Gong Xi Fa Cai! Chinese New Year 2020 is just around the corner.
If you’ve got any relatives who work as property agents, it’s very likely that some of the conversation around the table will be about the property market. Continue reading
CNY 2020 is right around the corner! But before you can start chowing down on pineapple tarts or collecting red packets, you’ll need to do some Chinese New Year cleaning. Da sao chu, or the home cleaning tradition, begins days before CNY and is believed to sweep away the bad luck of the previous year.
Hoping to welcome Chinese New Year 2020 with better fortune? Today’s your day. We’ve got a list of easy CNY preparation DIY home hacks, so read on.
Surely you’ve heard all the festive tunes playing in the malls, supermarkets, and just about every lobby in town. Yep — Chinese New Year (CNY) is just around the corner.
Imagine spending tens of thousands of dollars renovating your home. That should yield a positive ROI and fetch a better property value in the long run, right?
When selling property in Singapore, there are many important factors to consider if we want to close the deal smoothly and at our desired price. While it may seem like a chore to investigate every single detail before putting up our home for sale, not paying enough attention to the nitty-gritty may end up costing us thousands of dollars.
Home staging doesn’t need to be a costly, complicated affair.
Sure, you could go all out and buy new furniture, hire a staging professional, and so on. But if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, it can actually be a fun and relatively inexpensive project.
Viewings typically last around 5-10 minutes. In that short timeframe, making a good first impression is vital – buyers decide within seconds whether they’re interested in a property.
That’s why we’ve compiled this home staging resource to help your home sell faster. Continue reading
Most of us in Singapore have spent our childhoods growing up in Housing Development Board (HDB) flats. Since the 1960s, HDBs have become the default choice of a first home for most couples. However, the more popular question you might ask today is, “should you apply for a Built-to-Order (BTO) or purchase a resale flat?”
Eligibility criteria aside, both options have their pros and cons. No problem: today we’ll give you a panoramic view of BTOs vs resale flats and help you find the best fit for your needs.
First time selling your HDB flat? After finding a buyer and negotiating a satisfactory selling price, you’ll prepare a document called the Option to Purchase (OTP). As property transactions deal with high-value assets, the OTP preparation process is rather stringent and leaves no space for ambiguity.
You’ve finally found a buyer for your HDB resale flat. Great! But now you’re wondering just how to proceed from here. Once the Option to Purchase (OTP) between you and the buyer is signed, you’ve awarded them the exclusive right to purchase your property from you. But that’s not the end of the paperwork – it’s where your HDB resale application starts.
