One of the most common questions from new home buyers is “will there be gains?” This usually sets off a long spiel on where the closest MRT station is, how many malls are nearby, etc. We probably don’t need to touch on those as you’ve heard them a million times. Rather, let’s take a look at some important yet mostly overlooked considerations: It’s not just about MRT stations and malls If you go back to the 1980s, you’ll find that having a bus stop outside of your home was a big deal; and people tended to look at bus interchanges the way we obsess over MRT stations now. What happened to the value-boosting power of bus stops and interchanges? Simply put, it stopped mattering as much; partly because almost every block of flats or condos is assumed to have a bus service in reach (if not a bus stop then a shuttle bus)....