Property Reviews

We Review The May 2023 BTO Launch Sites (Serangoon, Bedok, Kallang/Whampoa, Tengah)

It’s almost time for the next crop of BTO flats to be launched. The last of which was in Feb 2023, with a total of 4,428 flats. This time around for the May 2023 BTO launch, three of the four…

• 11 Apr 2023
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Touring Li Hwan Terrace: Affordable Freehold Landed Living From $3 Million In District 19

Whether you’re on Facebook, or reading an article from local publications, you’ll probably be overwhelmed by talk about how property prices are sky-high and increasing. This is especially so for landed housing (of which there’s only ~5% in Singapore). So…

• 9 Apr 2023
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Bedok South Horizon Review: Future “Integrated” HDB Close To East Coast Park + Sea Views

Bedok South Horizon boasts fantastic sea views (for some stacks), a community club right next to it and an upcoming MRT station at its doorstep.

• 3 Apr 2023
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Touring Cheng Soon Gardens: Freehold Terraces, Semi-Ds And Detached Landed Homes In D21

Cheng Soon Gardens is a freehold landed enclave in D21, just behind Toh Tuck and the Beauty World area. I thought it would be an interesting area to feature in today’s post as it contains all types of landed housing:…

• 2 Apr 2023
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I’ve Lived At The Seaview At Marine Parade For 7 Months: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like To Live There

For some strange reason unfathomable to those living in other parts of Singapore, East-side pride is definitely a thing. Ask anyone who has experienced living in this particular part of Singapore and they will usually tell you “East-side, best side”. …

• 29 Mar 2023
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Ang Mo Kio Court Review: Unblocked Views Amidst Good Amenities

Ang Mo Kio Court was launched in the May 2016 BTO exercise – 3 years after the previous Ang Mo Kio launch (Kebun Baru Court). But given the rarity of an Ang Mo Kio BTO launch, this was naturally one that was very much in demand.

• 27 Mar 2023
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Touring Cambridge Estate: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes In An Old School Neighbourhood (District 8)

When people say Singapore city centre, what comes to mind (or my mind at least) is usually high-rise buildings, super modern facilities and, well, sometimes a rather soulless environment. Hence, I was very pleased to re-discover the Carlisle Road landed…

• 26 Mar 2023
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The Botany At Dairy Farm Review: Launch Price Under $1 Million, Good Facilities For Families

Project: The Botany District: 23 Address: Dairy Farm Walk Tenure: 99-year Leasehold No. of Units: 386 Site Area: 168,597 sqft Developer: Sim Lian JV (Dairy Farm) Pte Ltd TOP: 2027 For anyone looking at the Dairy Farm area, it’s always…

• 20 Mar 2023
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Touring Jalan Senang: Attainable Freehold Landed Homes From $3 Million (But Near Industrial Area).

A while back, we toured Jalan Kembangan and some of its surrounding areas, but I guess readers just love the East, as the requests for landed tours of the area kept coming in! So today, we’re off to Jalan Senang…

• 19 Mar 2023
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Touring Pasir Panjang Gardens: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes From $2 Million+

Note: the $2 million sales were in 2022 and 2021. Earlier when I did the tour of Elliot Road, a reader left a comment asking for more tours of smaller landed estates so when I passed Jalan Mas Kuning, also…

• 12 Mar 2023
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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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February 2023 BTO Launch Review: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit

It’s that time of the year again – the first HDB BTO launch of 2023! Some people may be surprised at the size of this launch, as with 4,428 flats, it is nearly half the 9,655 Build-To-Order flats launched at…

• 28 Feb 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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Terra Hill Review: Freehold Luxury In Pasir Panjang Set On A Slopey Terrain

Terra Hill is a 270-unit freehold development that sits at the cusp of the Greater Southern Waterfront transformation.

• 18 Feb 2023
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Tampines GreenVerge Review: Self-Sufficient With Ample Facilities But Not The Nearest To An MRT

Project: Tampines GreenVerge HDB Town Tampines Address: Tampines Avenue 12, Tampines Street 61. Lease Start Date: Around 2021 No. of Units: 2,022 Tampines GreenVerge is yet another development in the Tampines Green series that we’re reviewing. I have previously toured…

• 16 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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