About NewLaunchGuru
Understand the home behind the launch.
An independent starting point for researching new homes in Singapore. Organise your questions, compare the details and consult the original sources.
Our purpose
Why NewLaunchGuru exists
NewLaunchGuru is an independent Olano publication for people researching new homes in Singapore. We publish checklists and explain how to organise information from official sources, developers and qualified advisers.
We do not currently publish a live project inventory, verified price list or property recommendations. We are not offering estate agency services or personalised financial, legal or investment advice. Availability, prices, rules and eligibility must be checked with the relevant official source and your qualified advisers.
This is a new publication and does not claim affiliation with any former operator of this domain.
What we cover
Guides for the questions that come up.
Sources beside the claims
Guides link the organisers, agencies, operators or developers they rely on, and say when those sources were checked.
Examples are labelled
Fictional examples and illustrative photographs are marked as such. Desk research is never presented as a visit, interview or test.
Corrections are welcome
Tell us what has changed, with a source, and we check it against the evidence and update the guide.
Who publishes NewLaunchGuru
Published in Singapore by Olano.
NewLaunchGuru is published in Singapore by Olano, which builds AI agents for businesses. Olano also writes practical guides of its own in its resource library. When one of our articles adapts ideas from those guides, a closing note says so and links the original.
We do not use our guides to promote Olano’s products, and the same editorial standards apply to every article.
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Thomson Reserve: what is confirmed before its Q4 2026 launch
CapitaLand, UOL and SingLand’s 1,268-home Upper Thomson project is due to launch in Q4 2026. What is confirmed, what is not, and what to settle first.
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Stamp duty on a new launch in 2026: BSD, ABSD and the SSD clock
How buyer’s stamp duty, ABSD and the four-year seller’s stamp duty apply to a new-launch purchase, with a worked S$2 million example and what to confirm.
Compare carefully
New launch payment schedule: why the stage you buy at matters
Under the normal progressive payment scheme you pay 20% early and the rest as the building rises. See each stage, and compare buying at launch with later.
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