A studio apartment or a room? Which is the better option when it comes to renting? That is the question. When renting in Singapore, here are 5 best factors to consider when deciding to rent a shoebox apartment or room in a condo or HDB flat in 2022.
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HDB revises occupancy rule for SERS, New private home sales in Singapore more than doubled, reaching a six-month high in May and more. Here are the news highlights for what happened in the Singapore property market from 14 June to 20 June 2022.
When you purchase a private property, one of the first things your law firm will do for you after you’ve exercised the Option To Purchase (OTP) is to lodge a caveat. This is mostly a “behind the scenes” event for most buyers, but it’s more important than you’d think. On top of that, a caveat...
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Because it devalues a currency over time by increasing the prices of goods and services, inflation affects loan installments - even housing loans.
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Most of us have dreamed of one day owning our own luxury holiday home — or perhaps even of living and working year-round in a tropical paradise. (Easier than ever, thanks to new flexible work arrangements.) Opus Bay brings those dreams within reach, in both physical and financial senses. Situated on the idyllic Indonesian island...
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HDB's Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) model will apply to prime HDB flats, starting with the Rochor BTO in Nov 2021. You can expect additional subsidies with clawback, 10-year MOP, and tighter eligibility criteria for resale buyers.
Should you buy or rent an HDB flat in Singapore? For those looking to have their own place in 2022, here are some pros and cons of each the housing situations. Read on to find out more.
An HDB jumbo flat is usually measure about 1,582 to 2,142 sq ft, and have 4 to 6 bedrooms. Here are 7 jumbo flats that are 1,800 sq ft and above for those who want a big space or have large families.
Before there was such a thing as BTO flats, HDB flats were built BEFORE they were sold. In 1989, there was a massive oversupply of flats in Woodlands and Yishun. In response to the oversupply, HDB combined many unsold units into jumbo flats, effectively halving the number of unsold flats. What are HDB jumbo flats? ...
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In an effort to fight inflation and cool consumer spending, the US Federal Reserve has increased its interest rate by 75 basis points – its highest rate hike since 1994. This would set the Fed’s benchmark federal-funds rate – or in layman’s terms, the rate banks lend to each other – to between 1.5% and...
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