If you need to move in immediately but still want something as new as possible, then your best bet is any project that just received its Temporary Occupancy Permit (TOP). It's admittedly not the cheapest time to buy, and you're not getting the first picks but sometimes you just don't have the luxury of time (or maybe you're a.
Most of the time, new launch condos are cheaper at the start and get pricier as the units get sold out (classic demand and supply). It's all part of the usual developer strategy, to entice early buyers with early bird prices to get the ball rolling. (Although higher prices at the end are just due to the higher floor units.
There are just some people that don’t like buying just from a showflat model – they need to see the actual product. Some others may have time constraints and need to move in by a certain date – this could be due to expanding family size, or just a change in environment due to the pandemic. Whatever the reason, there.
May 02, 2021
Urban Treasures
When we did our last ultimate new launch cheat sheet in February 2020 (view here), I don’t think many people would have predicted then how the property market would have moved as much as it had in the past year.
It was, after all, the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic (for Singapore, at least). And it was not long after this that Singapore had to go into lockdown mode.
Now, it isn’t just the mass market that is moving, but there is a slew of high-end new launches coming up, and HDB resale prices have climbed up for 4 straight quarters.