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You trust the government with your salary. Your bills. Your HDB flat.Just not with condo prices.Okay. So why one and not...
11/08/2026

You trust the government with your salary. Your bills. Your HDB flat.

Just not with condo prices.

Okay. So why one and not the other?

Here's the honest answer. You've never seen the full picture.

Almost every number you have ever seen about condos came from someone who wanted to sell you one. The good years get shown. The bad ones quietly don't. After a while you stop believing any of it, and that is a completely fair place to end up.

But it means you're making the biggest decision of your life on half the information.

So here's a test you can use on anyone. Including me.

Ask to see the condo deals that lost money. Not the wins. The ones that went badly, and why.

Anyone who won't show you those is selling you something. Anyone who will is worth listening to.

"What if condo prices crash?"Okay. By how much?That's the one nobody can answer. And it matters, because "crash" is a fe...
10/08/2026

"What if condo prices crash?"

Okay. By how much?

That's the one nobody can answer. And it matters, because "crash" is a feeling, not a number.

Covid hit. Condo prices went up.

If they did fall 20%, would the government just sit and watch? They have 13 cooling measures they can use. Two weeks ago they scrapped the 15-month wait for condo owners buying an HDB flat, because HDB resale prices dipped two quarters in a row. That rule may not apply to you. The speed does.

And since 2013, every round of cooling measures pushed out the buyers who couldn't hold on. The ones still here are the ones who can.

None of this means condo prices only go up. It means they are watched, and they are managed, in both directions.

So when in doubt, zoom out. You buy a condo once every 7 or 10 years. One bad quarter is not your problem.

Before your next viewing, try this. Write down the number that would actually scare you. Then work out what would have to happen in Singapore for it to get there. Most fears shrink fast once you put a number on them.

07/08/2026

You sold your HDB flat. You've got somewhere to stay. So you buy a studio and call yourself an investor.

Here's what nobody tells you.

A 500 square foot studio goes up $100 per square foot.

That's $50,000.

After stamp duty and your costs, you're lucky to break even.

And when you want out, who buys it?

You're selling to investors, and a real investor knows there are better places to put the money.

In Singapore you sell to families. A family needs the home.

So before you buy anything, ask: who buys this from me in eight years?

Own a small unit? What made you pick it?

Tell one person you're upgrading from your HDB flat. Suddenly everybody has a story.Usually the same one. "My friend/cou...
06/08/2026

Tell one person you're upgrading from your HDB flat. Suddenly everybody has a story.

Usually the same one. "My friend/cousin/colleague sold a condo and regretted it."

Okay. But regretted what exactly? Was it the size? The monthly instalment? Or was it that nobody sat down and ran the numbers with them before they signed?

Every one of those can be managed. Before you buy, not after.

And the ones who did fine? They're quiet. Nobody posts their gain on Instagram. Would you?

So the only stories that reach you are the bad ones. That's not the full picture. That's the loud half.

Before you take any story to heart, good or bad, ask two questions. What did they actually pay every month? And did anyone run the numbers with them before they signed, or did they just hope for the best?

Most regret stories fall apart at question two.

You don't need someone to sell you a condo. You need someone who can find you a safe one.

You made $500,000. You keep $88,342.We took every condo in Singapore that was bought and later sold again. That is 23,86...
03/08/2026

You made $500,000. You keep $88,342.

We took every condo in Singapore that was bought and later sold again. That is 23,863 matched sales since 2024.

Then we priced one of them properly.

Stamp duty. Renovation. Agent fee. Five years of bank interest. And the interest your own CPF stopped paying you.

The $500,000 becomes $88,342.

And the HDB flat that seller left behind went up $160,000 without costing them a cent.

Swipe for the full breakdown.

Your HDB just hit its 5-year mark, and a condo is on your mind.Here's what the East-side numbers actually say. 120 peopl...
29/07/2026

Your HDB just hit its 5-year mark, and a condo is on your mind.

Here's what the East-side numbers actually say. 120 people bought a condo in 2022 and later sold. 120 made money. Not one lost.

So "will I make money?" is the wrong question. Everyone did.

The real one is how much. Same project, same year: one unit made $280k, the one down the hall made $85k. Almost a $200k gap for picking the wrong unit. And once you take out the agent fee and the stamp duty, that smaller win is almost nothing.

$195k in cash is far too much to leave to luck.

Swipe through. And if your flat just hit its MOP (the 5 years you must live in it before you can sell), comment "PLAN" or DM me and I'll pull the numbers for your place.

"Buy near the MRT, confirm make money." That's the belief. The data says otherwise.I checked all 49 condos in Tampines +...
30/06/2026

"Buy near the MRT, confirm make money." That's the belief. The data says otherwise.

I checked all 49 condos in Tampines + Pasir Ris — real matched sales. The ones a short walk from the station made money 98% of the time. The ones right next to it? As low as 79%.

Swipe for why the closer ones did worse — and what to look at instead.

Not sure which type your place is? Comment MRT or DM me.

29/06/2026

Is Lentor Premiere worth it at $2,300 PSF?

It's one of the most-asked questions I'm getting right now - and honestly, the answer depends on which unit type, which stack, and what you're comparing it against.

In this video, I walk through the full picture: how Lentor Premiere fits into the precinct, what the earlier launches are trading at on the secondary market, and whether the numbers make sense for an HDB upgrader buying today.

No hype. Just data.

Watch the full video and drop your questions in the comments - happy to help you think it through.

The HDB boom isn't ending. It just split in two.Normal HDB flats are cooling. Special ones — big, central, near the MRT,...
26/06/2026

The HDB boom isn't ending. It just split in two.

Normal HDB flats are cooling. Special ones — big, central, near the MRT, fresh lease — keep pulling away. And condos went up about 1% in the same 3 months.

So the upgrade gap is getting wider, not smaller.

Before you plan any upgrade, work out which side your flat is on first.

25/06/2026

Prices just hit an all-time high — about $1,900 psf — so buying a condo feels scary. But fear can make you blind.

So I pulled all 516,000 condo sales in my database and checked one thing: did timing actually matter?

Bought in 2007, right before the Lehman crash → 83 out of 100 still made money.
Bought in 2013, the so-called peak → 91 out of 100 made money.
Held 16+ years → 98 out of 100. Almost nobody loses.

The ones who actually lost? The people who panicked and sold early — or never bought at all.

You can't time the market. Look at what you can afford now, then hold. Time IN the market beats timing the market.

Thinking of upgrading but scared it's the wrong time? DM me — I'll run your real numbers.

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