Retrenched and getting calls from agents already? Here's what to actually check — mortgage runway, MCST subletting rules, and ABSD timing — before you decide anything about your property.
Upper Thomson's nine resale condos span four decades of MCST governance track records. Privatised HUDC estates (Braddell View, LakeView) carry active major-works risk with no developer backstop — request the 5-year maintenance plan and sinking fund balance before any OTP.
Only four projects in this belt carry confirmed freehold tenure — Thomson 800, Flame Tree Park, Thomson Impressions and Meadows at Pierce — commanding a 20–30% premium over comparable leasehold. The $810M Thomson View en bloc (March 2025) formally validated the corridor's land value.
D9 River Valley 2-bedders near Great World MRT currently rent for $5,500–$6,500/month. At $3,500+ psf entry, gross yield is 2.6–3.1% and net yield falls to 1.8–2.3%. This is not a yield play.
3-month compounded SORA is forecast to reach ~1.32% by end-2026 (UOB Research). On a S$1.125M loan, that's roughly S$1,250/month less than 2023's peak rate — meaningful relief for buyers near the TDSR ceiling.
New ECs awarded from 8 May 2026 carry a 10-year Minimum Occupation Period, not 5 — most buyers comparing launches this month don't know which rule applies to their shortlist. Here's what changed and what it means for the EC vs. condo decision.
