Apartment Choice

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): Getting your rental yield right goes a long way. Today’s average rental yield for condominiums and apartments is the lowest in a decade, at about 3.2%. Low interest rates , subdued job market and large supply of housing are possible reasons. In our analysis, we have identified eight private residential properties with the highest rental yields in the high- end condo segment comprising districts 9 , 10, 11, Downtown Core and Sentosa. Only properties with at least five sales and five rental transactions over the last 12 months were considered in our analysis. 1) Lumiere Property type: Apartment Rental yield: 5.0% Average rent PSF: S$6.0 Tenure: 99 years from 2006 District/ Planning Area: D2 - Downtown Core Located at Mistri Road, the 45-storey Lumiere is a three-minute walk to Tanjong Pagar MRT station . It was completed in 2010 and has 168 units. It is a stone’s throw away from International Plaza and Icon Village, and less than 10 minutes’ walk to Tanjong Pagar...

Looking for a condo with a great view? Look no further. (Credit) Take our word for it – in the concrete jungle Singapore is, it isn’t easy finding a condo with awesome views. However, if you’re living in a place with a view as jaw-dropping as the ones we’ll be introducing below, you’ll want to be at home 24/7. You can get your groceries delivered, turn on Netflix instead of catching a film at the cinema, and even have date night at home. (Seriously, though – why bother jostling with the crowds at Orchard Road when you can put on your favourite music, dim the lights, and have a romantic night at home with your partner?) In no particular order, here are the condos with the most awesome views in Singapore. Let us know which one of them is your favourite! (Credits) #1: Seven Palms Of course we had to include a condominium in Sentosa on this list. Billed as Singapore’s only beachfront residence, Seven Palms is the perfect choice for those who have always dreamed of living near the water....