2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (545+ words) Expert takeaway: For a $1.6 million condo in 2026, a first-time Singapore Citizen with no existing home loan needs roughly $449,600 upfront: a $400,000 down payment (25% of price) plus $49,600 in Buyer's Stamp Duty, before legal and valuation fees. Of that, at least $80,000 must be…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago   (865+ words) GFA harmonisation did not make new condos more expensive overnight. It changed what counts as saleable space, so post-2023 units look smaller and pricier per square foot even when the total cost and usable space are broadly comparable to older…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (755+ words) Expert takeaway: In a market where the HDB Resale Price Index has slipped for two consecutive quarters, pricing to the last 8 to 12 weeks of comparable transactions beats anchoring to a 2024 peak that no longer exists. Hold firm only when your…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (707+ words) Expert takeaway: Married Singapore Citizen couples upgrading from HDB to a private condo can reclaim the full 20% ABSD, but only if they sell their existing flat within six months of the new purchase. Miss that window and a six-figure refund…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (899+ words) A 40-year-old HDB flat typically has around 59 years of lease left in 2026, which is still comfortably financeable, but every quarter you hold trims the lease and the pool of buyers who can pay you in full. The timing question is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (593+ words) Expert takeaway: A Frasers Property-led consortium's $2.128 billion top bid at $1,323 psf ppr for the Bayshore Drive mixed-use site is the highest land rate ever paid for a GLS plot outside the Core Central Region, cementing East Coast's transformation but also…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (439+ words) Expert takeaway: The new launch condos H2 2026 Singapore pipeline is generous at around 3,550 units, but with price growth cooling to 0.5% in Q2 2026, the winning projects will be those priced with discipline rather than those with the flashiest addresses. Not every launch is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (831+ words) Expert takeaway: HDB resale prices have now dipped for two consecutive quarters, yet the index remains within a whisker of its all-time high. For most owners, the smarter question is not "has the market peaked?" but "does selling now fit…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (907+ words) Expert takeaway: In Q2 2026 both halves of the Singapore housing market cooled at once, with private prices up just 0.5% and HDB resale down 0.3%. For upgraders, a synchronised slowdown is not a warning to freeze but a rare chance to transact on…...