Property Price Archives ⋆ Singapore's Real Estate Dad

Homeowner earns $100,000 without doing anything

How this Singaporean homeowner made over $100,000 in today’s market without doing anything complex

April 22, 2020

A while back, I met a family to discuss their next property options. They were paying about $650 monthly for their 3-room flat. After 6 years of staying in the house, they wanted to know the value of their home and the cash profit that

Buyers’ market your head!!! – Dissecting the sellers’ mindset

April 20, 2020

I always get this kind of questions a lot by home buyers: "How's the property market today?" "Eh now buyers' market leh. Why is your unit so expensive?" So what exactly is a buyers' market? Buyers' market definition Buyers' market means that the supply in

News articles made wrong prediction on the economy; nothing new

April 3, 2020

2 weeks ago, many news reports were telling their readers that property prices in China will continue to slum for months to come. Now, their property sales volume have tripled instead. Time and time again it has shown us that when during a crisis, prices

Why do older properties start to depreciate?

March 23, 2020

For many property buyers, price is the main consideration they have when buying a property. They would buy older properties because it tend to cost lesser. It might look like a steal to make such a purchase. However, it is not suitable for everyone, especially

HDB launches largest BTO exercise in Tengah, Ang Mo Kio and Tampines: Yay or Nay?

November 20, 2019

HDB had just recently announced this year's largest BTO exercise on Tuesday, 12 November 2019. 4,571 BTO flats were launched and are spread across 5 housing projects, 3 in the new town of Tengah and the other two in Ang Mo Kio and Tampines. The

How to spot undervalued properties?

November 8, 2019

Reports are saying that it is a buyers' market. Resale prices are at its lowest point and resale transactions have dropped compared to the last few years. So how can you take this opportunity to spot and buy these undervalued properties? Here are 4 ways

Why buy a private condominium?

October 12, 2019

In one of my previous articles 'Why HDB owners are happier than private estate owners', I was quite critical and against owning a private property. While I still believe that majority of Singaporeans should live in HDB, buying a private property does come with its

Why do some people lose money on property?

October 1, 2019

"My house is not making any profit!" A few days ago while on Facebook, I saw someone ranting about not profiting when he sold his house. Everyone thinks that a land-scarce, tiny island like Singapore will be sure to make money. So why do people

What makes the value of a property rise?

September 30, 2019

Land scarcity in Singapore is the main reason Marketers use when explaining to home buyers about why Singapore's property market can fetch a premium price. Let’s discuss and see whether we can come to a conclusion whether the value of property in Singapore will continue

What will happen to Singapore’s property price if there is no population growth?

September 24, 2019

Today, as of 2019, our population is at 5.8 million. Back in 2013, Singapore's policymakers caused a huge uproar when they announced their aim to achieve a population of 6.9 million by 2030. There are many reasons why Singaporeans were upset with the policy, and

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