for most people, but…
On The Market
Letting you know how much a condo costs is easy – the hard part is figuring out how to actually get the money you need! For this reason, Stacked is approaching some of Singapore’s top opinion leaders in personal finance,…
Homeowner Stories
“Don’t worry,” some sellers might tell you, “older properties mean more en-bloc potential”. And that’s how some buyers end up with 40+ year old properties, that they struggle to sell when said en-bloc doesn’t come to pass. Due to the…
Property Advice
With 2,203 units, are you willing to sacrifice privacy for an affordable price?
New Launch Condo Reviews
One of the reasons to buy an older property is supposedly good rental yield. As the theory goes, tenants will still pay around the same rental rate (they don’t care about the remaining lease), while the cost of the property…
Property Investment Insights
This week we have the usual mix of properties to showcase, from a massive 2 bedroom apartment in the CBD to a penthouse living in the East. But if we had to choose a favourite? The Binjai Park walk-up apartment…
On The Market
So your five year Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) is up, and you know what the whole internet screams at you to do: upgrade! Sell one, buy two! Buy a prime district condo, it’s more affordable than you think! Etc. Except…
Property Advice
“Overwhelming…” “Stressful…” Ask anyone about buying property in Singapore and I can assure you, these would usually be the first few words that come out of their mouth. Because buying a home isn’t like buying a fridge from Harvey Norman. …
Property Advice
“Covid-19 = economic downturn = desperate sellers”. This seems to be the common assumption right now in Singapore’s real estate market. A report released earlier this month that’s often cited is the 1.1 per cent decline in private home prices….
Property Market Commentary
You’ve bought your first condo unit for rental income, and all the numbers seem in order – you have your tenant, they’re paying the utilities, and the property taxes are more than covered. Then three months in, the maintenance bill…
Property Picks
