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How The Coronavirus Is Affecting Real Estate In Singapore

It has been a wild ride since we last wrote about the Coronavirus in February – so much has happened since then.  As of now, the spread of COVID-19 has worsened to a state that the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Property Market Commentary

• 28 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 2

Mind The Gap: Analysing The Price Gap Between New Launch And Resale For 22 Districts

I’m sure many of you would have seen the latest article from the Business Times stating that the price gap between resale and new launch condos has widened to 40% in 2019.  In other words, new condo prices have risen…

Property Investment Insights

• 26 Mar 2020
• 11 min read
• 2

Units Of The Week Issue #3

Time seems to pass slower and slower each week – there’s just something about working from home eh? Well, in light of the current COVID situation we’ve decided to showcase some cooler units this week – property eye candy if…

On The Market

• 23 Mar 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

Goodwood Residence Review: Private With Exclusive Greenery Views

80% facilities, 20% units’.

Condo Reviews

• 22 Mar 2020
• 17 min read
• 3

Freehold vs Leasehold: 3 Tests To Determine Which Is Better (Part 2)

Let’s try something different for Part 2 of our Freehold vs Leasehold debate.  I’ll start by asking you directly – Freehold vs Leasehold: Which do you think makes more money? Of course I could be wrong, but I’d wager that…

Property Investment Insights

• 20 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 6

Bullion Park Review: ‘Ulu’ With Unblocked Views And Feature Packed

‘It’s in the middle of nowhere!’  And it’s old. And sure, it does get a tad of feedback from all those planes taking off from the Seletar Airport nearby.

Condo Reviews

• 17 Mar 2020
• 16 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #2

Welcome to our second Stacked Units Of The Week issue of some of the eye catching listings that we find each week (see the first issue here). We’ve some interesting ones this week – including an amalgamated 8 bedroom unit…

On The Market

• 16 Mar 2020
• 3 min read
• 0

Freehold vs Leasehold: Can You Really Prove Which Is Better? (Part 1)

In the wake of the Falkland Campaign that waged between Argentina and the United Kingdom 38 years ago, Margaret Thatcher said this.  “There is no prouder word in our history than ‘freeholder’”. And that is a notion that has rung…

Property Investment Insights

• 15 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 2

Sims Urban Oasis Review: Good Location, Great Rental

If you drive on the PIE a lot, you would most probably have noticed this brown and orange behemoth of a building.

Condo Reviews

• 12 Mar 2020
• 17 min read
• 4

Can I Afford To Buy A Private Property As A Single Before 35?

I had 2 (single) friends visit the M showflat recently.  It was their maiden showflat tour, and of course, I was eager to find out what they thought of it. To my surprise, I was faced with glum expressions when…

Property Advice

• 11 Mar 2020
• 6 min read
• 5

Units Of The Week Issue #1

Curated properties for the week of 09 March 2020.

On The Market

• 9 Mar 2020
• 3 min read
• 0

Ola EC Review: Challenging The Definitions Of An EC (Updated with Prices!)

Nature, food, schools, malls… it’s all a little less caged-in over at this new Sengkang EC.

New Launch Condo Reviews

• 8 Mar 2020
• 22 min read
• 37

We Analysed 96 New Launch Condos. Here’s What We Learnt.

Despite the Coronavirus showing no signs of abating around the world, it does seem like there is no separating Singapore from its love of property.

Property Investment Insights

• 5 Mar 2020
• 5 min read
• 2

The Levelz Review: Full Facilities And Well Maintained At A Reasonable Price

Most taxi drivers know it by “the condo with the gym sticking out ah” – which would actually still be my preferred name for it.

Condo Reviews

• 3 Mar 2020
• 14 min read
• 6

Why Your Financial Future Depends On Your Exit Strategy

I’m sure most people would have heard of the saying: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. As corny as it sounds, this saying does not ring more true than when it comes to investing in property.  I’m…

Property Market Commentary

• 1 Mar 2020
• 4 min read
• 2

The Avenir Review: Upscale Condo At River Valley Close

GuocoLand’s latest luxury project in River Valley may very well be the family home you’re looking for.

Singapore Property News

• 27 Feb 2020
• 22 min read
• 1

The Key To Get Your Resale Home Renovated Right, As Told By Interior Designers

Of all the reasons there are to buy a resale home over a new launch condo (and there are many), we can’t imagine that being able to renovate it as you freely desire would be very high up the list….

Property Advice

• 25 Feb 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

Coronavirus and SARS: How It Might Affect The Singapore Property Market

Wuhan Virus, Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, COVID-19, Coronavirus 2019. Call it whatever we want, but there’s no denying that it’s already wreaked havoc across our tiny island.  Empty grocery shelves and over-priced masks have been lining the news bulletins these past weeks,…

Property Market Commentary

• 24 Feb 2020
• 8 min read
• 5