Property Reviews

Telok Blangah Parcview Review: Great Sea And Greenery Views But Not The Most Enjoyable Walk To MRT

Telok Blangah Parcview was launched in the July 2013 BTO exercise alongside two projects in Yishun and one in Sengkang. Considering this was the only mature estate launch at that time, Telok Blangah Parcview naturally became the go-to option for many who wanted to stay in a mature estate.

• 9 Jun 2022
• 27 min read
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Atlassia Condo Review: Freehold Shophouse Living In The Heart Of Charming Joo Chiat

Project: Atlassia District: 15 Address: 30 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427754 Tenure: Freehold No. of Units: 31 residential + 8 commercial Site Area: 13,996 sq ft Developer: K16 Development Pte Ltd TOP: Q4 2025 While touring the neighbourhood to write…

• 6 Jun 2022
• 27 min read
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Touring Island Country Villas: Spacious Landed Living Next To A Lush Forest (And Monkeys) For About $2.6 Million

Island Country Villas is a landed estate at Old Upper Thomson Road and Casuarina Walk which comprises 58-60 99-year leasehold semi-detached houses, and was developed by UOL Group in 1999 (with leases starting from August 1995). Usually, I’d choose bigger…

• 5 Jun 2022
• 10 min read
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Tampines GreenRidges Review: Unique Design, With Park-like Landscaping And Self Sufficient

Tampines GreenRidges is one of those developments that you could brush off really quickly just looking at its name.

• 2 Jun 2022
• 26 min read
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I’ve Lived At Parvis On Holland Hill For 8 Years: Here’s My Honest Review

While we’ve always done condo reviews as comprehensively as possible, there’s always an element that is hard for us to cover – the lifestyle, quirks, pros, and cons of everyday living in the development itself. And so in this new…

• 1 Jun 2022
• 12 min read
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The Peak @ Toa Payoh Review: Convenient Central Living Close To 3 MRTs But Pricey

The Peak @ Toa Payoh is probably one of the most well-known DBSS out there (apart from Natura Loft). This time – for a good reason.

• 30 May 2022
• 25 min read
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Touring Villa Verde: Affordable Terrace Houses For About $2 Million In Choa Chu Kang

I’d been meaning to check out Villa Verde for some time because well, for a landed house in Singapore, it’s “cheap” (or shall we say less expensive?) Coincidentally, someone left a comment on my article about the houses at Loyang…

• 29 May 2022
• 10 min read
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May 2022 BTO Launch Review: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit

There’s no question about it – the May 2022 BTO launch is going to be hotly contested. There will be 4,583 Build To Order (BTO) flats across five estates that will be launched – with the main draw the two…

• 27 May 2022
• 26 min read
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Alkaff Oasis Review: Most Beautiful “Void Deck” With Lush Landscaping And Central Location

Alkaff Oasis is a newly-built HDB project that was launched in February 2016, just over 6 years ago alongside Anchorvale Plains in Sengkang and West Plains @ Bukit Batok.

• 26 May 2022
• 29 min read
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Meyer House Review: Luxuriously Sized Units With A Dedicated Lift For All

In an era where unit sizes are trending down and an 800 unit development is considered a mid-sized one, the Meyer House really stands out like a sore thumb – but in a good way.

• 24 May 2022
• 44 min read
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Touring Haus@Serangoon Gardens: Bustling Landed Living Near A Plethora Of Amenities For About $3 Million

Serangoon Gardens is one of the most popular landed enclaves in Singapore. So when I learned about Haus@Serangoon Gardens, a 99-year leasehold, 97-unit residential enclave on a 28,402 sqm plot of land, where you can get a new landed house…

• 22 May 2022
• 9 min read
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Belvia DBSS Review: Great, Convenient Surroundings In The East But Not The Best DBSS

Belvia DBSS has a lease start date of 2014 and was built by CEL Development. Located in Bedok, this DBSS appeared in the news not too long ago.

• 19 May 2022
• 26 min read
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LIV@MB Review: Fantastic Layouts With 80/20 Landscaping To Units Ratio

LIV@MB is located close to some of the fanciest houses in the East, in the heart of District 15. Famed for its seaside lifestyle and proximity to the CBD, LIV@MB offers buyers highly practical layouts while enjoying an 80% emphasis on landscaping and the promise of unblocked landed views from the rooftop.

• 16 May 2022
• 53 min read
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Touring Loyang Villas: Shophouse-Styled Terrace Houses In Changi From $1.8 Million In District 17

If you’ve always wanted to live in a landed house, but have a limited budget (and don’t mind living in the East), Loyang Villas is definitely an area that you should pay attention to. It is one of the largest…

• 15 May 2022
• 9 min read
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Touring Victoria Park Villas: A Stylish Leasehold Landed Enclave In District 10 Next To GCBs

A 99-year leasehold development by CapitaLand, Victoria Park Villas is one of the younger leasehold landed enclaves around. It TOP-ed in Dec 2018 with a lease starting from September 2013 (i.e. no lease decay worries for a good while) and…

• 8 May 2022
• 9 min read
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Margaret Ville Review: An Upscale-Looking Condo For Those Seeking More Privacy (Not For Young Kids Though)

Project: Margaret Ville District: 03 Address: Margaret Drive Tenure: 99-year Leasehold No. of Units: 309 Site Area: 51,772 sqft Developer: MCL Land TOP: 2021 It is quite startling to see just how much has changed in the past few years…

• 6 May 2022
• 20 min read
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We Review The May 2022 BTO Launch Sites (Bukit Merah, Queenstown, Jurong West, Toa Payoh, Yishun)

With demand for HDB flats at a peak, the May BTO launch is bound to be hotly contested. In fact, HDB has mentioned that May 2022 will see a bumper crop, just for this reason. We’re seeing around 5,330 flats…

• 4 May 2022
• 8 min read
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Touring Michaels Residences & Mera Gardens: A Leasehold Landed Enclave Next To GCBs In Dairy Farm

For my next leasehold landed tour, I drove over to the Dairy Farm area, a part of Singapore I’m quite fond of – it’s lush, green and open but still not too far away from central Singapore. Although it’s just…

• 2 May 2022
• 10 min read
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