Tag: homeowners

We love sharing property and home tips at 99.co – but we know our followers have clever hacks to share with us, too. For the month of August, a tribute to National Day, we asked our readers to send us home tips that has worked for them. Here’s what they had to say. Property Tip #1: On choosing units Owner…

Working from home means rising utilities bills, and the recent increase electricity tariffs is certainly an additional burden for homeowners. Now’s a good time to examine your energy usage at home and see how you can cut down your monthly utilities bill with energy-saving tips. Energy-saving tips can save you $$$, especially for those who…

For most of us, our homes will be our biggest investment and purchase. Here are 7 things you should consider when choosing a home: #1 Family needs Before searching for a home, make a list of what you and your family want and need from a home. Some questions to ask are, for example: How…

The joint tenancy contract is now recognised as religiously valid for Muslim co-owners in Singapore. Here’s what you need to know: What does this mean? Under Islamic law, Muslims have to present documents such as nuzriah or hibah ruqba, which are vows made by a person to give all of his or her wealth to…

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…

Singapore has experienced zero natural disasters, and our crime rate is lower than the temperature on a polar bear’s ass. Add that we all live close to each other (you can’t pick your nose in the common corridor without 11 witnesses and appearing on Stomp) and it’s not surprising plenty of homeowners don’t expect things…

So you fell in love with the penthouse’s infinity pool or were bowled over by the sea view from the living room. But before you eagerly hand over the booking fee or deposit for that dream home, stop right there. There’s nothing worse than sentencing to yourself to a life of home loan repayments only…

As a newbie homeowner, you’re in a stressful situation. You’ve finally plonked down a large sum of money for your first property (and probably wiped out the money in your CPF account whilst you’re at it). Now it’s time to renovate your place, and the number of decisions that you’ll be faced with is countless….

If you’re becoming a homeowner for the first time in 2018, congrats! You’re probably super excited to move into your new apartment, and finally have a place which you can call your own. But adulting is not all rainbows and butterflies – you’ll have to get used to being more independent, and tackle cooking, cleaning,…

Varsity sweethearts Landis and Elise recently moved into a one bedroom apartment of their own at Singapore’s city fringe. Having lived in their cosy one bedder for two months, Landis and Elise enjoy the freedom of having guests over on weekends for a leisurely meal over a few drinks. “We didn’t have one big housewarming…