Property Reviews

Where To Find 999-Year Landed Homes By The Sea In Singapore: Touring Ponggol 24th Avenue

Last week, we went to Ponggol to look for a landed estate with a sea view that I had visited a few years back. I ended up mistakenly visiting Ponggol 17th Avenue– it was a nice and peaceful estate, but…

• 26 Mar 2025
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Inside A Rare Freehold Landed Estate In Punggol: Touring Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue (Priced From $6 Million)

*This is the exact spelling on the street sign, even if Punggol is a more common spelling these days; and yes, “seventeenth” is spelled out. I visited Ponggol a few years ago, to collect some plants from a kind stranger…

• 19 Mar 2025
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Touring Lucky View: Freehold Landed Homes From $5m In The East

Today, we’re heading back east, but to District 16 instead of Katong. We’re touring Lucky View, which is part of a network of streets all named Lucky (Lucky Heights, Lucky View, Lucky Crescent etc.) As shown above, it’s in between…

• 11 Mar 2025
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Aurea Condo Review: A Luxury Redevelopment Of Golden Mile Complex Priced From $1.92m

Aurea is the residential component of the conserved Golden Mile Complex, which has stood along Beach Road for more than half a century.

• 3 Mar 2025
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Where To Find Rare Freehold Conservation Shophouse Homes In Singapore: A Tour Of Balestier

We’ve been heading to the East for the last few weeks, so I thought it was time for something different. This week, we’ll go to Martaban Road, a rather under-the-radar street in the Balestier area. I first learnt about it…

• 2 Mar 2025
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Freehold Terrace Houses From $3.38m In East Coast: Touring Lorong Stangee

This week, we’re taking a tour of Lorong Stangee, a small residential enclave just off East Coast Road, which is well-known for its eateries. Although I love the idea of living close enough to walk to restaurants and cool cafes,…

• 23 Feb 2025
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A Tour Of An Affordable Freehold Landed Estate Near Joo Chiat (From $3.8m)

A few weeks back, a reader requested tours of landed estates closer to i12 Katong Mall, so today, we’re headed to Duku Road. There are 3 reasons why I chose Duku Road: Join me now as we take a walk…

• 16 Feb 2025
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We Review The July 2025 BTO Launch Sites (Bukit Merah, Bukit Panjang, Clementi, Sembawang, Tampines, Toa Payoh, Woodlands)

With resale flat prices refusing to drop enough, BTO flats are the hope of the average Singaporean right now. And if you don’t like the offerings for February (not even the huge list of SBF options?), then the July 2025…

• 12 Feb 2025
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Where To Find Freehold Landed Homes For $3m+ In Singapore: Touring Jalan Soo Bee

Today, we’re back in the East again but this time, touring a more affordable landed enclave than last week’s Peach Garden. We’ll be doing a walk-through of Jalan Soo Bee and its neighbouring roads, Sea Breeze Walk, Sea Breeze Road,…

• 11 Feb 2025
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February 2025 BTO Launch Review: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit

The February 2025 BTO launch is here, and this time, we’ll see over 10,000 new flats become available. 50,32 are spread across Kallang/Whampoa, Queenstown, Woodlands, and Yishun. The Queenstown location, near Mei Chin Road, is sure to spark interest among…

• 10 Feb 2025
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ELTA Condo Review: First New Launch In 4 Years In Clementi Priced From $1.16m

ELTA is the final GLS site to be launched along Clementi Avenue 1 and, like previous developments in the area, faces the challenge of fronting the AYE. Additionally, the nearest MRT station is not within immediate walking distance.

• 8 Feb 2025
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Parktown Residence Review: First Mega-Integrated Development In Tampines From $2,135 Psf

2025’s first integrated development launch brings us to Tampines North, where Parktown Residence is set to make history as the largest integrated development by unit count—and the first ever in Tampines.

• 8 Feb 2025
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Touring A Spacious Freehold Landed Estate In The East Near Tanjong Katong MRT (From $7.2m)

Last week, we visited Jago Close and Chapel Road – I found the heritage houses there very charming but the area was quite densely built up. This week, we’ll be visiting Peach Garden, a landed estate also in the East…

• 2 Feb 2025
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Touring A Rare Convenient Freehold Landed Estate Close To Marine Parade MRT (From $5m)

Today, we’re headed to Jago Close and Chapel Road, 2 parallel streets in the East of Singapore. These 2 streets are just off East Coast Road and between Marine Parade MRT station, the Marine Parade HDB estate, and many famous…

• 26 Jan 2025
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Touring A Little-Known Affordable Landed Estate Near Bedok Reservoir (From $2.85m)

One thing you may have noticed when visiting landed estates in Singapore is the penchant for redeveloping older houses and re-building them as high as possible – no surprise in land-scarce Singapore. Hence, when I saw that there was a…

• 19 Jan 2025
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Touring A Quiet Freehold Landed Estate In The East With Terrace Homes From $3.8m

As everyone knows, it’s increasingly difficult to find a non-strata, non-leasehold landed property in Singapore for under $4 million these days. Hence, when I saw that there was an estate in the East which had not 1, but 2, freehold…

• 12 Jan 2025
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Touring A Rare Convenient Freehold Landed Estate Close To Katong Park MRT (From $5.3m)

Today, we’re back in the East, visiting Margate Road, which is a residential street that runs perpendicularly between Mountbatten Road and Meyer Road. It’s an interesting street because one end has large detached units, whilst the other end has terrace…

• 5 Jan 2025
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The Orie Review: First Toa Payoh New Launch Condo In 8 Years 

2025’s first new launch is expected to be a hit among buyers, especially those who had missed out on a purchase at Emerald of Katong and Chuan Park. Situated in the mature Toa Payoh estate, the last new launch was 8 years ago and with a significant undersupply of private residential units and close proximity to the MRT, could The Orie turn out to be a more solid proposition than its 2 more hyped up new launch peers?

• 4 Jan 2025
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