Thinking about buying or holding The Garden Residences? We went deep—not just price charts, but the real story behind its launch, the drop, and what the exit looks like today.
In this episode, we cover:• Project overview + why it had one of the highest land costs in OCR• What buyers were saying during the 2018 launch (and why sentiment mattered)• Why prices dropped, and whether “only 64 units sold” was actually that bad• Profit by unit type — how much each unit really made• The 3-bedder trap: affordable entry, painful exit?• First-mover advantage vs late buyers — who actually made more• Head-to-head comparison: Garden Residences vs Affinity at Serangoon vs Riverfront Residences• 2018 alternatives + “was resale next door smarter than new?• Holding since 2018 — is your money working hard enough?• Upcoming Hougang Central launch — what it could do to your resale• Our honest verdict: Buy/Wait/Avoid + Sell/Wait/Avoid