New showflats featuring a beachfront villa and condominium project on Phuket’s Layan Bay have been unveiled by developer Minor International. The project, named Kiara Reserve, is a 46-unit collection of freehold villas and condominiums set along Layan Bay, a stretch of Phuket’s western coastline. Phuket’s west coast has long been a magnet for high-net-worth buyers […] The post What $1.8M Buys You In Phuket Today — Inside A New Beachfront Development first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Hi there Stacked Readers. In most Saturday newsletters, I use this space to talk about something in the property market. Looking back over the past few years, and the sheer number of things I’ve said, the realisation hit me: I am being like that weird uncle at parties who monopolises one part of the sofa, […] The post I’m Retired And Own A Freehold Condo — Should I Downgrade To An HDB Flat? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Property investing is often described as logical, data-driven, and numbers-based. After all, fundamentals always point us to rental yield, capital appreciation, cashflow and interest rates. But beneath every spreadsheet lies something far more powerful: Human psychology. Even experienced investors in the Singapore property market — one of the most data-transparent markets in the world — […] The post The Psychology of Property Investing: Why Smart Investors Still Make Emotional Decisions first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

When it comes to views, there’s a general agreement among buyers: even if it’s not a waterfront view, or a particularly high-floor, unimpeded is best. This is one of the reasons why condo units facing landed enclaves – where there’s unlikely to ever be a tower or two blocking your view – tend to fetch […] The post Here Are Hard-To-Find 3-Bedroom Condos Under $1.5M With Unblocked Landed Estate Views first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

A new tie-up between the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) hopes to encourage more young professionals to join the real estate industry. It might surprise you to know that attracting young graduates to join the real estate sector has been a persistent issue the industry has […] The post REDAS-NUS Talent Programme Unveiled to Attract More to Join Real Estate Industry first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Singapore’s commercial real estate market saw notable sales activity across three distinct asset classes this week: a hotel property, a landmark B1 industrial building, and conserved shophouses. On Feb 24, the GoStay Hotel at 12 Lorong 12 Geylang was back on the market at a revised guide price of $110 million. The 184-room hotel was […] The post Three Very Different Singapore Properties Just Hit The Market — And One Is A $1B En Bloc first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

ComfortDelGro has submitted the top bid of $38 million to develop a new multi-storey driving centre on Lorong Bistari in Chua Chu Kang. This will be the first Next-Generation Driving Centre that will cater to all vehicle classes. The only other bidder was Bukit Batok Driving Centre, an affiliate of Japanese automotive conglomerate Honda, who […] The post Singapore Could Soon Have A Multi-Storey Driving Centre — Here’s Where It May Be Built first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

You’ve probably heard of a 99-1 property ownership arrangement, but how about owning a one-seventh stake of a sprawling bungalow in prime District 9? This unusual sale is the result of a court-ordered receiver’s sale. What makes this even more tantalising is the type of property this partial sale involves. The property is 5 Oxley […] The post You Can Now Buy Part Of A $300M Singapore Bungalow — But You Can’t Live In It first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Serenity Park, a freehold condominium on Tamarind Road, has been launched for collective sale at an asking price around $505 million. The 179-unit development sits on a 248,173 sq ft off Yio Chu Kang Road in District 28. The asking price translates to about $1,453 psf per plot ratio (psf ppr). The existing development comprises […] The post Will the Freehold Serenity Park’s $505M Collective Sale Succeed in Enticing Developers? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Hi Stacked Homes, My husband and I are in our mid-40s, and this is most likely the last private property purchase we can make. We recently sold our three-bedroom EC and made a good cash profit. We are now looking for our next property. The question we’re struggling with is whether, given today’s sky-high prices, […] The post We Sold Our EC And Have $2.6M For Our Next Home: Should We Buy A New Condo Or Resale? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.