2018 was when the property market began recovering, after the trough years of 2016/17. At the time, most of us market watchers had the sense that home prices were about to start rising again; but many of us were caught flat-footed when cooling measures came again later in the year. For the projects that did well at launch though, did the wisdom of the crowds prevail? Does a project that sells well also resell well? Here’s a quick peek at the launches of 2018, in order of how quickly they moved:

• Twin Vew
• Park Colonial
• The Tapestry
• Riverfront Residences
• Margaret Ville

These were the top five projects, in order of how quickly they moved on their launch weekend:

1. Twin Vew

Twin VEW is a 99-year leasehold project with 520 units. It’s located along West Coast Vale in District 5, in a quieter pocket of the West Coast enclave. Twin VEW launched in May 2018 and was one of the...