Landed Home Tours

Touring Onan Road, A Freehold Landed Estate With A “Hidden” Enclave Of Shophouses

A walk through Onan Road’s eastern stretch—close to good food, full of character, and revealing quirks you won’t spot on a listings page.

• 1 Jun 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

We Tour Freehold Landed Homes Within 1km Of Tao Nan & CHIJ Katong (From $3.88M In 2021)

Martia Road sits within 1km of Tao Nan and CHIJ Katong—but what’s it really like to live here? Here’s what we found.

• 25 May 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

We Tour Jalan Baiduri, Where A Freehold Semi-D Home Just Sold For $4.4 Million In 2025

I first heard of Jalan Baiduri when I was writing about Duku Road and Lorong Stangee. The road came up in a list of sales transactions within one-kilometre, and I noticed it because of a semi-detached (semi-D) that sold for…

• 18 May 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

Inside Balmoral Park: Rare Freehold Landed Homes With 1.6 Plot Ratio In District 10

Located up on a hill, Balmoral Park is something of a secret enclave. I know people who’ve lived just down the road from it for years, but still don’t know about it. In fact, before I visited, I thought the…

• 11 May 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

These $4m Freehold Landed Homes In Joo Chiat Have A 1.4 Plot Ratio: What Buyers Should Know

Many of Singapore’s landed homes can be found in Bukit Timah and in the East so it should be no surprise that we’re back in Joo Chiat again this week. Today, we’re headed to Joo Chiat Avenue, a street that…

• 4 May 2025
• 7 min read
• 0

A Freehold Landed Estate With A Jumbo Playground In The East: Touring Lucky Gardens (From $3.7m)

Most landed estates have their own playground, but these can vary in size and offerings, from tiny spaces to ones with entire basketball courts. Singapore being land-scarce, smaller playgrounds are more common than big ones. Hence, when I saw that…

• 26 Apr 2025
• 7 min read
• 0

Touring Rare Freehold Conservation Shophouses In Cairnhill (From $7 Million)

We’ve run a few articles on conversation houses in Singapore, from Blair Road to Balestier and Mount Emily, so by now you may be thinking they’re not that rare. They really are though: there are only around 7,200 conserved shophouses…

• 19 Apr 2025
• 7 min read
• 1

This Freehold Bedok Landed Estate Starts From $5.85m: But It’s Right Beside A Cheaper One

Around 2 years ago, we visited Opera Estate, known then for being 1 of Singapore’s most affordable landed enclaves. Just a few minutes walk from Opera Estate is Woo Mon Chew Road, where you can also find freehold properties (mainly…

• 12 Apr 2025
• 7 min read
• 5

This Tiny Hidden Landed Estate In Novena Comes With 1.4 Plot Ratio Zoning

Shrewsbury Road is a tiny landed enclave- it is really just 1 short street- in the heart of Novena. Located between the CTE and Tan Tock Seng hosptal, it packs a lot for such a small area. Along this tiny…

• 4 Apr 2025
• 7 min read
• 0

Where To Find 999-Year Landed Homes By The Sea In Singapore: Touring Ponggol 24th Avenue

Last week, we went to Ponggol to look for a landed estate with a sea view that I had visited a few years back. I ended up mistakenly visiting Ponggol 17th Avenue– it was a nice and peaceful estate, but…

• 26 Mar 2025
• 5 min read
• 1

Inside A Rare Freehold Landed Estate In Punggol: Touring Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue (Priced From $6 Million)

*This is the exact spelling on the street sign, even if Punggol is a more common spelling these days; and yes, “seventeenth” is spelled out. I visited Ponggol a few years ago, to collect some plants from a kind stranger…

• 19 Mar 2025
• 9 min read
• 2

Touring Lucky View: Freehold Landed Homes From $5m In The East

Today, we’re heading back east, but to District 16 instead of Katong. We’re touring Lucky View, which is part of a network of streets all named Lucky (Lucky Heights, Lucky View, Lucky Crescent etc.) As shown above, it’s in between…

• 11 Mar 2025
• 8 min read
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Where To Find Rare Freehold Conservation Shophouse Homes In Singapore: A Tour Of Balestier

We’ve been heading to the East for the last few weeks, so I thought it was time for something different. This week, we’ll go to Martaban Road, a rather under-the-radar street in the Balestier area. I first learnt about it…

• 2 Mar 2025
• 8 min read
• 3

Freehold Terrace Houses From $3.38m In East Coast: Touring Lorong Stangee

This week, we’re taking a tour of Lorong Stangee, a small residential enclave just off East Coast Road, which is well-known for its eateries. Although I love the idea of living close enough to walk to restaurants and cool cafes,…

• 23 Feb 2025
• 7 min read
• 1

A Tour Of An Affordable Freehold Landed Estate Near Joo Chiat (From $3.8m)

A few weeks back, a reader requested tours of landed estates closer to i12 Katong Mall, so today, we’re headed to Duku Road. There are 3 reasons why I chose Duku Road: Join me now as we take a walk…

• 16 Feb 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

Where To Find Freehold Landed Homes For $3m+ In Singapore: Touring Jalan Soo Bee

Today, we’re back in the East again but this time, touring a more affordable landed enclave than last week’s Peach Garden. We’ll be doing a walk-through of Jalan Soo Bee and its neighbouring roads, Sea Breeze Walk, Sea Breeze Road,…

• 11 Feb 2025
• 8 min read
• 1

Touring A Spacious Freehold Landed Estate In The East Near Tanjong Katong MRT (From $7.2m)

Last week, we visited Jago Close and Chapel Road – I found the heritage houses there very charming but the area was quite densely built up. This week, we’ll be visiting Peach Garden, a landed estate also in the East…

• 2 Feb 2025
• 7 min read
• 2

Touring A Rare Convenient Freehold Landed Estate Close To Marine Parade MRT (From $5m)

Today, we’re headed to Jago Close and Chapel Road, 2 parallel streets in the East of Singapore. These 2 streets are just off East Coast Road and between Marine Parade MRT station, the Marine Parade HDB estate, and many famous…

• 26 Jan 2025
• 10 min read
• 1