Landed Home Tours

Touring Greenwood/Hillcrest Landed Estate: Freehold Landed Living Near Good Restaurants

Quite a while back, a reader asked for a tour of the Hillcrest area so today we’re headed to the Hillcrest and Greenwood estate for a look. It is part of a well-connected landed enclave between Dunearn Road, Eng Neo…

• 5 Mar 2023
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Touring Century Woods And Woodgrove Estate: Landed Houses From $2.2 Million In An “American” Suburb

A while back, a reader asked for a tour of Century Woods, which is an enclave of ninety-nine 99-year leasehold properties located at Woodgrove View, Marsiling (97 terraces and 2 detached homes, to be exact) that was built in 2002….

• 26 Feb 2023
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Touring Jervois Ville: Freehold Landed Living In A GCB Neighbourhood (More Affordable Than You Think)

Today, we’re at the Jervois neighbourhood, which is my favourite out of all I’ve toured so far. The first time I realised there were more “affordable” terrace houses in the area was when I visited a work colleague (She actually…

• 19 Feb 2023
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Touring Serangoon Landed Homes: Freehold Living In How Sun Drive Near Bartley MRT

A few weeks ago, I toured Tai Keng Villas and Paya Lebar Crescent. After which, a reader expressed interest in the How Sun/Bartley enclave across Upper Paya Lebar road, so that’s where we’re headed today! If you want to get…

• 13 Feb 2023
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Touring Jalan Kembangan: Freehold Landed Homes Near Kembangan MRT For $3m+

A few weeks back, I covered Frankel Estate in East Singapore and readers asked to see more of the area: specifically, Siglap, Dunbar as well as Kembangan. I didn’t want to bombard you guys with too much of the East…

• 5 Feb 2023
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Touring Kovan Landed Estate: Affordable Landed Homes From $2.6 Million In D19

The last few landed tours showcased rather expensive areas, such as Ming Teck Park and Faber Hills, so I thought we should look at some more affordable options this week. As it turns out, someone requested that I review other…

• 29 Jan 2023
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Touring Jurong Park Landed Estate: An Underrated Freehold Estate With Sweeping Views Near Beauty World

A while back, a reader asked for a review of the Toh Tuck area, and so off I went. But while exploring the area, another lesser-known estate (Jurong Park Estate) caught my eye, so I thought I’d do a tour…

• 15 Jan 2023
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Touring Faber Hills Estate: A Really Spacious Freehold Landed Enclave In District 5

When I visited West Coast landed estate, someone suggested that I should also check out Faber Hills, which is sort of opposite West Coast (separated by the expressway.) I was rather intrigued as my Mother had worked in West Coast…

• 8 Jan 2023
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Touring Ming Teck Park A 999-Year Landed Estate That’s Peaceful With Greenery Views

A while back, a reader asked for a tour of Namly Estate, which was quite well-received so, today, I thought I’d cross over to the other side of 6th Avenue and do a tour of Ming Teck Park! My first…

• 26 Dec 2022
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Touring Spring Park Estate: Freehold Landed Living On Elevated Land Near East Coast Park

Today, we’re touring Spring Park Estate and its neighbours in East Singapore – namely, the houses in between Evergreen Avenue, Bedok South Road, Sennett Road and Upper East Coast Road. (Despite the similar name, the area is not to be…

• 11 Dec 2022
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Affordable Freehold Landed Homes Under $3 Million? Touring Tai Keng Estate: Landed Homes In The Largest HDB Town In Singapore

Can you recognise this park? Hint: it’s in the largest HDB town in Singapore and 3 of the last 5 sales were under $3 million. The area we’re visiting today is actually Tai Keng Gardens, as a reader requested a…

• 4 Dec 2022
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Touring Chwee Chian Estate: Freehold Landed Living At The Greater Southern Waterfront

When news of the development of the Great Southern Waterfront was released, there was a lot of buzz about properties in the Pasir Panjang area, such as Kent Ridge Hill Residences. However, did you know that there is also a…

• 27 Nov 2022
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Touring Gentle Villas: District 11 Landed Living From $3 Million (Near Novena MRT)

Imagine living with this cityscape just a few minutes walk from your main door! Gentle Villas is a landed enclave in District 11, built by Far East in 1995, that first came to my attention during the COVID lockdown. It’s…

• 20 Nov 2022
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Touring Paya Lebar Crescent Landed Estate: Freehold & Leasehold Homes From $2.3 Million

This week, we’re doing a tour of Paya Lebar Crescent and its nearby streets. I’d actually been to the area a few years ago, when taking my Mom on a jaunt down memory lane (she lived nearby when she was…

• 13 Nov 2022
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Touring Elliot Road: A Freehold Landed Estate Very Close To Siglap MRT Station

East Singapore seems to be rather popular with our readers, given the number of requests we have had for tours of the area. To date, we’ve seen Bedok Walk, Siglap, Frankel Avenue, Eastwood and Opera Estate, just to name a…

• 6 Nov 2022
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Touring Braddell Heights Estate: Freehold Landed Homes Near 2 MRT Stations

Have you ever seen a property ad that is in, say Holland Village, but is marked as Lorong Chuan on PropertyGuru? Well, I’ve seen, like, hundreds of such ads and always wondered why Lorong Chuan was the default address when…

• 30 Oct 2022
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Touring Kovan Landed Homes: Affordably Priced From $1.7m, Well-Connected And Bustling

While I’ve toured quite a fair number of landed estates in Singapore, Kovan has eluded my radar so far. And so when a reader asked about it, it only made sense for me to put it down as my next…

• 23 Oct 2022
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Touring Westwood Park: More Affordable Landed Homes From Under $2 Million In The West Of Singapore

When a reader asked for a tour of Westwood, I must confess, I sighed. (No offence to anyone living there!) After viewing several 99-year landed estates, I’d noticed that parking is usually in short supply and was dreading the endless…

• 16 Oct 2022
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