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6 Nov 2024
What Are REITs? Types, Benefits & How to Start Investing in Singapore
Real estate investments might seem out of reach if you’re not ready to put down huge amounts of capital upfront. But what if there was a way to get your foot in the door without a…
5 Nov 2024
Best Home Loan in the Philippines: Finding the Lowest Rates and Best Offers in 2024
Buying a home is a major financial decision. One of the most important steps in this process is choosing the right home loan. In the Philippines, homebuyers have access to many…
31 Oct 2024
Unlock Huge Savings: How Much Can a Home Loan Interest Rate Cut Save You?
As a first-time homebuyer or property investor in the Philippines, understanding how the home loan interest rate impacts your mortgage payments is crucial. Even small changes in…
30 Oct 2024
Exploring Credit Cooperatives: An Alternative Way to Finance Your Real Estate Purchase
Are you struggling to secure a bank loan or tired of in-house financing and Pag-IBIG restrictions? There’s another option you may not have considered: credit cooperatives. These…
30 Oct 2024
The Ultimate Real Estate Horror Story: When You Don’t Make a Profit Selling Your Home
Playing Monopoly is nothing like the real estate market in real life. You can hand over your paper money to the banker and give up your red, plastic houses, but you can still roll…
28 Oct 2024
Homebuyer Income and Affordability: How to Gauge What You Can Afford
For many workers and business owners in the Philippines, buying a home is not only a major financial goal but also a symbol of stability and success. After a long day of work or…
28 Oct 2024
How Interest Rates Turned the “Sell 1 HDB & Buy 2 Condo” Strategy Into a Debt Nightmare
The highly popular “ Sell 1 HDB & Buy 2 Condo ” scheme promoted by many agents a few years ago might have made some sense at a time of extremely low interest rates. But very…
24 Oct 2024
Location is Still King in the Oct 2024 BTO Race – Or Is It?
The October 2024 BTO exercise reaffirmed a long-standing truth in Singapore’s housing market: location is still king. With 33,000 applicants vying for 8,573 flats, the results…
22 Oct 2024
Your Ultimate Survival Guide to Moving Out From Your Parents’ Home
Moving out sounds like freedom. And it is. But it’s also the first time nobody is catching your mistakes for you. There’s no parent reminding you that the lease says no pets, or…
22 Oct 2024
6 Must-Ask Questions Before Hiring a Property Agent in Singapore
Recently, I’ve been flooded with messages from friends, all asking how to check that their property agent is legit and the right fit for their needs. They’ve read the scam stories…
21 Oct 2024
The Final List of HDB BTO 2024 Projects With Location And Price
With the new year comes a new batch of BTO 2024 projects, and I’m sure all of you are getting ready to ballot . In 2024, HDB will be releasing a total of 19,600 BTO flats through…
18 Oct 2024
Oct 2024 BTO: Which Standard, Plus, or Prime Project Is the Best For You?
The October 2024 BTO launch has officially kicked off, and it’s turning out to be one of the biggest exercises yet. With 8,573 flats spread across 15 projects in nine HDB towns,…