While Singapore is a green city, there aren’t that many places to live where you can get up close and personal with nature. Most housing and condominiums are situated in built-up areas, and the greenery that residents enjoy often come in the form of landscaped gardens in the condo compound and occasional clusters of trees…
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3 reasons why a “wait and see” approach to buying property is flawed
The property market slows down right after cooling measures, and one reason is the number of people adopting a “wait and see” approach. When it comes to buying property, many of them are trying to time the market: wait for property prices to bottom out, and then buy when the houses are cheap. But there are…
5 HDB-lookalike condos that actually have high en bloc potential
Chances are, you likely won’t bother giving these condos in Singapore a second look if you walked or drove past them. In fact, you might even think that these condominiums are… gasp… HDB estates. Ironically, these condos might have the highest en bloc potential. We say this because their low unit densities of these condos…
HDB Nov 2018 BTO Launch Analysis (Part 2): Tampines, Tengah
Good news to all homeowners to be; the final HDB Built-to-Order (BTO) sales exercise of 2018 features a total of FIVE locations to choose from (there were only two locations in the previous exercise). The sites this time round are Sembawang, Sengkang, Yishun, Tampines and Tengah. In Part 1 of our analysis, we examine the…
HDB Nov 2018 BTO Launch Analysis (Part 1): Sembawang, Sengkang, Yishun
Good news to all homeowners to be; the final HDB Built-to-Order (BTO) sales exercise of 2018 features a total of FIVE locations to choose from (there were only two locations in the previous exercise). The sites this time round are Sembawang, Sengkang, Yishun, Tampines and Tengah. In Part 1 of our analysis, we examine the…
West is Best – the Underrated Residential Gem Bukit Batok is
The name Bukit Batok means “coughing hill” in Malay, a moniker given because of the blasts of quarrying activity commonly heard in the area in the post-war years. In the decades since quarrying ceased, nature has taken over the old mining sites, flourishing alongside the developments that have transformed the area into a self-sufficient residential…
5 fatal mistakes Singaporeans make when upgrading to a condo
As we come to the end of the year, many Singaporeans will be putting in plans to upgrade — be it from their flat to a condo, or a condo to a…bigger condo or even a landed home? In any case, upgrading your property is a big move that can lead to a lot of…
Wanna mingle? Here’s the best neighbourhoods in Singapore for singles
As you might already have known, picking the best neighbourhoods in Singapore to stay at is a highly subjective matter. So we’ve made personalising property search one of our goals at 99.co, to help buyers and renters alike find their dream homes. And this Singles’ Day, we’ve turned our attention to none other than bachelors…
Open Electricity Market: Which OEM Plan Should Homeowners Take?
Now that the Open Electricity Market (OEM) is officially being rolled-out across the country, Singaporeans are no longer restricted to purchasing their power from SP Group. What’s the rationale behind the OEM? How do you switch to another electricity provider? What type of plans are available? In this article, we cover all that so you…
5 safeguards when buying a new and uncompleted condo
Most developers in Singapore are competent and well-capitalised. This is great of course, but it leads to one little problem: it makes Singaporean property buyers a little too relaxed and trusting when it comes to buying a new launch or uncompleted condo. For many people in a showsuite, the risk that a developer will delay…
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