The Criterion EC Review — Yishun · D27

PI Score: 62/100 — Good

Is The Criterion EC a good buy?

PI Score rates The Criterion EC 62/100 — a "Good" verdict. That makes it a conditional buy for value-focused buyers comfortable with the location tradeoff and patient own-stay owners. Strongest card: Entry price leaves room. Main watch-out: Location asks for a compromise. Pricing is reasonable for the location at current market.

Last updated 2025-01-15 · scored against URA caveat data.

Key facts

• Verdict: Good
• Region: Outside Central Region
• Tenure: 99-yr leasehold
• Completed: 2019
• Units: 505
• Developer: CDL × TID
• Avg PSF: ~$900 psf
• Price from: S$0.55M

What works in its favour

• Entry price leaves room: Value scores 9/10 at ~$900 psf (entry from $0.55M) — you are not paying for the whole story upfront, which is where a margin of safety comes from.
• Inside the school-belt draw: Schools score 7/10 — sought-after primaries sit within the 1–2km band, the single most reliable source of durable family demand in Singapore.

What to watch out for

• Location asks for a compromise: Location scores 5/10 — expect bus-dependent trips for at least part of the week. The discount is real, but so is the ceiling it puts on re-rating.
• Softer rental pocket: Rental scores 5/10 and the ~3% gross estimate is thin — the case here leans on capital appreciation, not carry.
• Growth is incremental, not catalytic: Growth scores 5/10 — the thesis here is stability rather than transformation, so expect the area to track the market rather than lead it.

Who The Criterion EC suits

• Value-focused buyers comfortable with the location tradeoff
• Own-stay buyers or patient long-term investors not dependent on yield
• Buyers who value a stable, established neighbourhood over speculative upside

Who should look elsewhere

• Buyers hunting deep relative value — the market has already priced in most of the story
• Short-term flippers — stamp duty + agent fees demand a 5-year minimum hold
• Buyers wanting a guaranteed top-tier primary within 1km walking distance

Huat Kueh says

~$900 psf for D27 Yishun, 505 units — entry still sensible. Location is the trade-off — save on price, pay in travel.

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