Property Reviews

I’ve Lived At Sky Everton For 4 Months: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like To Live In A New Condo In The City

For those who can recall, 2019 was an interesting year for District 2’s real estate landscape. This included the mega-development Avenue South Residence, the iconic Pearl Bank Apartments revival through the launch of One Pearl Bank and the smaller freehold…

• 17 Apr 2024
• 9 min read
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I’ve Lived At Urban Vista In Tanah Merah For 6 Years: Here’s My Review Of What It’s Like To Live Next To An MRT 

In our previous coverage of Urban Vista, we delved into the factors driving its resale market performance. This time, we shift our focus to what it’s actually like to live there, through the eyes of B and his partner. So…

• 10 Apr 2024
• 6 min read
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Touring Corporation Walk: Cheaper $2 Million+ Landed Homes Next To A Park Connector (99-Year)

A while back, a reader asked for a tour of Corporation Walk, so off to the West I went on a weekday mid-morning. Although the area is quite far West, it’s located in between Jurong Point and Jurong Gateway, so…

• 7 Apr 2024
• 9 min read
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Touring Jalan Mariam: Cheaper Freehold Landed Homes In A Spacious Estate From $3.3m

We’d previously visited Loyang Villas, a 99-year landed estate located just across the road from the Jalan Mariam and Lengkok Mariam landed enclave. In fact, when I was looking at the properties for sale in the area, I was surprised…

• 31 Mar 2024
• 9 min read
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Touring Mei Hwan Landed Homes: Affordable Freehold Landing Living From $4.1m In District 19

Previously, we’d viewed the houses at Tai Hwan and Li Hwan, so I thought we should cross Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and tour Mei Hwan Road/Drive/Crescent, to get a more complete sense of the area. First things first, here’s…

• 24 Mar 2024
• 8 min read
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$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
• 1

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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