Four reasons to sell, four different exits. James Ong breaks down Fourth Avenue Residences' real resale liquidity and what it means for who buys Dunearn House from you — and when.
Forget the projected yield in the sales gallery. James Ong breaks down what Fourth Avenue Residences and the Bukit Timah corridor are actually renting for today and why MCST
Is Dunearn House's $3,000 psf launch price honest? James Ong runs three tests - 1km resale comparables, harmonised new launch benchmarks, and land cost rationality — and delivers a conditional verdict.
GFA harmonisation made Dunearn House's floor plans more honest — but the gap between strata area and liveable space hasn't disappeared. James Ong breaks down what $3,000 psf actually buys you, room by room.
What did the developer pay for Dunearn House — and what does that land cost mean if you ever need to sell? James Ong breaks down the $1,410 psf/ppr bid, the breakeven maths, and why the adjacent site at $1,625 matters more than most buyers realise.
Thomson Reserve previews October 2026. Here is what it means for Braddell View and Lakeview owners — lease-decay math, Thomson View seller net proceeds, and the corridor comparison that matters.
With $200,000 cash, $100,000 CPF and freelance income, a 30-year-old buyer's real borrowing power is set by the 70% haircut banks apply to a 2-year NOA average — not by what she invoices. At a $6,000/month NOA average, that's roughly $484,000 in bank loan capacity.
TDSR is the single most important number in your Singapore property purchase — and for freelancers, the rules are stricter than most realise until their IPA comes in $300,000 lower than expected.
Water seepage liability, caveat emptor, MCST governance signals, DLP deadlines — the five things that determine whether you are inheriting a problem. Notes from a former Managing Agent.
