Property Reviews

$2.05m For A Freehold Landed Home? Touring Jalan Wangi, One Of The Cheaper Landed Estates In Singapore

I have a confession.  This column started with my house hunt for a dual-key apartment that can house my Mother and I (you can read about it by clicking the link) before evolving into a series of landed enclave tours….

• 17 Mar 2024
• 13 min read
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Lentor Mansion Review: Largest Lentor Plot With A Unique Black & White Clubhouse And Rare 5-Bedder Units

Project: Lentor Mansion District: 26 Address: 52 – 64  Lentor Gardens Tenure: 99 Years from July 2023 No. of Units: 533 No. of Carpark Lots: 480 Lots Site Area: ~235,370 sqft Developer: Guocoland TOP: Est. 2028 Guocoland’s vision for Lentor…

• 13 Mar 2024
• 40 min read
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Touring Hillview Estate: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes From $3.6 Million

Hillview Estate, not to be confused with Hillview Garden Estate, a larger landed area we toured a while back (which, interestingly enough, doesn’t have a single street with “Hillview” in its name) is a small freehold landed estate in Upper…

• 10 Mar 2024
• 9 min read
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I’ve Lived At Northoaks EC In Woodlands For 20 Years: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like To Live In An Old Executive Condominium

What comes to mind when you think about Woodlands?  Naturally, I’m sure many would associate it with the Causeway and the town they need to get through to get to Malaysia. But for those who haven’t considered Woodlands to be…

• 5 Mar 2024
• 7 min read
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Touring Trevose Place: Freehold Terrace Houses With Unblocked Greenery Views In District 11

I was always under the impression that the landed houses near Kheam Hock Road were all large properties i.e. detached or semi-detached units. Hence, I was intrigued to see some terrace units when driving through the other day, and decided…

• 3 Mar 2024
• 8 min read
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We Review The June 2024 BTO Launch Sites (Holland Village, Tanjong Rhu, Jurong East, Tampines, Woodlands, Yishun)

Well, with the February BTO in 2024 just concluded, it’s time to focus our attention on the next one coming our way. June’s BTO launch line-up is a very interesting one, as it includes Holland Village! At long last, public…

• 2 Mar 2024
• 5 min read
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Lumina Grand EC Review: A More Luxurious EC Near ACS Primary In Bukit Batok

Project: Lumina Grand District: 23 Address: Bukit Batok West Avenue 5 Tenure: 99-year Leasehold from 2022 No. of Units: 512 No. of Carpark Lots: 414 Site Area: 178,936 sqft Developer: CDL Zenith Pte. Ltd. TOP: Est. 2027 Nestled beside the…

• 28 Feb 2024
• 32 min read
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Touring Hoover Estate: My Favourite Landed Estate At Beauty World With Freehold Homes In A Convenient Spot

When you talk about landed living around Beauty World in District 21, everyone thinks about Toh Tuck Estate, but did you know that there is another landed enclave nearby called Hoover Park?  In my opinion, Hoover Park is a much…

• 25 Feb 2024
• 13 min read
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February 2024 BTO Launch Review: Ultimate Guide To Choosing The Best Unit

The February 2024 BTO launch is the first of the year, with 4,126 units to select from 7 projects in different estates (Bedok, Choa Chu Kang, Hougang, Punggol, Queenstown, and Woodlands). Just one project this time will be under the…

• 21 Feb 2024
• 40 min read
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Touring Pasir Panjang Hill: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes With Good Views From $3.88m

Today’s tour sees us off to Pasir Panjang Hill, a small road leading uphill which eventually splits into 2 forks. They lie in between the main Pasir Panjang Road and Zehnder Road. As you can see from the Masterplan below,…

• 18 Feb 2024
• 11 min read
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Lentoria Condo Review: Smallest Lentor New Launch Within 1 Km To CHIJ St Nicholas

Lentoria is the 4th of 6 GLS sites close to Lentor MRT station that has launched, with 5 of them to be developed by Guocoland, Hong Leong or its affiliated companies.

• 15 Feb 2024
• 29 min read
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Touring Lantana Avenue: Freehold Terrace And Semi-Detached Homes Close To Sixth Avenue MRT From $5.3m

A reader requested more Bukit Timah tours, without specifying exactly which landed enclave. Sixth Avenue covers a huge part of Bukit Timah, but we’ve only seen Namly and Ming Teck park so far. Hence, today, I thought we would visit…

• 4 Feb 2024
• 8 min read
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Touring Eng Kong Landed Estate: Affordable Freehold Landed Homes From $3.75m Near Primary Schools In D21

A while back, a reader requested a tour of Eng Kong estate. I’d not managed to get around to it yet when the second request came in, so it seems there is quite a bit of interest in this landed…

• 28 Jan 2024
• 7 min read
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Touring Chestnut Gardens: A Small Enclave Of 999-Year Landed Homes That Are Elderly-Friendly In D23

Chestnut Gardens, a charming collection of terrace houses and semi-detached homes, recently captured my attention. These residences, constructed in the 80s or 90s, intriguingly don’t feature elevators – a common trait for buildings of that era. However, what’s particularly notable…

• 21 Jan 2024
• 7 min read
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I’ve Lived In Whistler Grand For Several Months: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like Staying In A Dual Key Home

One of our readers, A, approached us a while ago about upgrading from a flat to a condo unit. They’ve since moved into Whistler Grand, one of the larger condos at West Coast Vale. This week, we spoke to them…

• 17 Jan 2024
• 6 min read
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Touring Binjai Park: An Expensive Landed Estate With Good Class Bungalows & Smaller Landed Homes From $28 Million

Previously, I’d covered a few reader-requested tours, such as that of Woodlands Park. With all the buzz about AI and how it can potentially replace humans, I was curious as to what it would suggest for this landed tour series,…

• 14 Jan 2024
• 9 min read
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The Arden Review: One Of The Cheapest New Launches Of 2023 With 3.2m High Ceilings

Project: The Arden District: 23 Address: 2, 4, 6 Phoenix Road Tenure: 99-year Leasehold from July 2023 No. of Units: 105 No. of Carpark Lots: 105 Site Area: 69,585 sqft Developer: Qingjian Realty TOP: Est. 2027 When I think about…

• 10 Jan 2024
• 42 min read
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Touring Woodlands Park: Cheaper Freehold Landed Living From $900 Psf With Unblocked Greenery Views

A while back, I wrote about a windy landed estate and a reader suggested that I should check out Jalan Bumbong, as he felt that it was quite similar. It took me a while to get there, as Jalan Bumbong…

• 7 Jan 2024
• 9 min read
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