3 Big Things to Know Before Using Your CPF to Purchase Property
Yes, yes, we all know that uttering that acronym “CPF” is as much of a buzzkill as a eating at the latest ...
22 October 2024
HDB Grants Guide 2024—Which Are The Best HDB Grants You Can Get For Your HDB BTO/Resale?
Every time we hear that a HDB flat was sold for over $1 million, our jaws drop and eyes go wide—or maybe ...
23 August 2024
HDB Sale of Balance Flats: Guide to SBF & Open Booking (2024)
Although the SOP for buying an HDB BTO flat has been well-documented, buying a flat via HDB’s Sale of Balance ...
24 June 2024
Buying an HDB BTO Flat in Singapore: A Step-By-Step Guide (2024)
The Jun 2024 BTO sales exercise is upon us—and with it, renewed interest in buying a BTO flat. Buying an ...
21 June 2024
HDB BTO Jun 2024 Review: Locations, Prices, Site Plans, Expected Application Rates, and More
PSA: Apply for your Jun 2024 BTO flat by 26 Jun 2024 via the HDB Flat Portal. You know what’s special about ...
19 June 2024
Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD): What Is ABSD In Singapore? What Are The Rates? (2024)
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) just clawed back S$60 million from private property buyers. ...
8 May 2024
HDB BTO Feb 2024 Review: Locations, Application Rates, Prices, and More
The Feb 2024 BTO and SBF Exercises are open from 21 to 28 Feb 2024, 11:59pm. Apply online via the HDB Flat ...
22 February 2024
Breaking Up After Applying For a BTO Flat—How Much Money Do You Lose?
Breakups are one of the worst experiences some of us will ever go through. But it gets so much worse if ...
4 October 2023
HDB BTO Sep 2023 Launch: Locations, Expected Application Rates, Prices, and More
The third HDB Built-to-Order (BTO) flat launch of the year is almost upon us. If you didn’t like what you ...
24 July 2023
HDB BTO May 2023 Launch: Locations, Expected Application Rates, Prices, and More
Nothing caught your fancy in the HDB Feb 2023 Built-To-Order (BTO) launch? Or maybe something did, but ...
31 May 2023
HDB BTO Feb 2023 Launch: Locations, Prices, Expected Completion Dates & Application Rates, and More
Planning on applying for a Built-to-Order (BTO) flat in 2023? Your first chance is here! In the first BTO ...
2 March 2023
November BTO 2022 Review: Queenstown, Kallang, Whampoa, Bukit Batok, Tengah and Yishun
Editor’s Note: November 2022 is open for applications from 23 November 2022 to 1 December 2022. First-timers ...
23 November 2022
HDB Loan vs Bank Loan – Which Is Better? 5 Things to Know Before You Commit
Choosing financing for your home is like a game of “Rathers“. You know, where everyone tackles hard questions ...
4 October 2022
August BTO 2022 Review: Ang Mo Kio, Bukit Merah, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands
Editor’s Note: August 2022 opened for applications from 30 August 2022 – 5 September 2022 If this is your ...
6 September 2022
May BTO 2022 Review: Queenstown, Bukit Merah, Toa Payoh, Jurong West, Yishun
Recently, a 5-room Henderson HDB resale flat at City Vue became the most expensive resale flat in Singapore’s ...
3 June 2022
HDB BTO Launch February 2022 Review: Tengah, Yishun, Kallang / Whampoa, Geylang
If you just got engaged or turned 35, HDB BTO launches will have taken on a new meaning for you. In that ...
28 February 2022
Home Loan Interest Rates Are Set To Rise – Is It Time To Start Planning To Refinance Your Mortgage? (Dec 2021)
After living through the circuit breaker and pivoting to remote working, many Singaporeans have had enough ...
9 December 2021
HDB 5-Year Bonds Review – What Is It? And Should I Buy? (Dec 2021)
Anyone who’s on the lookout for new ways to invest is already sick of the constant chatter about crypto. ...
9 December 2021
HDB BTO Launch November 2021 Review: Choa Chu Kang, Hougang, Jurong West, Kallang/Whampoa & Tengah
November is the penultimate month of the year, usually signifying the beginning of the year-end sales season, ...
24 September 2021
HDB Community Care Apartments — Are They Really Such a Good Deal?
There’s a new type of HDB flat in town. The new kid on the on the block is called the Community Care Apartment, ...
18 February 2021
HDB BTO Launch Feb 2021 Review: Bidadari, Boon Keng, Tengah & Bukit Batok
After a crazy 2020, 2021’s first HDB BTO launch is a sign that the world goes on turning no matter what ...
5 February 2021
HDB BTO August 2020 launch in mature estates – Geylang, Bishan, Pasir Ris, Ang Mo Kio and Tampines
This year, Singaporeans anxious to buy their own homes have had to wait a little longer. Due to COVID-19, ...
12 August 2020
HDB BTO August 2020 launches in non-mature estates — Tengah, Choa Chu Kang and Woodlands
Spending so much time at home with your parents during the circuit breaker might have strengthened your ...
12 August 2020
HDB BTO Launch Feb 2019 – Kallang/Whampoa, Jurong West & Sengkang BTO Review
The first HDB BTO launch of the year falls in February, making it prime fodder for Chinese New Year small ...
13 February 2019