2022

In a Facebook post on 10 July, Lee Hsien Yang, the younger brother of Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, asks if Singaporeans are better off today than two years ago. He posed this question on the basis of examining HDB lease decay and whether there’s a long-term fix to it.   In his post,…

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Looking for sale of balance flats BTO (5room) as we both working with ceiling salary limit exceeds cant book in HDB.Seeking advice on the ways to book. Thanks

When people want to get a new HDB flat, they usually take the HDB BTO route. Or they might turn to Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) or open booking. On the other hand, these sales exercises are very competitive, so it’s tough to get a queue number. One option is to go for a BTO…

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Well, I think this is bulls***. They still wanna charge old folks money for those package. Those old folks are either retired with few income or having no kins at all. Just trying to pay for the apartment already took a toll on their financial and they need to pay for these package on monthly subscription. Where are these old folks gonna get the money to pay for it!

Views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. Previously, mainstream media repeatedly pointed to low-interest rates as a key factor for the bullish property market.   Now with the US Fed’s focus on combating record-high inflation taking centre stage for all market watchers, local media has shifted to blaring high alert…

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Keeping up with the most expensive HDB flat ever sold is proving to be a challenge, as flats all over Singapore keep fighting valiantly for the title.  As of July 2022, we have a new record – a 5-room HDB flat at SkyTerrace @ Dawson has just topped the charts at a selling price of S$1,418,000. …

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In just the past six-and-half months, there were 15 fire-related incidents at HDB flats which we know of – or at least the ones we’ve read about in mainstream media. The most severe is the one which happened at Bedok on 13 May 2022 (a Friday), when a fire broke out in a fourth-floor housing…

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We often report on the challenges real estate and property development professionals have overcome, and how these experiences have affected their approach to career and life. Few have surmounted a challenge as severe as that faced by Victory Land’s Fanny Cheng — nor done so at such a young age. Around six years ago, aged…

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Unless you’re planning on paying for your home in cold hard cash, you’ll need to take out a home loan. To get a home loan, you’ll need a bank willing to give you one, which is where In-Principle Approval (IPA) comes in.  Note: You may have read articles about Approval-In-Principle (AIP). To clear things up,…

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