The 396-unit Chestervalewas one of the first executive condominiums (ECs) that Singaporeans encountered, after the hybrid housing scheme was launched in 1995. We’ve shared in previous articles that the first tranche of ECs got off to a relatively rough start. Those projects hit the market when the Asian Financial Crisis struck in 1997, and Chestervale launched that year. This makes […] The post This Old Bukit Panjang EC Once Had More Losing Sellers Than Winners — But Look At It Now first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

What’s different about landlords in Singapore, compared to many different countries? The answer, to me, is the degree of tolerance they have for vacancies. Now this definitely isn’t true for every landlord, and it’s anecdotal; but I meet more landlords here who are willing to let a unit go vacant for as long as a year, rather […] The post Why Singapore Landlords Still Refuse To Lower Rents — Even When Units Sit Vacant first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

These days, homebuyers consider a three-bedder that reaches 1,000 sq ft to be on the generous side. It wasn’t always this way though: in older condos, 1,000 sq ft was sometimes the size of a two-bedder. Just to show you how big some of these can get, we’ve highlighted resale options where the three-bedders reach an […] The post Here Are 5 Large 3-Bedroom Condos With 1,700 Sqft+ Space — Under $2M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

When homeowner Seng and his wife walked into the IKEA store after successfully balloting for a new four-room flat at Macpherson Weave, they did not think that they would end up with a home that is nearly fully decked out in IKEA furnishings, accessories, and designed by IKEA specialists. What started as an exploratory trip […] The post This Family Of Five Spent $40K To Have Their Macpherson BTO Fully Designed By IKEA first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The Singapore real estate industry has evolved tremendously over the years. We went from newspaper advertisements and cold-calling to social media marketing, AI tools, video tours, and data-driven presentations. Consumers today are more informed than ever, and information travels faster than at any point in history. Yet despite all this progress, many real estate agents […] The post The Mistakes Realtors Keep Repeating Generation After Generation first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Singapore’s co-living market is a far cry from its nascent days in the 2010s. Back then, the local market was extremely fragmented with numerous start-ups vying for dominance over the rental and flexible accommodation market. It was startups like Hmlet, co-founded by Yoan Kamalski in 2016, who were one of many emerging players attempting to […] The post Hmlet Founder Yoan Kamalski Returns As APAC CEO And Eyes HDB Rental Market In Singapore first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

A resale four-room flat in Yishun is the first flat of this type in the HDB town to cross the $950,000 threshold. Located at 390 Yishun Avenue 6, the 903 sq ft unit – which sits between the seventh to ninth floors – was sold for $1,051 psf this week. This transaction also sets a […] The post A 38-Year-Old Yishun HDB Just Set A New 4-Room Record At Nearly $1 Million first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

A pair of adjoining freehold shophouses on 155 Kitchener Road are on sale for $28 million. The two-storey conservation properties sit on a 2,713 sq ft site, and have an estimated gross floor area of 8,175 sq. The shophouses will be sold in an Expression of Interest (EOI) exercise by the exclusive marketing agent, CBRE. […] The post 155 Kitchener Road Freehold Conservation Shophouses Put Up For Sale At $28 Million first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

If you’re preparing for the RES exam in Singapore, you’ve probably realised that the exam is not just about memorising notes. In fact, some of the hardest RES questions are difficult for one reason: They are designed to test how you think under pressure. Many candidates walk into the exam feeling prepared… only to get […] The post 10 Surprisingly Tricky RES Exam Questions That Catch Many RES Off Guard first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

One clear issue has happened in Singapore’s HDB market over the past few years: genuinely huge homes have become not just rare, but very expensive – on par with prices once associated with condos. This week, we looked at oversized HDB homes near MRT stations – including jumbo flats, Executive Apartments, and maisonettes – that […] The post Here Are 5 Of The Biggest And Cheapest HDB Flats Near MRT Stations — Under $1M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.