Nearly everyone taking a winter trip to Japan these days is headed to Hokkaido, Japan’s northern-most island. While other major cities like Tokyo and Osaka still pull a large proportion of Japan’s total international visitors each year, Hokkaido has also become a headline year-round destination. This is driving up demand for hotel investment and development […] The post In Niseko’s Booming Property Market, Investors Are Buying Individual Hotel Rooms first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Recently, Stacked had a chance to step into the newest property managed by homegrown co-living operator Coliwoo – the 212-key Coliwoo Midtown at 141 Middle Road. This newest hospitality-inspired concept is turning heads and elevating the standard of what we can expect from established co-living properties in Singapore today. Coliwoo Midtown used to be the former GSM […] The post We Toured A New Co-Living Space In Bugis With Ice Baths, Gyms And Chef Dinners first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

A two-storey HDB shophouse at 631 Bedok Reservoir Road is on sale for $4 million. The property features a ground-floor shop unit with a strata area of 743 sq ft, and residential quarters on the second floor that measure 893 sq ft. Access to the second floor is via an internal staircase at the rear […] The post This 88-Year Leasehold HDB Shophouse on Bedok Reservoir Rd Is on Sale for $4M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Flats that have just reached their Minimum Occupancy Period (MOP) tend to sell for a premium. After all, it’s a “all of the pros, none of the cons” situation: the flat is ready to move in, unlike waiting for a BTO flat. The renovations probably need a lot less work, and you can check out […] The post Here Are Some Of The Cheapest Newly MOP 4-Room HDB Flats You Can Still Buy first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Hi Stacked Team, I was hoping to get your take on private properties around Sophia Road. Most developments there are freehold, and despite being in District 9 with good MRT connectivity and amenities, price growth appears relatively subdued. Even recent new launches in the area don’t seem to have lifted surrounding resale prices very much. […] The post These Freehold Condos Near Orchard Haven’t Seen Much Price Growth — Here’s Why first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

For the first time since 2021, a new government land sale (GLS) site in Lentor has attracted bids of more than $1,200 psf per plot ratio (ppr). Over the past five years, land bids for the other seven GLS sites have not crossed this threshold, and have ranged from $982 psf ppr to $1,130 psf […] The post New Lentor Condo Could Start From $2,700 PSF After Record Land Bid first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

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.