Resale flat for $1m, or new condo unit?
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Hello there. The first home search is something most of us would never forget, and it’s no different for me. I’ve been facing the dispiriting reality of sticker shock from million-dollar resale flats – and pondering whether a newer, smaller condo unit has become a more viable, yet aspirational reality.
Speaking of ambitions, Singapore’s place in the frontier of artificial intelligence took a real leap forward as Google DeepMind just opened a new lab here, promising AI that understands local lingo better.
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