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The HDB situation in Singapore is unprecedented, and we mean that quite literally. Singapore’s public housing system – which is partway between socialised housing and free market housing – has no clear equivalent elsewhere in the world. So when we face the end of the first 99-year leases, since HDB’s inception back in the 1960’s, […]
The post Why Some Old HDB Flats Hold Value Longer Than Others first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
a month ago | thefinance.sg
Buying a resale flat near your parents sounds like a smart move until you realise there’s a Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) you could’ve applied for… but didn’t. That’s why I’ve broken it all down for you based on real cases, conversations, and what actually matters when you’re applying. In this post, you’ll learn: What the […]
The post Proximity Housing Grant (PHG): A Comprehensive Guide first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
a month ago | thefinance.sg
Singaporeans like to make fun of how small HDB flats are, but you’d be surprised at the kind of variety that’s out there. Singapore has been building HDB flats for 66 years as of February 2026; and among the various kinds we’ve built, there are some genuinely huge units out there. This week, we look […]
The post Here Are The Biggest HDB Flats You Can Still Buy Above 1,700 Sq Ft In 2026 first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
a month ago | thefinance.sg
The February 2026 BTO launch is much more concentrated, compared to others we’ve seen from last year. As we mentioned earlier last week, this launch stands out for having sites in just four towns: a far cry from the variety of eight towns we saw in October 2025. This launch exercise has just 4,600 new flats across […]
The post February 2026 BTO Launch Review: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
The public tender for a cluster of 19 black-and-white bungalows at Adam Park in Bukit Timah was launched by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) on Tuesday, Feb 3. The heritage properties are colonial bungalows built by the British as municipal staff housing before World War 2. They were used as a prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during […]
The post 19 Pre-War Bungalows At Adam Park Just Went Up For Tender — But There’s A Catch first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
Why Are New Condos So Expensive — And Old Condos So “Cheap”? Singapore’s Property Distortion Explained Singapore’s property market is no longer moving as one asset class. In this expert interview with Dragon Tan, we deep-dive into a growing and uncomfortable reality: the widening price gap between brand-new condominiums and older resale condos, and why […]
The post Huge Price Gap Between New Condo & Old Condo! Opportunity! first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
Great property performance isn’t driven by one magic factor. It happens when multiple fundamentals align. This is why Navis Atlas’ PrimeKey Analysis focuses on 8 factors that have consistently influenced demand, price growth and resilience across market cycles. Many are curious as to the framework that my co-creator Jackie Mang, and I have created in […]
The post Navis Atlas — Equipped with Experience, Driven by Data and Championed by Clarity first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
What methods should we consider to control how a property is presented on online listing platforms? This is a longstanding challenge in an industry where, for the most part, the sales process is fragmented and often individualised. Some weeks ago, I mentioned that a real estate agency received a censure over their handling of an errant agent. […]
The post Why ‘Accurate’ Property Listings Still Mislead Buyers In Singapore first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
In the early 2000s, buying a home in locales like Punggol or Woodlands was considered a compromise. In less generous terms, some even called it desperate since back then those “ulu” areas often meant long commutes and sparse amenities. It was also not uncommon for realtors to advise buyers to avoid these areas if possible, […]
The post Why Early Buyers In New Housing Estates May See Less Upside In 2026 first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
In real estate, the difference between a good decision and an average one is rarely luck. It’s clarity. For decades, experienced realtors have relied on intuition — a mix of experience, pattern recognition, and market feel — to decide which properties have real growth potential and which should be avoided. But intuition has myriad of […]
The post Removing Guesswork From Property Investing with PrimeKey Analysis first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
2 months ago | thefinance.sg
Since working from home is becoming a norm, setting up your home to make it conducive and noise-free so that you can focus on your work and video calls without interruption is becoming more than essential.
4 years ago | Propertygroup
By and large, the Executive Condominium (EC) scheme has successfully introduced many well-received housing developments that cater to a ‘sandwiched’ class of buyers – those to can’t afford a condominium, and homeowners who earn too much to qualify for HDB subsidies. Devised as a replacement for flats like Executive Maisonettes back in the 1990s, the […]
The post Why Some Executive Condominiums Made More Money — And Whether That Still Applies Today first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
7 hours ago | thefinance.sg
This contributed article is written by Melody, a freelance Singaporean writer who lives in Europe. These are her views based on her property experience. You can read her articles about purchasing an overseas property here, and in this article here. When I first wrote about buying a property in France, a common question I received was how […]
The post Here’s Why I Paid Cash To Buy My Home In France first appeared on TheFinance.sg.
a day ago | thefinance.sg
According to court documents, Singaporean adoption papers were prepared for at least 10 babies using fake identities and forged birth certificates.
in 7 hours | channelnewsasia.com
The Building Safety Regulator's data for Q1 2026 shows its new batching model achieves significantly quicker processing times, "outperforming the previous multi-disciplinary model" in the gateway 2 process.
The post Gateway 2 approval rates rise to 67% as batching process provides boost appeared first on Property Week.
4 days ago | propertyweek.com
The British property tycoon has sold his grade II-listed house in west London to an unnamed buyer.
The post Nick Candy sells Chelsea home for record £270m appeared first on Property Week.
4 days ago | propertyweek.com
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