ColivHQ

Coliving management made it easy. Focus on your community and leave operations to ColivHQ

#PropTech #PMS #CRM #CMS #coliving

[Eugenio Ferrante @eugenioferrante]

I just published the 2026 edition of the Ultimate List of Coliving Places in Singapore.

I've been writing this list since 2020. Here's what five years of watching this market, and building inside it, has taught me.

Full 2026 list, 23 operators, honest takes, no sponsored placements: https://t.co/Eu4Yu8MsxK

🧵 A quick timeline:

2020: I wrote the first edition during COVID lockdown. 38+ operators. Total chaos. Beautiful chaos. Nobody knew who would survive.

2021: List grew to 38. The market was exploding. Everyone had a coliving brand.

2023: First shakeout. List down to ~32. I noted, half-joking, that "rumours were circulating that Hmlet might change things soon."

2025: @CasaMiaColiv (my company) was acquired by Cove Living. Coliwoo did the first coliving IPO on the SGX Mainboard. @tap_coliving listed on Catalist. Hmlet came back from the dead under @yoan_kamalski.

2026: The dust has settled. This is what's left and it's actually really good.

👨‍🎓Here's my personal 2026 take:
There are exactly THREE operators doing real coliving in Singapore. The rest are professional long-term rental with services (valuable, but different).

1. Cove: they inherited our @CasaMiaColiv community (yes, obviously biased) and made it bigger and better. Best overall product in the market. Full stop.
2. Figment: the only operator that genuinely gets community through design. Small groups. Heritage shophouses. Real curation. Nobody else comes close on character.
3. Hmlet: the original, reborn. My friend Yoan is back at the helm, backed by Mitsubishi Estate. When he says "Hmlet 2.0" is about technology + community — I believe him. He built the original. He knows what it takes.

Then there are the institutional scale players, professional operators, different product:
• Coliwoo: first coliving IPO on the SGX Mainboard. S$101M raised.
• @tap_coliving: 6 rooms to 3,422 keys. SGX listed. Absorbed Commontown along the way.
• @WeaveLiving: Warburg Pincus + BlackRock. Premium.
• Dash Living: pan-Asian operator (ex-Easycity), widest price range in the market from pocket rooms to premium serviced apartments.

Don't confuse scale with community. They're not the same thing.

Then there is a long tail of boutique operators. Two shoutouts I have to give:
• WExpats: running one of the most authentic community-first operations in the market since 2014. Under-talked about. Deserves more credit.
• Hei Homes: boutique, yes, but also unique!

💪Three things the market taught me that operators don't love to hear:
1. Technology is now table stakes. When I was building Casa Mia, we were building automated billing and smart lock integration from scratch because nothing existed. Now it's the baseline. Not the differentiator. The baseline.
2. Community is the easiest thing to claim and the hardest to deliver. Every operator has a community page. Three of them actually have community.
3. The regulatory environment is actually a feature. Singapore's strict URA rules — 90-day minimum, 8-person cap — that I used to complain about as an operator are the reason this market is as professional as it is. They pushed out the corner-cutters and created a floor of quality.

👨‍💻Why I built @ColivHQ through all of this? Because running @CasaMiaColiv taught me that the gap between a good room and a thriving coliving business is entirely in the operational layer. CRM. Billing. Contracts. Maintenance. Smart locks. It was seven tools and a spreadsheet every single day. ColivHQ is the OS we wished we had!

[VerticalRent @verticalrent]

Messy rental records = thousands in lost deductions 😱 Master income tracking before tax season hits. Clean books, happy CPA. 📊 https://t.co/AuV4hneFXr #Landlord #VerticalRent #RentalIncome #PropTech
https://t.co/AuV4hneFXr

[PropTech in Europe @GR_RETech]

AI is generally a net positive for CRE demand overall, acting more as a growth driver (through productivity gains, new infrastructure needs, and economic expansion) than a pure substitute for existing space.
#CRE #AI #PropTech

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

Singapore went from 38+ coliving operators in 2020 to two SGX-listed companies in 2026!

