Property Reviews

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
• 0

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
• 0

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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