Landed Home Tours

Touring Countryside Road: An Affordable Freehold Landed Estate That’s Spacious Starting From $3.38 Million

Today we’re off to the Lentor area, which is pretty large. So to be more specific, we’re heading to Countryside Road. The enclave we’re touring is bounded by Lentor Plain, Yio Chu Kang Road, Lentor Avenue and Lentor Loop. It…

• 8 Oct 2023
• 10 min read
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Touring Robin Estate: Freehold Landed Homes In Bukit Timah (Some Can Even Be Redeveloped Into Boutique Condos)

As I was pleasantly surprised by Goldhill estate the other day, I thought I would go take a look at some of the other landed estates in the Bukit Timah area that I’d always written off before, to see if…

• 1 Oct 2023
• 9 min read
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Touring East Coast Terrace: Freehold Landed Homes In A Nice, Quiet Setting

Today, we’re off on a reader-requested tour of East Coast Terrace. I only took a quick look at its location on the map before heading off, so I thought it would be something similar to the houses we saw near…

• 24 Sep 2023
• 13 min read
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Touring Aroozoo Avenue: Affordable Freehold Landed Living In Kovan (Reader Recommended: Best Place To Stay In Kovan)

A while back, I toured the Kovan landed estate and summed it up as an area that was well-connected and bustling, but lacking a cohesive residential feel. (It felt more like a group of houses that just happened to be…

• 17 Sep 2023
• 11 min read
• 3

Touring Luxus Hills: A 999-Year Landed Estate That Overlooks Ang Mo Kio Linear Park

I was talking to a new acquaintance the other day, who shared with me her decision to move from a landed house to a condo because the stairs were becoming too much as she got older. As I live with…

• 10 Sep 2023
• 10 min read
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Touring Yio Chu Kang Gardens: Affordable Freehold & Leasehold Landed Homes Near Lentor MRT From $2.8m

Yio Chu Kang Gardens is a small landed enclave in Ang Mo Kio, close to Lentor MRT and within 1 km of Anderson Primary, CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School and Mayflower Primary School. As it’s close to several HDB estates,…

• 3 Sep 2023
• 10 min read
• 1

Touring Goldhill Landed Estate: A Surprising Hidden Freehold Oasis Near ACS With Terrace/Semi-D’s From $5.5m

I have passed the Goldhill landed estate many, many times in my life and, I must confess, sometimes rather patronisingly thought, “It must be so noisy for the people living here!” Perhaps because it’s located right next to ACS and…

• 27 Aug 2023
• 11 min read
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Touring Jalan Seaview Landed Estate: Large Freehold Landed Houses Near The MRT In The East

Today’s tour is a rather belated walkabout of the landed estate at Jalan Seaview. It was requested by a reader some time ago and I’ve been putting it off – not because I wanted to procrastinate but rather because the…

• 20 Aug 2023
• 13 min read
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Touring Katong Estate: Freehold Landed Living Near 4 Malls Starting From $4 Million

As you can see, that’s City Plaza right next to the landed houses. If you prefer a more modern mall. PLQ Mall is just a few steps away! (There’s also Grandlink Square and KINEX Mall!) Today, we’re headed back East…

• 13 Aug 2023
• 15 min read
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Touring Happy Estate: More Affordable Freehold Landed Living Near An MRT From $3.48 Million

I have a confession. I was somewhat prejudiced against Happy Gardens estate before I visited. You see, I’d previously toured Macpherson Garden estate, which is across the road, and was, shall we say, not very impressed by it. So I…

• 6 Aug 2023
• 11 min read
• 3

Touring Kew Estate: Cheap Landed Living From $2 Million In 2023 In A Sprawling Estate (Yes, It’s Leasehold)

Today’s tour brings us almost to the edge of Singapore: We’re visiting Kew landed estate, which is all the way over at Bedok. I must admit, it felt pretty far removed from urban life when I was driving over.  However,…

• 30 Jul 2023
• 11 min read
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Touring Mayflower Landed Estate: Affordable Freehold Landed Living From $2.83m In Ang Mo Kio

I was browsing the map for a landed enclave to feature in this series when I came across Mayflower estate and noticed that it was pretty much right next to an MRT and hawker centre. As many landed estates are…

• 23 Jul 2023
• 12 min read
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Touring Goodlink Park: Freehold Landed Living From $3.26 Million (Friendliest Estate I’ve Visited)

A while back, a reader asked for a review of the Goodlink Park landed estate, near Chong Pang Hawker Centre. I’m sorry it took me so long to get around to it, but this brings me to the first point…

• 16 Jul 2023
• 11 min read
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Touring Mount Emily: Freehold Landed Conservation Shophouses And Terrace Homes On Top Of A Hill In District 9

A month ago, I saw a notice advertising the sale of a freehold residential conservation shophouse at Niven Road. As I mentioned in my Blair Road walkabout, I’ve always loved heritage homes, so I thought I’d check out the area…

• 9 Jul 2023
• 14 min read
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Touring Highgate Park Estate: Rare Freehold Terrace Houses In District 21 Near Beauty World

D21 has been the talk of the town with the launch of Reserve Residences, which sold over 70% of its units during its launch. Moreover, given the previous request for tours around the Toh Tuck area, I decided it was…

• 2 Jul 2023
• 9 min read
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Touring Lorong 101-108 Changi: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes From $3.38 Million (Can Build Up To 5 Stories)

When I first heard of Lorong 101–108 Changi, I thought the area would be in a super “ulu”, semi-industrial area. However, I was pleasantly surprised after visiting the neighbourhood as it is right next to Joo Chiat and, as such,…

• 25 Jun 2023
• 12 min read
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Touring University Walk Landed Estate: Freehold Terraces And Leasehold Semi-D’s Near Botanic Gardens & MRT

I recently toured conservation houses, which appear to appeal to only a very niche segment of property buyers. Today, I’ll be exploring another niche property type: 99-year leasehold landed housing! For freehold lovers, don’t worry, there are freehold houses nearby…

• 18 Jun 2023
• 11 min read
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Touring Tai Hwan Estate: Affordable Freehold Landed Living From $3.6 Million In District 19

A few articles back, I did a tour of the Li Hwan Estate. Whilst touring the area, I noticed that the neighbouring Tai Hwan estate actually looked better! So, today, I thought I’d head back to see if that impression…

• 11 Jun 2023
• 9 min read
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