How the HuatScore works
The HuatScore is a single 0–100 verdict on whether a Singapore condo is a good or bad buy. It fuses four questions every buyer actually asks — is it well located, is it fairly priced, will it rent, and can you exit — into one number, scored against real market data rather than marketing copy. Every score maps to one of five plain-English tiers.
The five verdict tiers
- Damn Huat! (90–100): Exceptional — location, pricing and exit prospects all line up.
- Solid Choice! (70–89): Strong on the fundamentals, with only minor trade-offs.
- Good (50–69): A sound buy with a couple of things to watch.
- Conditional Buy (31–49): Works only at the right price, or for the right kind of buyer.
- Happy Can Liao (0–30): Weak on the numbers — buy with your eyes open.
What goes into the score
Each condo is scored across the fundamentals that drive Singapore residential value. For projects with a resale track record these are computed live from transactions; for new launches they are graded against the launch-vs-resale price gap.
- Location & connectivity — distance to MRT/LRT and the surrounding amenity catchment (OneMap).
- Pricing & value — the project’s PSF against comparable transactions in the same district and region.
- Schools — proximity to tier-1 primary schools within the 1km / 2km priority zones.
- Rental & yield — indicative gross yield from URA rental contracts versus entry price.
- Exit & liquidity — resale turnover, days-on-market and the depth of the buyer pool.
- Growth — URA Master Plan upside and the trajectory of the micro-market.
- Layout & quantum — unit efficiency and the entry price a typical buyer can absorb.
Where the data comes from
- URA private residential transaction caveats — the basis for PSF, price gaps and rental yields.
- HDB resale prices from data.gov.sg — benchmarks and the upgrader demand pool.
- OneMap (Singapore Land Authority) — MRT exits, schools and geolocation.
- Property-portal listings — active-listing counts and days-on-market (AI-estimated, indicative).
How to read a verdict
The HuatScore is a research tool, not financial advice or a valuation. A high score is not a recommendation to buy, and a low score is not a verdict that a home is bad for you — it flags where the numbers are weak so you can look closer. Descriptive fields such as the developer name and indicative PSF are shown for context and do not move the score. Always verify on the ground and take independent advice before transacting.