Practical checklists and step-by-step analysis for Singapore property buyers - MCST checks, OTP preparation, house rules review, HDB-to-private upgrade decisions. If there's an action you need to take before you sign, it's covered here.
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.
A resale condo lets you move in now, often with more space and room to negotiate. But compared per liveable square foot, several 2026 resale condos cost about the same as the new launches beside them. Four real comparisons, the checks to make, and when I would choose each.
About $5 million buys a 4,000 sq ft freehold strata landed house with a lift, or a 1,500 to 1,800 sq ft unit in a new condo beside the MRT. Which suits your family, who should choose a condo instead, and why psf is the wrong way to compare.
Integrated developments link your home to an MRT and mall, but you pay into two management corporations and a 20% to 25% launch premium. Here is how the structure works and what to ask first.
A resale condo renovation can cost $80K to $150K once you factor in rewiring, plumbing, waterproofing, and carpentry. A new launch costs nothing upfront to fit out. Here's the honest 2026 comparison, and when each option actually makes financial sense.
Before viewing a single showflat, you need four numbers: your maximum loan quantum under TDSR and LTV rules, your required down payment in cash and CPF, your stamp duty liability (BSD always, ABSD if applicable), and your total cash outlay at signing.
An EC gives qualifying families a new condo for less, but locks you in. From May 2026, new EC sites carry a 10-year MOP and no deferred payment, and the price gap to private condos has narrowed. When an EC still wins, when a private condo is better, and the five old-rules ECs left.
Holding your new condo keys is a milestone, but the next 30 days are a race against the clock. From documenting defects to understanding your 12-month DLP rights, what you do now determines if the developer pays for repairs or you do. Here is your 2026 step-by-step checklist.
ABSD on a second property is 20% for Singapore Citizens, charged on the full purchase price, not just the amount above a threshold. On a $2.1M second property that's $420,000 plus BSD, totalling roughly $456,600 upfront.
