Union Square or CanningHill Piers: The Clarke Quay Question
CanningHill Piers is finished and right on Clarke Quay. Union Square is two years away with adjusted prices. Which suits you depends on when you need the keys, not just the river.
James's anti-recommendation lens for investors who already hold one property and risk peaking wrong on the next. Named reasons, named data, and what not to buy, not just what to.
CanningHill Piers is finished and right on Clarke Quay. Union Square is two years away with adjusted prices. Which suits you depends on when you need the keys, not just the river.
"Wait for more supply and prices will ease" is the instinct. The land bid data over the last 12 months tells a different story. Part 5 of the Tale of Two Cities series, for anyone timing a private purchase.
An asking rent is not a rented unit. Before you buy for yield, check how many comparable units actually transacted over the past 12 months, not how many are currently listed. A high asking rent sitting on a thin transaction count tells you what a landlord hopes for, not what...
The flyer says "from $2,100 psf." That number describes exactly one unit type in the project, almost always the smallest and cheapest, and it is very likely not the layout you actually need. Compare that headline figure against a different project's headline figure and you&...
CDL's Singapore River launch scored 81/100 on James's STAR Scorecard. Full verdict, all 7 layers, one place.
SSD timelines, thin resale comparables at 366 units, and who's actually likely to buy Union Square Residences from you at exit.
Real rental comparables from Havelock and Robertson Quay, run against Union Square's likely entry price, what the gross yield actually looks like.
Union Square's 12-month transacted average against launch price and three corridor comparables, what psf is actually defensible now.
Lentor Gardens Residences sits at the upper end of the TEL spine, 800m from Lentor MRT. NSC Lentor viaduct opens 2027. Mid-cycle positioning, early enough to benefit, late enough to see the evidence.