Property Reviews

SkyPeak @ Bukit Batok Review: Spacious Grounds + Good Amenities But Not Near An MRT

Project: SkyPeak @ Bukit Batok HDB Town Bukit Batok Address: 292A-C Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, 293A-D Bukit Batok Street 21 Lease Start Date: Around 2017 No. of Units: 1,430 SkyPeak @ Bukit Batok is the 2nd “Sky” series of…

• 9 Feb 2022
• 25 min read
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We Review The February 2022 BTO Launch Sites (Geylang, Kallang/Whampoa, Tengah, Yishun)

The February 2022 launch is somewhat overshadowed by November; and we can foresee a few disgruntled buyers complaining about their second choice (let’s face it; with three applicants per flat, the odds of scoring the Rochor development were never high)….

• 3 Feb 2022
• 6 min read
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Martin Modern Review: Unconventional Architecture In A Garden Oasis

Martin Modern’s tropical brutalist design makes this an eye-catching development even from afar. It breaks the perception that a luxury development needs to be all glitz and gold.

• 29 Jan 2022
• 27 min read
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Touring Opera Estate: The Remaining Affordable Freehold Landed Enclave

It’s been quite a journey touring all the 5 estates on the “cheapest freehold landed estates in Singapore” list. For those who are new, here’s a list that I’ve visited thus far: Macpherson Garden Estate Sembawang Hills Estate Thomson Garden…

• 22 Jan 2022
• 9 min read
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7 Things To Know About The 2022 BTO Launch Sites

2022 will be an interesting year, with the debut of the Prime Location Housing (PLH) flats, as well as demand being at a peak. On top of that, HDB has promised to ramp up production starting this year, to avoid…

• 19 Jan 2022
• 9 min read
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Central Horizon Review: Extremely Convenient But Dated Looking

Central Horizon HDB is an interesting development due to its history. Unlike most HDBs today, Central Horizon was actually built in the 1960s and was a landmark of its own.

• 16 Jan 2022
• 23 min read
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Touring Thomson Garden Estate: Where You Can Find A Freehold Landed Home For $2.8 Million

Not far away from Teachers’ Housing Estate and Sembawang Hills Estate is another of the “cheapest freehold landed” enclaves in Singapore, Thomson Garden Estate, where there are about 480-500 houses depending on which property portal you visit – you can…

• 15 Jan 2022
• 9 min read
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Casa Clementi Review: A Large, Self-Sustaining Development With Lots Of Facilities

Casa Clementi may not be one of the newest HDB developments in the Clementi area, but there are many reasons why it can be seen quite favourably even as we compare it to the newer Clementi HDBs that’s close to the MRT.

• 5 Jan 2022
• 21 min read
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Touring Sembawang Hills Estate: An Affordable Freehold Landed Enclave With A Hawker Centre

If you didn’t already know, only 5% of Singaporeans live in a landed home. Hence, it’s almost everyone’s dream, and ambition to live in a landed home. I’ve covered a fair few in my cheapest freehold landed estate series so…

• 3 Jan 2022
• 10 min read
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Touring Teacher’s Housing Estate: The Cheapest And Most Spacious Freehold Landed Estate (D26)

In today’s short attention span world with many different things vying for your attention, those who want to stand out have to resort to certain “tactics”. So if a property ad wants to get the attention of property hunters such…

• 26 Dec 2021
• 10 min read
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Forfar Heights (SERS Block) Review: Great Facilities, Amenities And View, But Noisy

Forfar Heights is actually a relatively old estate made up of a total of 5 blocks whose lease started in 2006. As a result of the relocation of the SERS beneficiaries at Tanglin Halt and Commonwealth, several new BTOs were…

• 21 Dec 2021
• 22 min read
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Touring MacPherson Garden Estate: Possibly The Cheapest Freehold Landed Estate In Singapore (Under $2.5 Million)

MacPherson Garden Estate is a small cluster of landed houses whose claim to fame is being amongst the cheapest freehold landed enclaves in Singapore. This is, of course, why I decided to hop over and tour the area and its…

• 15 Dec 2021
• 9 min read
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The River Vista @ Kallang Review: Great Riverfront Views But Lack Of Immediate Surrounding Amenities

When you think about waterfront HDBs, estates like Punggol and Sengkang may come to mind.

• 13 Dec 2021
• 21 min read
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Perfect Ten Review: A Luxurious Condo With Good Layouts And Storage with A 3.225m High Ceiling

What comes to mind when you think of the residential enclave of Bukit Timah? To me, it is an estate dotted with large, expansive (and expensive) homes set amidst lush greenery, with Singapore Botanic Gardens at its core.

• 8 Dec 2021
• 45 min read
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Skyline I & II @ Bukit Batok Review: Decent At Most Aspects With Traffic Noise Concerns

At first glance, Skyline I & II @ Bukit Batok probably looks like any other relatively new HDB project, with clean lines and at a towering nearly 40 stories high.

• 1 Dec 2021
• 25 min read
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Touring Pasir Ris By The Sea “Freehold” Condos For Under $2 Million (And Above 2,000 Sq ft!)

A while back, I wrote about freehold waterfront condos at Balestier (most waterfront properties in Singapore are 99-years leasehold in nature). The feedback from my Mom, who grew up in the area, was: “What river? It’s a big drain!” (Fact…

• 30 Nov 2021
• 8 min read
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Mori Condo Review: Good Layouts, Freehold, Convenient Location If You Like Geylang

Mori at Guillemard Road belongs to the ‘newest’ generation of enbloc sales, with Roxy-Pacific having only acquired the plot of 15 terrace houses back in November 2020 for $93m.

• 27 Nov 2021
• 41 min read
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Touring Sembawang Waterfront Landed Homes + 9 Landed Living Costs To Note

Last week, I headed over to explore the waterfront landed homes at Pasir Ris. In short, I concluded that they are close to nature, have a beautiful waterfront but are a tad crowded (at least the nearby beach and park…

• 22 Nov 2021
• 10 min read
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