It has been a long time since we first published the post on EC affordability and since then, there have been many housing policy changes pushed by HDB in tandem with the thriving economy and the higher selling price of the executive condo (EC). Most notably, would be the rise […]
Should You Move Out of Your Parents House?
In Asian countries, It is usually common for children to stay in their parents house before they get married and moved out to stay with their spouse. It is also not unusual for children to continue staying in their parents house after getting married or having kids as the parents […]
Why I Maximised The Use of CPF for My Housing Installments
Apart from the age old argument of whether to pay off your loan early, another age old argument between Singaporeans is whether you should be using your CPF for paying off your home loan installments. One side argued that you should keep it to accumulate interest for your retirement plans, […]
$1080psf – Is Piermont Grand Still “Affordable”?
2019 welcome the most anticipated and only EC launch – Piermont Grand at Punggol. In fact, in its launch weekend, it sold over 45% of their units at an average price of $1080psf. Wow, EC breaching the $1000psf range, it’s the first time in EC history. Accordingly to news release […]
How Much Does a Typical Singaporean Chinese Wedding Cost?
Singapore weddings are notoriously know to be expensive, with many “guides” written to advice the ang bao rates to give for the invited friends and families. This is so that you can cover the costs of your seat of that wedding lunch/dinner, and also a little extra to defray the […]
Can You Apply for 3-Room and Bigger BTO if You are 55 Years Old and Above?
This seems like a simple enough question to answer, but when I ask around, no one seems to be able to answer that. Curiosity won over and I jump in to research on this question. Long story short: Yes you can, as long as you have not owned a subsidised […]