Real Estate
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Small Singapore condos attract steady demand yet are tougher to resell
When a 732 square foot leasehold one-bedder at Marina Bay Residences finally cleared at 1.6 million dollars in August 2025, three years after...
Shanghai home purchase policy relaxes to lift demand
Shanghai’s latest adjustment is not simply an easing for households. It is a policy signal about where municipal leaders expect demand to be...
Europe’s housing crisis is a platform problem
Housing feels intimate. It is where you sleep, argue, dream, and plan. Yet the pain people feel in London, Lisbon, Amsterdam, or Budapest...
How will lower US interest rates affect Singapore homeowners?
The Federal Reserve just delivered a 50 basis point cut. Markets had debated the size of the pivot for months, but the official...
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How China's declining birth rate was impacted by housing prices
China’s fertility decline after 2016 did not happen in a vacuum. Urban house prices jumped at the same time, and the curves moved...
China housing downturn and the limits of rescue plans
The most important fact about China’s property slump is that it is overdue. An economy that built too many homes for a shrinking...
Should you purchase a resale flat or a HDB BTO?
HDB BTO flats still promise affordability and modern design, yet the proposition has changed. October 2024 introduced the new Standard, Plus, and Prime...
The paradox in Singapore's public housing
Treat HDB like a platform, not a program. The platform runs on three engines that were brilliant in a crisis and messy in...
Is now a smart time to buy a home in the US?
The U.S. housing market has moved from stasis to a modest thaw. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has slipped to 6.35 percent, the...
Planning to buy a home by the end of 2025? Here’s what to know
Thinking about getting the keys before the year wraps? You are not imagining it. The 2025 housing market finally feels more balanced after...
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How million-dollar HDB flats became less rare
Singapore’s public housing marketplace looks like it is breaking character. Apartments that were meant to anchor affordability are clearing above seven figures with...
Singapore HDB flats rated the most “attainable” among APAC capitals, but netizens say it is only affordable by comparison
Singapore’s HDB flats being named the most attainable homes among Asia Pacific capital cities reads like a victory lap. It is also a...
Has anyone quit their job to qualify for a BTO flat?
Singapore’s public housing has a product problem disguised as policy. The question surfaced online was simple: if a couple is just over the...
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