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The Room That Changed the Most in Singapore Homes: What Happened to Our Kitchens?

The Room That Changed the Most in Singapore Homes: What Happened to Our Kitchens?

September 29, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

We trace how the Singapore kitchen lost its soul over the decades. From enclosed multi-generational hubs in the 1960s to…

Condo vs HDB: The Estates With the Smallest (and Widest) Price Gaps

Condo vs HDB: The Estates With the Smallest (and Widest) Price Gaps

August 28, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

Condo vs HDB 2024–2025: See how prices differ estate by estate, from central towns to heartlands, and where flats may…

Why Upgrading From An HDB Is Harder (And Riskier) Than It Was Since Covid

Why Upgrading From An HDB Is Harder (And Riskier) Than It Was Since Covid

July 3, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

Post-COVID, Singapore’s homebuyers face new realities—from rising prices to shifting preferences. Here's how upgrading has changed since 2020.

Should You Wait For The Property Market To Dip? Here’s What Past Price Crashes In Singapore Show

Should You Wait For The Property Market To Dip? Here’s What Past Price Crashes In Singapore Show

May 9, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

The phrase “I’ll wait and buy later when prices fall” draws a lot of cynicism these days, and there’s a…

Condo Profits Averaged $270K In 2024 Sub Sales: Could This Grow In 2025?

Condo Profits Averaged $270K In 2024 Sub Sales: Could This Grow In 2025?

April 17, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

2024 was the year of the sub sale transaction. Usually rare, there were 1,428 sub sale transactions for the whole…

Should You Buy A Freehold Or Leasehold Condo In 2025? Here’s The Surprising Better Performer

Should You Buy A Freehold Or Leasehold Condo In 2025? Here’s The Surprising Better Performer

April 14, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

One of the most common questions we get is “Should I buy freehold instead of leasehold?” It’s a constant point…

How Condo Kitchen Preferences Have Changed In 2025

How Condo Kitchen Preferences Have Changed In 2025

March 23, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

There are definitely trends when it comes to condo layouts, and one of the most notable ones – as of…

Do High-Floor HDB Flats Appreciate More In Value? The Data May Surprise You

Do High-Floor HDB Flats Appreciate More In Value? The Data May Surprise You

March 17, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

One common perception about HDB flats is that higher floors command a premium – often due to the view or…

Have Condo Layouts In Singapore Gotten Better Or Worse Over Time?

Have Condo Layouts In Singapore Gotten Better Or Worse Over Time?

February 27, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

The land-sales cycle refers to Government Land Sales (GLS), where residential land is sold to private developers. This creates some…

Are Condos Further From MRT Stations Underperforming? The Data Tells a Different Story

Are Condos Further From MRT Stations Underperforming? The Data Tells a Different Story

February 27, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

We’ve come a long way in the past two decades, and so has the Singapore transport system. There are more…

Are Mega Development Condos In Singapore Really More Profitable? Here’s What The Data Says

Are Mega Development Condos In Singapore Really More Profitable? Here’s What The Data Says

February 14, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

There used to be a time when home buyers frowned on mega-developments. These 1,000+ unit projects were thought to be…

Have DBSS Flats Outperformed Regular HDBs? We Analysed The Data

Have DBSS Flats Outperformed Regular HDBs? We Analysed The Data

February 3, 2025 by Ryan J. Ong

When the Design, Build, and Sell Scheme (DBSS) was around, there were a lot of negative comments. Complaints about poor…

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