Practical articles for HDB upgraders and first-time buyers, each dated and sourced, published about twice a month.
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An EC has a long life before it becomes a normal condo. Here is Rivelle's timeline stage by stage, from progress payments during construction to key collection, the defects inspection, the five-year minimum occupation period and the resale windows that open in 2035 and 2040.
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Tampines West is the quieter end of Singapore's biggest town: a Downtown Line station, Bedok Reservoir on the doorstep, and a neighbourhood mall arriving. Here is what a week looks like for a family living at Rivelle, with the travel times that are verified and the ones still to check.
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Rivelle and Pinery Residences are a few hundred metres apart and serve the same MRT station. One is an executive condominium with eligibility rules and a minimum occupation period; the other is a private condo above a mall. This article works through what the gap between them actually buys.
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Every sold-out EC produces a few units that come back. Here is why it happens, what the developer does with them, what they usually cost, and the practical steps that put you at the front of the line when one appears.
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Rivelle has eight layouts and no studios or two-bedders. The differences between them are small on paper (a study here, a dry kitchen there) but they decide how a family actually lives in the unit. This guide goes through each type with the trade-offs.
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Rivelle sold 529 of 572 units in one weekend at about S$1,893 psf. Here is how that price breaks down by unit type, how it compares with the two ECs that launched before it in Tampines, and what the numbers mean for anyone who missed the ballot.
· 7 min read
Rivelle is fully sold and no returned units are open. Here is how a unit can come back under the developer's own rules, what happens to it next, and the exact steps to book one if it does.