Full-depth analysis of Singapore's new condo launches: STAR scorecards, GFA harmonisation checks, and the 7-Layer breakdown covering price floor, yield and exit. Plus the management reality most agents never mention before you sign.
What happens after Kingsford hands over the keys, and what 10+ years of Managing Agent experience reveals about MCST governance, sinking fund, DLP track record, and the questions to ask before you sign.
Sim Lian paid $1,432 psf/ppr, 22% above the next bidder, for Plot 1 of 8 in the Holland Plain precinct. 212 units, 3BR, 5BR only, freehold CCR, preview Sep 2026. Full 7-layer analysis: price floor, floor plan, psf test, yield, corridor, exit, MCST.
Hougang Central Residences is the first major mixed-use private development in Hougang, 835 units, UOL + CapitaLand JV, D19, 99-year GLS at $1,179 psf/ppr. James's 7-layer analysis: STAR 73, buy selective.
What you are buying into at Thomson Reserve that nobody will tell you at the showflat - developer MCST track record, sinking fund trajectory, DLP defect pattern, first AGM signals, and the maintenance cost curve over 15 years.
Thomson Reserve sits at the RCR pivot point on the Springleaf-to-Marina Bay TEL spine. Three infrastructure catalysts are confirmed but not yet priced in, NSC 2027, CRL 2030, Newton rejuvenation. Early, on time, or late?
homson Reserve gross yield 2.3 to 3.0%, not a yield play. But for a right-sizer combining rental income with CPF LIFE payouts, the retirement income model adds up. Here's the real corridor data and the occupancy risk.
