New Singapore condos,
reviewed honestly.
We write plain-English buyer guides for every major new launch — pricing, layouts, location facts, and a verdict broken down by who the project actually fits.
Reviews written differently.
Most new-launch coverage is sponsored by the developer. The headline says "stunning". The verdict is always "buy". The cons section is empty.
econdo is the opposite. We pay for our own showflat visits. Every guide acknowledges trade-offs — the awkward stack, the noisy boundary, the overpriced 2-bedder. If a project is wrong for you, the page will say so.
We make money the slow way: readers message us on WhatsApp when they want a second opinion on a specific stack, and we help them as a paid agent only when the fit is genuine.
Recent & upcoming launches.
Each guide opens with the facts panel — site, tenure, units, indicative psf — followed by the honest take and a verdict for every buyer profile.
Hudson Place Residences
A 327-unit JV in the heart of one-North — walk-to-work for Mediapolis / Fusionopolis. The trade-off is a 1,300-unit launch pile-up in a 700m radius. Honest read on supply, yield and which buyer it actually fits.
Read the honest take →The Continuum
A rare freehold of meaningful scale on the East Coast fringe. Big quantum question for HDB upgraders, but the land tenure changes the maths.
Read the honest take →Thomson Reserve
Strong primary-school catchment, MRT-walkable, but you're paying for a postcode that's already priced. Layout efficiency saves it.
Read the honest take →Lentor Mansion
A clean Lentor MRT play with the largest unit mix in the precinct. Investors should look hard at the 1-bedder yield versus the 3-bedder owner-occupier case.
Read the honest take →Hillhaven
Quiet, low-density, MRT-adjacent. Pricing is the catch — Hillview is no longer the value enclave it was three launches ago.
Read the honest take →Pinetree Hill
The Ulu Pandan / Pine Grove story keeps getting retold. We'll cover whether the next phase actually clears at the rumoured psf.
Guide in progressThe Reserve Residences
Mixed-use over a bus interchange, next to Beauty World MRT. Convenience is real; we'll dig into noise, layout, and the actual integrated-mall premium.
Guide in progressMarket views, quietly updated.
Pipeline trackers, breakeven dispersion notes and longer-form market views. Updated when something changes — not on a content calendar. None of it sponsored.
Upcoming launches in 2026
Every residential and EC plot in the 2026 pipeline, mapped and tabled by region with developer, units, indicative breakeven psf, and a 2026 GLS calendar. Filter the interactive map by category.
Open the tracker →Hudson Place vs Bloomsbury Residences
Two adjacent 99-year projects on the same Media Circle frontage. Bloomsbury cleared 87%+ at preview; Hudson tendered later at $200 lower psf. Honest framing of breakeven, layout and TOP-timing trade-offs — and which buyer each one fits.
Read the comparison →Breakeven dispersion: 2025 → 2026
Why 99-year RCR breakevens jumped $400 psf in twelve months while EC plots barely moved. We chart developer margin assumptions against actual sell-through, region by region.
DraftingThe HDB upgrader maths, recalibrated
A first-principles model: at $15k, $20k and $25k combined household income, what's the actual quantum and monthly that fits TDSR — and which 2026 launches clear that bar without stretching.
DraftingSix buyer profiles, every time.
Every project gets scored against the same six profiles. That way you can pattern-match across guides instead of re-reading the same paragraph six times.
HDB upgraders
Segmented by combined income ($10–15k, $15–20k). We focus on quantum, ABSD timing, and the sale-of-flat math that actually moves your monthly.
Investors
Gross and net yield with honest assumptions. Tenant pool, exit horizon at 3, 5, and 8 years. No "rental upside" hand-waving.
Rightsizers
Empty-nesters from landed or large condos. Single-floor living, lift access, healthcare proximity, and whether the lift queue is bearable.
Families
1km and 2km school catchment, bus access, usable layout, and the queen-bed test in every bedroom. Not just "near a school".
Foreign buyers & PRs
ABSD impact, LDR-eligible projects, international school proximity. We flag where the 60% surcharge changes the answer entirely.
By household income
Launch psf translated into a monthly mortgage at current SORA, against TDSR. So you know if the quantum is actually within reach.
What goes into a real guide.
We visit the site
Showflat, surrounding streets, MRT walk on a weekday at 6pm. Floor plans printed, tape measure in the bag.
We pull the numbers
Recent transacted comps, planning data, primary-school catchment, MRT distance by GPS. Cross-checked against URA and OneMap.
We name the trade-offs
Every guide has a Pros, Cons, and Watch-outs section. If a stack faces a noisy boundary or a future GLS plot, the page will say so.
We give a verdict
Each of the six buyer profiles gets one of three labels: A good fit Mixed Not a fit — never a generic "buy".
Want a second opinion on a specific stack?
Message us on WhatsApp. Tell us the project, the unit number or the price band, and what kind of buyer you are. We'll get our licenced agent to contact you for latest pricing and unit availability.