Source Some people treat en bloc news in Singapore almost like an update on a lucky draw, or TOTO if you will. Sometimes when you take the train you can hear people exclaim upon reading the news “wah en bloc…
Property Market Commentary
Since late 2016, en bloc sales in Singapore have been spiking up. In 2017 alone there have been 26 successful en bloc sale projects, with seemingly many more in the pipeline. Source: SBR This chart from RHB research shows that…
Property Market Commentary
Whether you are an expat or Singaporean, looking for a HDB room rental can be tedious work. There is a whole multitude of options out there and sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you want. Fear not,…
Rental Market
Punggol used to be one of the oldest settlements in Singapore, and was a sleepy rural town located close to the riverside. It was known as a waterfront locale with great seafood and visited mainly by watersports enthusiasts. Under the…
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Renting out your HDB flat or room can help with creating a constant stream of passive income. This can be used to help pay for daily expenses or even go towards contributing for your monthly mortgage payments. It is little…
Rental Market
Buying a resale condo can be a great choice in Singapore, prices are lower than if you were to buy new, less teething problems to deal with and you can move in according to your own timeline. With housing prices…
Property Advice
When it comes to any kind of transaction, price is often the most important thing that you will have to consider. Many books and courses have been created just to teach people about how to price goods and services. In…
Property Advice
“Sell your home Singapore” will probably be a trending search term on Google next year, as home prices are set to rise by as much as 8%. Are you looking to get a good price for your home? Of course…
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NEWSFLASH!!! You can upgrade to a CONDO and have a SECOND PROPERTY with additional CASH IN THE BANK! Sound familiar? Perhaps it rings a bell to you because you’ve been scrolling through your Facebook feeds. Well, recently we have been…
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Jumbo flats are pretty much a rarity in Singapore. If you are on the look out for your dream home and are browsing through ads daily, you might have come across a HDB listing and wonder did the owner enter…
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Freehold homes in Singapore to stay in now with future en bloc potential Freehold homes in Singapore will get rarer and rarer as the years go by. Judging from the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, you can see that all…
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New En Bloc Ruling? It was exactly ten years ago in 2007 that the last en bloc frenzy happened, with a total of $11.7 billion in deals. 2017 is proving to be the next bumper crop of en bloc deals,…
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Can a fresh graduate starting their career afford a condo / apartment? If you are an undergraduate or fresh graduate thinking of buying a private home, then you have come to the right place! In this article, we look at…
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A common question we always get is: “What property is a good investment property in Singapore?” The safe option will always be freehold property as it is getting rarer to find. If you have not seen our comprehensive list of…
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99-year leasehold properties in Singapore have been the subject of intense debate this year. In June 2017, the first of its kind for residential properties in Singapore, 191 private terraced houses at Geylang will be returned to the State at…
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If you are a first time condo buyer, congrats on reaching this milestone! In land scarce Singapore, it is very much a Singaporean dream to own a private property as majority of the population live in public housing. There are…
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So, how much do you need to earn to afford that resale flat? Singapore’s HDB affordability has been put into question time and time again. This article is meant to give you an overview of the minimum gross household income…
Property Advice
If the first 76 properties weren’t enough to satisfy your hunger, here is part 2 to conclude this series of old freehold property with en bloc potential! #77 – Riva Lodge Riva Lodge is a freehold apartment situated at Petain…
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