Is Renting Better than Owning a Property in Singapore?
With escalating property prices and diminishing yields, some in Singapore are starting to question the conventional rhetoric of owning a property in Singapore.
Could renting...
Top 10 Renovation Tips to Save Money
Home renovations can be very pricy. In Singapore, there is no "average" as the scope, size of unit, age of unit and material choices...
Which is the best mortgage rate to pick today? Fixed rate at 2.50% with...
I recently received this question from an FH Premium subscriber:
Hello FH, in view of current Fed action, how would u choose?
Choose a low 3 years fixed...
Real Estate Market Update (Q2 2024): Condo and HDB Resale Prices, Upcoming BTO Flat...
The latest stats for the real estate market are out.
Let's explore price & rental trends for Singapore's private residential market in the 2nd Quarter...
Do you need home insurance in Singapore? What are the different types of home...
In Singapore, your home is likely to be an important asset.
How should you protect your home?
Not only can you protect your home from major...
Are Property Prices Going Down? Real Estate Market Singapore 1Q Update (2024)
Singapore property prices have been on a tear since the pandemic.
The rental market has also gone through upheavals in the past few months.
Is this...
4 Things I wished I knew as a First-Time Resale Home Buyer
The property market has been on a serious uprise.
With the delay in BTO projects, securing a first home has become tricky for many couples.
Today's...
Are new condos a good investment? How to pick the best BTO Unit? Interview...
If you’ve ever checked out home tours on YouTube, chances are you’ve come across one of Stacked’s beautifully shot home tours.
Stacked is an online...
Top 4 Renovation Horror Stories in Singapore
With the global crunch in manpower supply, the past year has been a great ordeal for anything construction related.
So it's probably no surprise to...
Higher ABSD – How will this impact Singapore house prices?
As you guys have probably heard by now, ABSD (Additional Buyer Stamp Duty) rates have gone up yet again.
You can see the changes summarised...
Should you buy a Property or Stocks / REITs in 2023? (as a Singapore...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past 12 months, you’ve probably realised that property investments are really hot right now.
Here’s one of...
45 year old investor – Should he repay his $300,000 mortgage or invest the...
I’ve been getting quite a few questions on mortgages recently.
The crux of it – whether it makes sense to repay your mortgage, instead of...
DBS, OCBC, UOB Mortgage Rates soar to 4.5% – Will this crash the Singapore...
So I was reading this CNA article on DBS, OCBC and UOB Mortgage rates.
The title?
DBS, OCBC, UOB raise interest rates for fixed home loans...
Is Singapore Residential Real Estate in a bubble? (2022 / 2023)
UBS recently released a very interesting report - Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2022.
The report provides interesting data on housing trends worldwide, and which...
Should you take a Fixed or Floating Interest Rate Mortgage in 2022? (As a...
I received this great question from a Patron recently:
Hi FH, I am applying for a S$1.2m loan from DBS.
For fixed rate, I can...