PPVC vs APCS: What You Can Change When You Renovate
Most buyers never ask how their condo was built, until the renovation quote arrives. Here is what PPVC, APCS and traditional construction let you change, and when you need a Professional Engineer.
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Most buyers never ask how their condo was built, until the renovation quote arrives. Here is what PPVC, APCS and traditional construction let you change, and when you need a Professional Engineer.
Lentor Modern is the corridor's rental benchmark, and three more Lentor condos complete soon. Here is what your unit can rent for, the yields by project, and the checklist before your first tenant.
CanningHill Piers rents range from roughly $4,500 to $5,800/month for a 1-bedroom to $25,000 to $45,000/month for a Sky Suite, with river-facing units in the 48-storey tower commanding a 20 to 25% premium over road-facing units in the 24-storey tower.
The River Opus is a 999-year launch next door to Valley Park, the 999-year 1997 condo trading at about $2,234 psf. For a legacy buyer, the reason to pay more is the building's first 30 years, and a lease that never fails the CPF age-95 test. Prices are not out.
Equity loans in Singapore are capped at 75% of valuation, minus your loan and the CPF you used. Stay under 50% and TDSR does not apply. A worked example, the costs, and when selling is the better answer.
The North-South Corridor will give northern commuters time back, but LTA has pushed the viaduct to 2029 and the city tunnel to 2031. What the delay means if you live near the works or are buying on the corridor, who should not buy for the NSC, and where I would buy.
Condos within 500m of an MRT sell for about 15% to 20% more, integrated developments more again. School proximity adds less, and the evidence is weaker. Here is what the data shows for each premium.
Lentor Hills now has eight projects and about 4,000 homes, from finished condos to a 2027 launch. The MRT runs and the mall is open. Which project fits your move-in date and family size, how prices have climbed, and who should look elsewhere.
Springleaf Residence set the corridor at $2,175 psf. Upper Thomson Parcel A paid 17% more for its land. Here is the pricing math, the launch data, and the questions to settle before you choose.