Tag: new launch condos

In Singapore, many parents are obsessed with two things: popular schools and properties within 1km radius of these schools. In fact, one of the selling points of a condo that developers and property agents like to use is its proximity to a popular school.  This is because one of the things that the primary one…

It’s not everyday you walk into a makeshift building, and walk out with a seven-figure bill that’ll take you 25 years to pay. But you know what? That’s exactly what happens at show flats. Here’s what buyers, especially first-time buyers, should do to minimise your chances of regret and wasting money on a deposit. Step…

Led by a spike in prices of city fringe and suburban private non-landed homes in the Rest of Central Region (RCR) and Outside Central Region (OCR), condo prices in Singapore hit a new all-time high in the last quarter of 2020, according to URA Flash Estimates released on 4 January 2021. Overall, condo prices rose…

Like a scratch-and-win card, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) throws up some blockbluster surprises every six months when it announces new condo sites as part of its Government Land Sales (GLS) programme. For the first half of 2021, a pair of new sites that URA announced at Buona Vista is a potential property goldmine. Here’s…

If you’ve seen the movie ‘Up’, you might recall the scene where Carl’s old house gets surrounded by new high-rise buildings. Or you might have seen “nail houses” in China belonging to owners who stubbornly resist development and the demolition of their homes. Well, Singapore now has its own version of a holdout, after two…

As far as new launch condos are concerned, developers typically focus too much on their marketing message and miss out on what really matters to buyers. This bite-sized review about Clavon, the latest new launch condo to hit the market in Clementi, will highlight the overlooked areas of interest that help buyers make a better…

When it comes to Singaporeans buying property, it’s not only investors who care about capital appreciation. Even own-stay buyers want the assurance that their property asset can rise in value to serve their asset progression objectives. So, when we found proof of profit for condos in the Aljunied area, we expect that will piqued the…

Call it an ‘old uncle’ mentality, but there’s a small but significant number of freehold-only Singaporean property buyers who steadfastly refuse to ever consider buying a 99-year leasehold condo. Might as well throw money down the drain lah, they’d argue. Truth is, the tenure of a private property seldom defines whether it’s a good buy…

Representing the bulk of Singapore’s North-eastern region, District 19 has been the hotspot for new condominium launches for the entirety of the past decade. In fact, transaction records show that in the past ten years, 1 out of every 8 non-landed private residential homes sold in Singapore were from D19, and 1 out of every…

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 5 to 11 September: #1: HDB block to make way for integrated community hub in Yishun Yishun’s Chong Pang neighbourhood will be rejuvenated with a new integrated development to be called [email protected] Pang. The 9,000 square metre, multi-storey development will be…