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A biker ‘chick’ at 16, Cork woman Ann O’Halloran went on to be a ‘warrior’ nun, fighting for the poor around the world - and even going on hunger ...

Another day, another record sale for an HDB resale flat. Shortly (just around a week, to be exact) after a Tiong Bahru HDB flat broke the record to become the most expensive HDB resale flat in Singapore when it was sold for $1.5 million, we see another HDB flat recording an all-time high price. A DBSS flat in Toa Payoh...

A Toa Payoh resale flat was recently sold for S$1.42 million, making it the most expensive HDB 5-room resale flat.

Have you ever dreamed of living next to a lake (okay fine, in Singapore's context, reservoir)? Well, if so, you should head over to this particular small estate, Westlake Gardens, which is right next to MacRitchie Reservoir with just under 100 houses. The view in the photo above is literally less than five minutes away from the houses in the...

The last time we did an article on profitable condos, this was by a ratio of the highest profitable-to-unprofitable transactions since 1995. But with the various cooling measures and different policies throughout the years, sometimes looking at transactions dating so many years back may not be the most accurate way of looking at profitability. As such, this time we narrowed...

Are you on the lookout for a new home in 2022? Consider an HDB resale flat with a long remaining lease that has just hit its Minimum Occupation Period (MOP). Keen? Well, here are 7 resale HDBs that are about to be fresh off their MOP period in 2022 for potential homeowners who are looking out for one. �� Listen...

In today’s endemic world, it seems that one of the key trends to emerge in Singapore is the desperate desire for more living space, something I myself am suffering from. Many of our most popular articles last year were all about spacious living, from a list of jumbo HDB units to a compilation of freehold condos with spacious units, etc....

When the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced changes to the home-school distance (HSD) rule in early September 2021, there’s a general assumption that parent-hopefuls would scramble to secure apartments near their favoured schools. If you fall into this category, you might want to do some extra research first. The general idea is this, by living within 1km of the primary...

Completion date: 2011 Notable highlights: The Pinnacle@Duxton is probably the most prestigious HDB development ever built. A check on HDB transaction records shows 48 transactions that crossed the $1 million mark over the past year (21 were 4-room flats, 27 were 5-room flats). Pinnacle is the tallest HDB development to date, at 52-storeys; members of the public even pay admission to visit its sky gardens and take in the view. Besides having one of the best unimpeded views, Pinnacle is also on...