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🚨 LAST 15 UNITS LEFT! The Continuum, Freehold D15 🚨 801 of 816 units SOLD. 98% gone. What's left are the biggest homes in the project, and the numbers are surprisingly sharp: 🏠 5 Bedroom (1,905 sqft) 13 units | From $2,670 psf | $5.09M to $5.50M 🏠 4 Bedroom Premier (1,690 sqft) 2 units | From $2,926 psf | About $4.95M Why this is worth a look now: ✅ Freehold (estate in fee simple) in Tanjong Katong, on a land assembly D15 is unlikely to see repeated ✅ Keys expected 17 Nov 2027. Towers are already up, so progressive payments run about 14 months, not 4 years ✅ 5-bedders priced around 12% below freehold large formats at Meyer Blue, and close to 99-year Grand Dunman next door ✅ Kong Hwa, Tanjong Katong Primary and Haig Girls' school belt, PLQ minutes away, Tanjong Katong MRT (TEL) walkable ✅ Two full facility decks linked by the signature overhead bridge PropertyNet Insider Benchmark: 82/100, Strong Buy. Scored on our independent framework, no developer fees, no sponsored placements. Best fit: multi-gen families who need space, want freehold, and want to move in by end 2027 rather than wait till 2030. We can send you the unit-level balance chart, the 4BR premier vs 5BR arithmetic, and stack-by-stack facing analysis across both plots. Direct developer pricing, no markup, no obligation. 📲 WhatsApp PropertyNet for the latest availability and a viewing. 📢 Join our Telegram for launch alerts: https://t.me/PropertyNetSG Read the full independent review 👇 https://propertynet.sg/new-launch-condos/the-continuum/ Figures as at 2 Sep 2026. Availability moves fast, so confirm the live count before sending. 41Sep 5

The Business Times 05 Sep 2026- Punggol East riverside plots totalling 25 hectares earmarked for housing, could yield over 8,000 new homes 52Sep 5 The last 22 homes of the Belgravia trilogy are going to Booking Day on 17 Sep. Freehold landed in Seletar Hills, 3,929 to 4,370 sqft from $5.19M, that works out to $1,210 to $1,442 psf while this year's condo launches ask $2,400 and up. The difference this time: TOP is obtained. No showflat imagination needed. You walk the actual estate, and you can move in after purchase. The trade-off is real too: $5.19M entry, and no MRT within walking distance. We cover both sides in the full review, scored 80/100 Strong Buy on the Insider Benchmark. Preview starts 5 Sep. Read before Booking Day 👇 https://propertynet.sg/new-launch-condos/belgravia-ace/ #sgproperty #belgraviaace #freehold #landedproperty #seletarhills #stratalanded #newlaunchsg #singaporeproperty #sgrealestate #propertynet 60Sep 4 🏡💰 Should you list your HDB above valuation, or price it to sell? This is one of the biggest decisions sellers face in today's market. The HDB resale market has started to soften. Prices fell for the second consecutive quarter in Q2 2026, with the Resale Price Index down 0.3%. So is it still possible to ask for a premium? Yes, but there is a catch. If your asking price is above the buyer's valuation, the difference becomes Cash Over Valuation (COV). And that amount cannot be covered by the buyer's CPF or housing loan. For example: 🏠 Agreed price: $750K 📊 Valuation: $720K 💵 COV: $30K That $30K needs to come from the buyer's cash. So pricing $30K or $50K above valuation isn't simply about whether your flat is "worth it". It's about whether the buyer pool has enough cash and sees enough value to justify the premium. HDB itself advises sellers to look at recent transacted prices when setting an asking price. My approach would be: 📊 Look at recent comparable transactions 🏡 Identify what makes your flat genuinely better 💰 Understand the likely valuation range 👀 Monitor viewing and offer activity ⏱️ Adjust quickly if the market isn't responding In a rising market, sellers may have more room to test a premium. In a more balanced market, overpricing can simply reduce your buyer pool and extend your selling timeline. 🔗 https://propertynet.sg/hdb-pricing-strategy-2026-list-above-valuation-or-price-to-sell/ 📌 The goal isn't to be the cheapest HDB on the market. It's to find the price where the buyer feels they're getting enough value to actually make an offer. That's the difference between listing a flat and selling one. 67Sep 4 🏡🔢 Does having a “4” in your HDB unit number really make it worth less? There is actually some data behind the superstition. A Singapore housing study found that residential units with numbers ending in 4 sold at a discount of about 1.1%, while units with numbers ending in 8 commanded about a 0.9% premium. The effect was linked to buyer behaviour, particularly among Singaporean Chinese buyers. But here's the important part: It doesn't mean every HDB flat with a 4 automatically sells for less. Think about two identical flats: 🏠 Same block 📐 Same size 🌳 Same facing 🏢 Same floor 💰 Similar condition If one unit has a number ending in 4, you may have a slightly smaller pool of buyers who are comfortable with it. And a smaller buyer pool can affect negotiation. For sellers, this doesn't mean you should panic and slash $20K off your asking price. Instead: 📊 Look at actual comparable transactions 👀 Monitor viewing and offer feedback 💰 Understand the realistic price range 🎯 Price according to the property's overall attributes 🤝 Be prepared for buyers who may use the number as a negotiating point For buyers, there's another side to this. If you're personally not superstitious, an “unlucky” number could potentially give you more negotiating room. So is number 4 bad for property value? Not inherently. But buyer psychology can become a real market factor. 🔗 https://propertynet.sg/does-number-4-really-make-your-hdb-flat-sell-for-less/ 📌 Property value isn't determined by superstition alone. But if enough buyers believe something, that belief can eventually show up in the price. 49Sep 4