The market grew up. The operators who survived figured out that tech and operations are the baseline, not the differentiator.

Full 2026 list: https://t.co/AFJrKsRYqo

#Coliving #Singapore

[Dustin Allan @iamdustinallan]

#Realestate doesn’t always reject innovation. It often absorbs it, folding new tools into existing channels, workflows and economics. Useful reminder for #proptech startups: better technology isn’t enough. You need to innovate on the business model.

https://t.co/ij757PZqqs

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

The hard truth about #coliving: real estate isn't a SaaS business. 🏢 The smartest operators focus on property fundamentals and community, and let purpose-built platforms handle the tech stack. Great read from @techinasia!

[Tech in Asia @techinasia]

Hmlet’s co-founder is back — and says the company’s biggest mistake was treating real estate like a tech startup.

After Covid nearly crushed the co-living operator, Hmlet is returning with a new strategy:

https://t.co/NYI3LDG2lm

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

The tech needs to keep pace with the construction! 🏘️📈

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

Fascinating data @_brianpotter! The market is speaking: the future of housing is leaning heavily into institutional renting. But the supply is only step one. Automating the leasing, managing the residents, and building a seamless community is how modern operators actually win!

[Brian Potter @_brianpotter]

This week on Construction Physics: the rapid rise of build-to-rent housing.

https://t.co/mxtBRs4HnN

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

Most coliving software is a walled garden. Or worse: a fragile web of 7 different apps and an Excel sheet.
We’re changing that. We’re rebuilding ColivHQ for 2026 as the core operating system for operators.
🔗 https://t.co/l5o7cYo6Jj

#Coliving #PropTech

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

Weekends in coliving hit different. ☕️📉
Nothing ruins a peaceful Sunday morning quite like a broken Zapier flow and manually reconciling utility bills across 15 scattered urban units...

#Coliving #PropTech #SaaS #FounderLife #RealEstateTech

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

When you start a coliving business, you think you’re in real estate. Two months later, you realize you're actually running a circus trying to sync 7 different apps and a "Master_Final_v3" spreadsheet just to split a utility bill. 🎪
#Coliving #PropTech #B2BSaaS #OpsLife

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

@CasaMiaColiv “also plan to further develop ColivHQ: Casa Mia’s property management and community platform, and introduce #AI-powered recommendations to enhance compatibility and engagement."

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

Great to be mentioned by Vulcan Post in their recent cover of #coliving and #Singapore:

https://t.co/PBnqDu9UEr

[Casa Mia Coliving @CasaMiaColiv]

Some good news for rents in #Singapore
Finally! 😮

[Anyplace @anyplacecom]

We're excited to share some big news – we've secured our Series B Funding!

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

👀First Look at ColivHQ👀

Get a taste of the future of coliving management. From an intuitive UX to real-time analytics, #ColivHQ is set to change the game!

🚀 Launching soon. Don't miss out! Sign up for early access 👉 https://t.co/ZLcTor8ucS
#Coliving #PropertyManagement

[ColivHQ @ColivHq]

🚀 ColivHQ is Re-Launching Soon! 🚀
Tired of juggling multiple tools for your coliving property management? #ColivHQ is your one-stop solution!

🌟 Features:
🏠 Inventory
📱 Staff App
📊 Reporting
💰 Rent & Expense

Sign up for early access - https://t.co/CfyNTzB442

#Coliving

[Herald Sun Real Estate @HSunRealestate]

Effect of Melbourne student housing spike on rental market https://t.co/VVdyM622Ne @realestate_au

[Eleanor Tucker @ElleTucker]

“A trend is emerging for developers to build #cohousing as an add-on to an existing project.” Great piece by @anitachaudhuri for the @guardian on #coliving. Also looks rather fun. (@MimSkinner you might be interested in this?)
https://t.co/kUxQ57JPaw #community #sustainableliving

[Nomad Stays ® @NomadStaysCo]

Let's go to Argentina! #remoteworker #coliving #coworking #nomadfriendlystays https://t.co/mIRBcHZ0tF