In this chapter of Eugene Koh's Property Guide, we explore the two main options when one is considering to buy an HDB flat. Approximately 90% of Singaporeans own their homes. This figure is attributed to good public housing policies as well as pretty acceptable home loan interests. Often I get asked this question by my [...]
For this chapter of Eugene Koh's Property Guide, this is my guide on how to choose the best HDB resale flat for you. If you are deciding between Built-To-Order(BTO) and Resale HDB, do check out my guide! To most Singaporeans, our first home would likely be an HDB flat due to its affordability, grants and [...]
Thinking about renting out your spare room for additional income? This guide will help you with the process of renting out your HDB flat in the open market in a step by step guide to ensure everything is in done correctly. If you are looking to rent out the entire HDB flat, take a [...]
Minimum lease of private homes halved to three months The shortest possible time to rent someone's private home has now been halved - from six months to only three. But that does not mean good news for homeowners who wish to sign up with home-sharing platforms such as Airbnb and Roomorama. Short-term stays of [...]
How Do You Identify An Investment Grade Property? If you were to run a search on properties for sale on www.propertyguru.com.sg, you would see more than 100,000 residential properties listed at any given time. And we have yet to include commercial properties as well. While every salesperson you meet will be telling you that his [...]
New Property Launch in Marine Parade and East Coast Coming Your Way The marine parade / east coast (also known as the district 15&16) have always been a coveted high-end residential enclave. 1 of the main reason is the proximity to the seafront and the breath-taking sea view that the properties along the coast get to enjoy. [...]
Pricing Home To Sell Every home owner wants to sell their property at the highest possible price. It can be hard to achieve such results if the home owner does not have the necessary experience and do not understand how the market works. In this current economic climate and market, the challenge is even greater for [...]
Developed by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the 1950s and subsequently by the Housing and Development Board in the 1960s, Queenstown was the first satellite town to be built in the Singapore. Today, Queenstown has become a modern and chic community filled with endless array of amenities such as IKEA, Anchorpoint, Queenstown Shopping [...]
How to sell your HDB and upgrade to two condos comfortably In Singapore, about 80% of residents live in HDB flats. This is a large amount and a testament to the success of the system to provide affordable housing to everyone in Singapore. It would be good to note that this percentage is slowly [...]
What happens at property auctions Property auction sales in Singapore increased in the 4th quarter of 2016. A Jones Lang Lasalle report stated that transaction volume reached approximately SGD$44.02 million even before the end of October 2016. The high volume was boosted by the sale of three vacant plots of land in Swiss Club Estate [...]
