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Cascadia Condo Review: Family Friendly But Unspacious Grounds

A family friendly condo with limited open grounds.

Condo Reviews

• 15 Jul 2020
• 20 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #19

This week, we had a piece on walk-up apartments that was rather well received. So we’ve decided to look into walk-up apartments this week, with a simple criteria – it had to be nicely renovated. The best part? They all…

On The Market

• 13 Jul 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

10 Bathroom Accessories That Will Spruce Up Your Bathroom

For most people, the bathroom is an often neglected area in the house – and it’s easy to see why. It’s small and hidden, plus how many times do you possibly need to use the bathroom in a day? It…

Design

• 13 Jul 2020
• 6 min read
• 0

Cluster House: All You Need To Know + 25 years of Price Trends

Massive Upside Potential?

Property Trends

• 12 Jul 2020
• 12 min read
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Always Factor Maintenance Fees into Your Condo-Buying Decision

Condos are the most common form of private property in Singapore; and while most buyers will consider everything from the façade to the size of the air-con ledge, they often miss an important factor: the maintenance fees. Especially so for…

Property Advice

• 10 Jul 2020
• 5 min read
• 0

Has District 7 Really Overtaken District 9 in Residential Property Prices? We Look at the Numbers to Date

District 9, with Orchard Road, has long been considered the crown jewel of Singapore real estate. The Bugis to Beach Road stretch (District 07) is just the place you pass on the way to Orchard Road; most of its value…

Property Market Commentary

• 9 Jul 2020
• 5 min read
• 0

Walk-Up Apartments: Treasures or Traps?

More than one Singaporean (or expatriate) has been ambushed with a walk-up apartment. You’re told a particular property is spacious, it’s got a great location, low price, etc. but then you arrive and find out the one problem: no elevator….

Property Market Commentary

• 8 Jul 2020
• 6 min read
• 2

Should “Sandwiched Singaporeans” Rent First, Or Buy The Cheapest Condo They Can Afford?

Should you rent or buy? With homeownership rates in Singapore at a staggering 90.4%, you might think that this scenario isn’t something that many people would experience.  After all, for many young couples they don’t actually have to face this…

Property Market Commentary

• 7 Jul 2020
• 9 min read
• 4

Units Of The Week Issue #18

Judging from the stream of emails we’ve received last week, it seems that many people are still looking for that en bloc holy grail property. So this week, we’ve uncovered a couple more interesting older properties that most people would…

On The Market

• 6 Jul 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

Parksuites Review: Peaceful Living Right By Henry Park

An idyllic lifestyle with Henry Park at your doorstep.

New Launch Condo Reviews

• 5 Jul 2020
• 27 min read
• 4

Top Condo Picks for People who Frequent Malaysia (It’s Not Just Woodlands)

Whether you work in Singapore but live in Malaysia, or vice versa, accommodations are an issue. Private property in Singapore is an especially difficult choice, as there are few condos near Tuas Link. Even so, there are options for those…

Property Picks

• 4 Jul 2020
• 6 min read
• 2

Should You DIY Or Use A Property Agent?

So like every other person, you’ve probably dwelled on the thought of doing the real estate transaction yourself – after all, a DIY sale can save you enough to pay for the renovation of your next property. And can we…

Property Advice

• 1 Jul 2020
• 7 min read
• 0

10 Home Office Upgrades You Need To Work From Home

It goes without saying that there isn’t a single person that would have wished for a pandemic such as this to happen. But if (and a big one at that) we had to eke out a silver lining to the…

Design

• 30 Jun 2020
• 8 min read
• 0

10 Unique Dinnerware Pieces For Your Next Dinner Party

Depending on whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, you’d either describe your time home in the last few weeks as a “wonderful experience” or one akin to being “cooped up in a cage”. Well, whether you’ve enjoyed it or not,…

Design

• 30 Jun 2020
• 7 min read
• 0

Units Of The Week Issue #17

Ever heard of the phrase, “old is gold”? Well, this week in our Units Of The Week issue, we’ve decided to hone down into some of the older, less celebrated developments in Singapore. While many of the older developments can’t…

On The Market

• 29 Jun 2020
• 4 min read
• 0

JadeScape Condo Review: A Smart Home With Good Facilities

A tech focused modern new launch offering in the Marymount area.

New Launch Condo Reviews

• 28 Jun 2020
• 33 min read
• 9

HDB BTO Launch August 2020: We Analyse Each Neighbourhood

Thanks to Covid-19, the HDB launch exercise in May was cancelled. This has led to HDB combining May’s offerings with August, so we now have the biggest BTO launch exercise to date. It’s the first time you’ll have eight different…

BTO Reviews

• 27 Jun 2020
• 9 min read
• 6

97 New Launch Condos: Prices/Take-up rates/Profit Margins

An essential list of 97 new launch condos with updated prices and take up rates.

Property Picks

• 26 Jun 2020
• 44 min read
• 2