August BTOs To Keep an Eye Out For

After a gruelling year and a half for those waiting for their delayed Build-To Order (BTO), the launches for new BTO launches have picked up speed once again. August 2021 BTO projects offers 3 mature estates in the list – a rare find in Singapore,…

Redbrick conversation with Jeraldine Phneah

In this week’s conversation, we catch up with Ms. Jeraldine Phneah, a Singaporean who was listed as one of the LinkedIn Top Voices in 2020 and profiled by Her World magazine as part of their 60th Anniversary. She…

Starting a home business? Important things you must know

Value-creating economy is the new catchphrase as Singapore moves beyond SG50 into SG100. According to Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the engine that will propel our economy into a more innovative and entrepreneurial one will be Small and…

Is it really good to buy HDB with spouse as essential occupier?

With the rise in property taxes in efforts to cool the market, more young Singaporeans turn to listing their spouse as an essential occupier instead of co-owning their HDB flat. Who is an essential Occupier? According to HDB, an essential…

Redbrick conversation with ERA

We are excited to meet Mr. Marcus Chu, the newly appointed CEO of ERA Singapore and APAC Realty in this week’s cover of “Redbrick conversations with”. As CEO, Marcus leads the organisation with more than 8,000 agents in Singapore and…

5 Reasons Why Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at Cluny Hill Fetched Record Price

In 2018, Sebastian Soh bought a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at 2 Cluny Hill to build his family’s dream home. What he did not expect was to sell the freehold bungalow in 2021 at a record-breaking price of $63.7 million or $4,291 per square…

Understanding SIBOR, SOR and the transition to SORA

Those who have taken a home loan may be familiar with its two forms – the fixed rate and floating rates, which its market managed variants are typically based on the Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (“SIBOR”). So, what will the introduction…

What is the best home loan in Singapore in 2021?

When it comes to buying your home, it goes without saying that we want to (and should) rack in as much savings as humanly possible and get the best home loan in Singapore. We are talking about something that takes 2-3 decades to pay off after…

How to pet-proof your home

Pet ownership in Singapore has steadily increased over the past years. A Business Times article states that Singapore’s pet dogs and cats have grown about 19% in 5 years, reaching 196,000 in 2019. The covid-19 pandemic also sees more house…

Redbrick conversation with Seedly

Personal finance management is undoubtedly crucial to leading happy and healthy financial lives, and a daunting aspect for many young adults to tackle alone. As best said by Helen Keller, “Alone, we can only do so little, together we can…