The digital aspects of Singapore’s private property market have grown to new proportions – from a time when people didn’t trust online listings, to today when you can buy a house by tapping on your phone. In this week’s property journey, we look at how a couple found their dream home online, and on Carousell:
Buying without an agent
P & A are a couple in their mid-twenties, who have also shared their home-buying journey on Instagram @ourfirsthome.sg. The couple was previously staying with their parents, so were eager to get a place of their own. However, they didn’t go the usual route and contact an agent. “Being a first-time homeowner, we decided not to use a real estate agent to save some cash,” they said. Furthermore, they had “narrowed our options down to a resale HDB”. Property agents typically have service...