If You're a Landlord: What Rising Land Costs Mean for Your Yield
Every dollar added to a land bid eventually shows up somewhere in a launch's yield math. Part 6 of the Tale of Two Cities series, for landlords deciding whether to add or hold.
Hougang Central: What You'll Live With For 15 Years
As Singapore's first major mixed-use development in Hougang, the commercial-residential MCST structure is unlike anything buyers in this precinct have navigated before. What happens at the first AGM will determine the holding cost and building trajectory for a decade.
Hougang Central: Who Buys Your Unit in 2034?
The primary 2034 exit buyer is a D19 HDB upgrader or D19 downsizer. A comfortable exit at $3,700 psf (base case) requires ~18% corridor appreciation over 10 years. Achievable for 8 to 12 year holders; tight for 5-year exits.
Hougang Central: Is the Interchange Already Priced In?
Hougang is mid-transformation on the NEL corridor, not early, not late. The CRL is reshaping North-East connectivity and Hougang Central is the first private mixed-development anchor in the precinct. 10-year hold thesis intact.
Hougang Central: What Will It Really Rent For?
At current D19 rental rates, gross yield at Hougang Central is sub-3% for most unit types at ~$3,126 psf. After mixed-development maintenance fees, net yield falls below 2.5%. This is a capital appreciation play, not a yield play.
Hougang Central: Is $3,126 PSF A Bargain Or A Trap?
At ~$3,126 psf harmonised, Hougang Central prices at roughly 50 to 60% above the best adjusted D19 resale comps. The premium is real, here's whether it's justified and for which buyer profiles.
Hougang Central: Is The Floor Plan A Trap Or Fair?
Hougang Central is GFA harmonised, the psf quoted is closer to liveable psf than older D19 developments. But mixed development structural columns create unit efficiency issues most buyers never check. What to look for.
Hougang Central: Is $1,179 PSF PPR Really The Floor?
At $1,179 psf/ppr, the Hougang Central GLS land cost sets a breakeven of ~$2,171 psf. Buyers at ~$3,126 psf have roughly 30% downside buffer before the developer's floor. What that means if you need to exit.
Eight Years In: What Running JadeScape Actually Costs
JadeScape's Defects Liability Period closed years ago. At 1,206 units and 96 facilities with an 8-year-old smart home system, here's what the MCST actually carries now.