Touring West Coast Landed Estate: 999-Year Landed Homes That’s Less Crowded And Near Many Schools In response to another reader’s request, I went down to West Coast to tour the landed houses there. This is an area that I’m quite familiar with, as my Mother has been working there my entire life. I remember when… 7 Aug 2022 11 min read 0
I’ve Lived At D’Leedon For 2 Years: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like Staying At A Mega Development It was only in recent years that condo developments in Singapore started getting really big. And when we say big, we’re talking more than 1,000 units. So when D’Leedon was first built, it was probably a PR’s dream to take… 6 Aug 2022 9 min read 0
I’ve Lived At Changi Court For 5 years And Now Rent It Out: Here’s My Personal Review Changi Court is getting on in years, and was built back in 1997 (although it is freehold, which mitigates some of the age issues). Over the years, this quiet condo has proven its rentability: first with the SIA Training Centre… 1 Aug 2022 9 min read 2
Touring Gerald Mugliston Estate: A Freehold Landed Estate With No Parking Problems (Spacious Too) Gerald Mugliston Estate is a popular area, as it’s had the most requests I’ve received to tour it so far! And, after visiting the estate, I can see why: it is a nice, spacious and quiet landed enclave in between… 31 Jul 2022 13 min read 3
A Resident’s Review Of Skypark Residences At Sembawang: Here’s An Insider Look At What It’s Like To Live There Situated in the northern region of Singapore, Skypark Residences takes pride in its approximately 1,250 square metres rooftop park – where this Executive Condominium actually got its name. Having TOP-ed in 2016, this EC has a total of 506 units,… 27 Jul 2022 7 min read 0
Bendemeer Light Review: Conveniently Close To 2 MRT Stations + Amazing Views But Noisy Bendemeer Light was launched in the 2012 May BTO exercise alongside 5 other projects – Two in Punggol, one in Choa Chu Kang, one in Sengkang and another in the Kallang/Whampoa estate (same as Bendemeer Light). 19 Jul 2022 24 min read 2
Touring The Springside: A Freehold Self-Contained Landed Estate With Not A Tall Building In Sight This week, I headed over to the Springside area to have a look at the freehold landed houses there. A 532-house enclave developed by Kallang Development, it is located along the beginning of Sembawang Road (right after Upper Thomson Road… 17 Jul 2022 10 min read 4
I’ve Lived At The Trilinq For 3 Months: Here’s My Insider Review Of What It’s Really Like Living Here The Trilinq was one of those condos that we’ve recently identified as a slow seller, but that has worked out quite well – if you’ve bought in at the later stages. It had quite an interesting story, to begin with…. 16 Jul 2022 13 min read 2
Amo Residence Review: Rare Ang Mo Kio New Launch With Landed/Park Views And Full Facilities For 372 Units I remember it was the early 2000s when I visited the show flat of Grandeur 8, which is regarded as one of the first condos in the Ang Mo Kio area. 13 Jul 2022 47 min read 2
Matilda Sundeck Review: Bigger Units & Nice Landscaped Deck But Far From MRT Matilda Sundeck is no ordinary HDB. This seemingly innocuous HDB happens to pay homage to a century-old bungalow in Punggol that had a reputation for being “haunted”. 12 Jul 2022 23 min read 0
Touring Yunnan Gardens: Attractively-Priced Freehold Terrace Houses At $1,000 Psf In Singapore, the smallest landed houses (usually terrace houses) are often the cheapest if we look at price quantum, but they can be pretty pricey when we look at the price per square foot (PSF.) For example, at MacPherson Garden… 10 Jul 2022 10 min read 0
Hougang RiverCourt Review: A Small, But More Private HDB With An Integrated Mall For Just 285 Units Hougang RiverCourt was launched in the November 2015 BTO exercise alongside projects in Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang, Punggol, Sengkang and Toa Payoh (Bidadari). 5 Jul 2022 21 min read 6
A Resident’s Review Of The Skywoods At Dairy Farm: Here’s The Insider View On Living There The Skywoods didn’t enjoy the best of launches, only selling 14 out of 420 units on its first day. Even by May 2014, it had only sold 78 units, and it took another two years before finally selling out in… 4 Jul 2022 9 min read 1
Touring Pavilion Park: More Affordable Freehold Landed Living With Great Protected Views In Bukit Batok The freehold landed houses at Pavilion Park have been on my watchlist for a while, as Pavilion Park is one of the few freehold estates in Singapore where you can still get a semi-D for around $4 million. A few… 3 Jul 2022 9 min read 4
I’ve Lived At The Rochester Residences For 4 Years: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like For Family Living In one of the pieces of advice we’ve given here at Stacked, we did an extensive comparison between Concourse Skyline, 76 Shenton, and The Rochester Residences. And so while The Rochester Residences isn’t in as glamorous a location – it… 28 Jun 2022 10 min read 0
I’ve Stayed At RoyalGreen At Bukit Timah For 2 Months: Here’s My Review Of This Newly Built Condo For new launch condos, there’s always the element of the unknown that potential buyers will have to overcome. Despite how realistic renders can get today, or how accurate a show flat model that the developers build – there’s still nothing… 20 Jun 2022 9 min read 10
EastGlen @ Canberra Review: A Surprisingly Well Put-Together Development 8-Minutes Away From The MRT EastGlen @ Canberra probably doesn’t inspire much excitement in you considering how new the Canberra neighbourhood is. 16 Jun 2022 24 min read 0
A Landed Home For Just $750K? It’s Possible, But There’s A Catch. We Tour Fuyong Estate To Find Out. Today’s landed estate tour is probably going to be our most controversial ever. Fuyong Estate is a collection of terrace houses, semi-Ds, and detached houses that is just a stone’s throw from Rail Mall. But here’s where it gets intriguing…. 12 Jun 2022 14 min read 3