The recent AMK SERS announcement had many Singaporeans up in arms. We trawled the Facebook comments to find out what exactly everyone is unhappy about.
Is a high floor or low floor unit better? While the general consensus is that higher floor units are better, but is this always true? Here are 6 pros of living on a higher floor and 6 pros on a lower floor.
A 5-room HDB flat sold for $1.40 million at City Vue @ Henderson, becoming the most expensive HDB flat in Singapore! On the topic of expensive HDB flats, here are the top 5 most expensive flats in every decade since the 1990s.
Back in June, aka Pride Month, we organised an event for potential renters from the LGBTQIA+ community. Titled Renting in Singapore: Keeping It Crystal Queer, we had a few experts discuss their experiences of moving out and navigating the rental market in Singapore. (Shout-out to CP Residences, a co-living provider in Singapore, for sponsoring the…
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Decades ago, when you tell your friends that you’re heading to northern Singapore, such as Woodlands, most of them will either ask if you’re headed to JB or why you wanted to go to such an “ulu” place. “Ulu” is a Malay term often associated with remote, abandoned or isolated, with not many people there.…
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Condo rental expected to increase amid construction and labour market recovery, private property resale volumes dip and more. Here are the news highlights for what happened in the Singapore property market from 9 August to 15 August 2022.
What a shame? What is wrong with URA planning? They are taking away the little recreational spaces Singaporeans have. I wish to point out that they do not have common sense to convert Kallang Riverside to 4000 units of condominiums in a heritage land which can be promoted as Singapore "Effiel Tower" for tourism and recreational activities for Singaporeans. If they need to fill their coffer, convert the leasehold factories/commercial buildings opposite the Kallang Riverside Park to luxurious condo. You can imagine how much more $ the government can fill their coffer if condos are facing Singapore "Effiel Tower". A shame to earn millions but no brain. Sigh.
The HDB Concessionary Loan comes with a lot of rules guidelines and procedures. Here is all the relevant information you'll need.
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Just recently, Singapore’s Ministry of National Development announced additional funding of S$66m for the Cities of Tomorrow research and development programme. The fund is meant to research ways to upkeep Singapore’s ageing infrastructure, create additional habitable space, and work on technologies for urban planning. Half the new funding – about S$35m – will look at…
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Like many young couples, Nigel (26) and Charlene (25) had tried going for the BTO route for their first home (“We tried for a Tampines BTO and an SBF, both of which we did not get good numbers…”) The couple, both civil servants, wanted to have their own space as soon as possible, so they…
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