Trust us when we say that nothing quite flaunts the spending power of the 1% as much as luxury property floor plans do. The rest of us is holed up in our HDB flats, at least get to ogle at the rich and dream that, one day, we might strike Toto and have a floor…

In 2019, Singaporeans were the 10th highest spending travellers in Japan, spending a total of 1 billion SGD in the country. When I see posts on Singaporean news channels about Japan, a common cursory scroll of comments regard the Japanese as “the gold standard for civic mindedness” and the country with “good hygiene levels”. It…

If you’re looking for a comprehensive list of new launch condos to hit the market in 2020, you’ve come to the right place. In 2020, we will likely be seeing more than 30 condominium new launches in Singapore, with a potential 12,000 units hitting the property market. (In comparison, over 16,000 units from 55 projects…

When opportunity knocks, open the door – especially if it belongs to a shophouse you can earn money from by renting it out. In 2015, I signed a two-year lease on a 2,500 square feet shophouse in the Paya Lebar-Geylang area. It was bare but had a new facade. The ground floor was taken up…

Editor’s note: Should I rent out my HDB flat? This contributor certainly thinks so. Read about how he paid off a massive home loan in just three years. Minor, unimportant details have been changed to protect his identity as he values his privacy. Cover photo by Rids on Unsplash In 2015, my wife and I received the…

It’s been a while since I wrote on the 99.co blog and it’s good to get in touch with everyone again – a very happy Chinese New Year in advance! It’s that time of the year where our plans and resolutions, at least for some of us, need to be reaffirmed by our zodiac forecasts….

I recently moved into my four-room BTO flat in Tampines. It’s freaking awesome, but it took a stressful renovation to get here. Don’t get me wrong, the final product is almost exactly how I pictured it and the pipes and cabinets are intact. But damn, I was racked with anxiety and paranoid for two months…

Like most Singaporean couples, I BTO-ed my first home under the Fiance-Fiancee scheme in 2012. We had an early queue number due to an increased number of ballots for staying near parents. On top of that, we almost obtained the maximum grant from HDB (based on proximity and joint income levels). By 2017, we collected…

The problem with new launch condos is that all their awesome features exist in theory. Sure, “waterfront facing” may seem great in the brochure; but buy a unit with the wrong facing, and two-thirds of your “waterfront view” may be the back of the neighbouring block. Stuart Chng from Navis Living Group gives us the…

A good property agent more than deserves his/her commission, but many buyers and sellers are often unsure about how much to pay. So do landlords and tenants. Truth is, there are many factors that determine property agent commission in Singapore; even seasoned sellers, buyers and renters can become confused about industry standards. So, here’s our…