February 2022

Michael Lim seems to have had an early head-start in the real estate industry. He was exposed to the industry when he was young through the conversations he overheard between his mother and her clients, and when he followed his mother to viewings and client presentations. With time, Michael became interested and grew to appreciate...

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This Valentine's Day 2022, we ponder over the HDB BTO proposal: a uniquely Singaporean way of asking your partner whether they want to get married and buy a home with you. Here are some pros and cons.

When Eason and his wife, Yvonne (both 41 and having worked for 15+ years each), saw an HDB resale flat (which MOPed recently) within a 5-minute walk to their son’s primary school in Yishun, they were almost going to exercise the option-to-purchase (OTP) and commit to a huge lifelong investment. For the 4-room resale flat,...

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2021 saw a double-digit price growth of 12.5% for HDB resale flats, as well as a record number of million-dollar flats sold within the first five months of the year. In the same year, we saw the most expensive HDB resale flat transaction at S$1.36 million. With all these headlines, many of us can’t help...

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If you are recently researching the property market in hope of making your first home purchase, you will probably be overwhelmed by the news of the bullish property market in 2021 across all residential categories from HDB, to private and even landed properties. The pandemic has strangely started a demand trend for homes and created...

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In an effort to introduce insights into the Singapore residential property market and financial literacy in a fun way, property agency PropNex is launching the PropNex Monopoly Championship 2022 for its fans and consumers. Taking place from May till August 2022 at Furama Riverfront Hotel, the tournament will see 10,000 participants (aged 18 and above)...

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If the SC applying for flats under singles scheme but applying alone because both parents are deceased and no siblings then is it still possible？

For Jocelyn and Samuel, it was important to have their own home upon marriage. They saw approximately 64 units across Tampines and Pasir Ris before deciding on this cosy 1,453-square foot, 5-room HDB flat.

The Total Debt Servicing Ratio or TDSR in Singapore limits your monthly debt repayments to 55% of your gross monthly income. This includes your home loan (mortgage) and other liabilities like credit card debt and personal loans.

The Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) for Singapore citizens buying their second and subsequent properties is 17% to 25%; permanent residents, foreigners and entities have to pay 5% to 35% from 16 December 2021 onwards.