Six pairs, checked against the record

We put six new launches beside the older condo next door. Then we checked what really sold.

Not what the ads claimed. What buyers on both sides actually paid, from the public record, and where each of them stands today.

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First, a deep breath

Both sides of this argument have ads. Neither side shows you the record.

One camp says new launches always come out ahead. The other says resale is the smart money. Both can point at a project that proves them right. That's the trick: any argument works if you pick the example. So we didn't pick. We took six launches and the older condo sitting right beside each one, and let the recorded sale prices tell the story, pair by pair. Some results flattered the new launch. Some didn't. That's exactly why they're worth reading.

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The method

How we read each pair

Every case file asks the same four questions, so no pair gets special treatment. Learn the questions here and you can run them on any two projects yourself.

CHECK 01

What did each buyer pay to get in?

The real starting prices on both sides in the same window of time, so the comparison starts fair.

CHECK 02

What did each dollar actually buy?

Space, condition, remaining lease, facilities. A cheaper price for a smaller life isn't a saving. We compare like with like.

CHECK 03

What did the waiting cost?

New launch buyers wait years for keys while paying along the way. Resale buyers move in and start living. That gap has a price, and we count it.

CHECK 04

Where does each side stand today?

The most recent recorded sales on both sides, with dates. Not a prediction. Just the scoreboard so far, honestly read.

What you'll receive

The six case files, plus one run just for you

Inside the folder

Free

✓Six finished case files. Each pair, the four checks, and a plain-English verdict on who came out ahead so far, with every number dated and sourced.
✓The surprises called out. The pairs where the result went against the marketing, and our best honest read on why.
✓Your own pair, run fresh. Name a launch you're eyeing and the older condo you'd compare it with. We'll run the same four checks and send you the file.
✓No side taken. We don't earn more if you pick new or old. The checks land where they land.

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Straight talk

Read this before you read the files

•Six pairs is six pairs. They show how these matchups actually played out. They don't prove every future pair will go the same way, and we won't pretend they do.
•"So far" is doing real work. A launch that trails today can pull ahead after its area matures. The files tell you where things stand, not where they end.
•The right answer is personal. The same pair can favour a family who needs keys now and an investor who can wait. The files give you the facts. Your timeline picks the winner.

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A note from us

"The most useful thing we learned making these files: the winner changed depending on the year you asked. Which means the question isn't which side wins. It's which side fits you."

We built these because we were tired of arguments with no receipts. Read them with your kopi, argue with our verdicts if you like, then send us the pair you're actually torn between. We'll run the same checks, no thumb on the scale.

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The six files come right away. If you name a pair of your own, that file follows, usually within the day.

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Good questions

Things careful readers ask

Which six pairs did you pick, and why those? +

Pairs where a launch and an older condo sit close enough to share the same schools, MRT and daily life, so the comparison is honest. The full list, with our reasons, is on page one of the folder.

Where do the numbers come from? +

The prices recorded when units actually changed hands, which URA keeps as public record for private homes. Every figure in the files carries its date, so you can check us.

Are you secretly pro new launch or pro resale? +

Neither, and the files prove it: the verdicts split. We help buyers on both sides, so our only stake is that you choose with the record in front of you.

Can you run a pair outside the six? +

Yes, that's the second half of the offer. Name your launch and the older condo you'd weigh it against, and we'll run the same four checks on your pair.

Does this cost anything? +

No, and there's no obligation. If a file raises questions about your own plans, we're happy to talk them through.

Receipts over rhetoric

Stop arguing with ads. Read the record.

Six pairs, four checks each, every number dated. And one file run fresh for the pair you actually care about.

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