Tour This 1,292 Sqft DBSS Home Transformation: How A Couple Converted Bay Windows & Planters Into Lovely Usable Spaces When Sarah and Gareth (*not their real names) (@hownowbrownhouse) purchased their 5-room DBSS resale unit at Ang Mo Kio, they knew they had the right canvas to realise their dream home. “We purchased it as we wanted a larger unit… 18 Jul 2022 8 min read 0
“I Lost RM 1 Million Investing in KL Real Estate”: 5 Key Lessons From A Singapore Investor Of 36 Years We’ve all heard stories of someone who has invested in Malaysian property and got burnt. From horror stories of the estate not having enough funds to pay for a working lift, or to developers running out of money to leave… 14 Jul 2022 9 min read 14
10 Old Iconic Private Apartments In Singapore In The 1970s/80s: A Conversation With Finbarr & Samantha Did you know that high-rise apartments have actually been accused of many unpleasant outcomes? Chief of these are themes like fear, dissatisfaction, stress, behaviour problems, suicide, poor social relations, reduced helpfulness, and hindered child development. (Adapted from Robert Gifford, The… 11 Jul 2022 8 min read 0
Tour This Minimalist Korean Aesthetic Home In Telok Blangah Towers Built At A Cost Of $70k Telok Blangah is an ideal place for those who want to reside in a peaceful area that’s not too far from Singapore’s urban landscape. Not only does it have amazing views of both lush greenery and the sea, but it’s… 9 Jul 2022 7 min read 0
10 Stunning Profitable Condo Transactions Bought And Sold In The Past 5 Years Despite the big losses that we wrote about from those who bought in 2017, the reality is that the majority of people who bought back then would be really happy with their decision. Just look at the tables of losses… 6 Jul 2022 11 min read 0
Inside A New York Loft-Inspired 1,369 Sqft Home That Is Vibrant & Homely A New York loft is something like living in a shophouse here in Singapore. Both are prevalent historic building types that are now very much part of the built identity of the cities. Traditionally, a loft is an apartment within… 6 Jul 2022 7 min read 0
5 Key Consequences Of Rising Mortgage Rates In 2022 The median interest rate for home loans is set to double in as little as six months, and it would seem the era of cheap mortgages is coming to an end. Apart from a predictable rush for HDB instead of… 4 Jul 2022 6 min read 0
How This Old Maisonette In Paya Lebar Was Transformed With A $110k Renovation Budget Did you know that the HDB stopped building maisonettes in 1995? And so owning this type of home nowadays means having to purchase an old one and renovating it to suit your preferences. But herein lies the challenge. As they… 2 Jul 2022 9 min read 0
A Freehold 3 Bedroom Unit For $880k? It’s Possible, If You Can Live In A Space Under 700 Sqft Did you know that some of the smallest flats in Hong Kong can go as tiny as 186 square feet? For reference, that’s about the same size as 1 and a half car park lots. But that’s for the subsidised… 30 Jun 2022 8 min read 0
10 Shocking Loss-Making Condo Transactions Since 2017 (The Last Market Bottom) Conventional wisdom will point at the property market cycle and tell you that 2017 was the best time to buy in the last 5 years. After all, it was the lowest point in the residential property price index and for… 29 Jun 2022 14 min read 2
Avoiding A 20% Loss: 5 Important Lessons I’ve Learned Trying To Sell My Property In London Last week, I shared the lessons I learned after making my worst investment decision to date: buying a new-build, Zone 1 London property. Thankfully, after almost 10 years on the market, I finally received an offer for it. Something I’m… 29 Jun 2022 7 min read 1
What The Future Of Singapore Real Estate Could Look Like: 6 Exciting Predictions Let’s imagine for a second that you are in art class and the teacher gave you this description to create: “A medieval painting of the wifi not working” How would you go about drawing that? As crazy as it might… 27 Jun 2022 9 min read 0
How This Couple Overhauled Their HDB Flat After Living There For 9 Years Into A Raw Minimalist Home It’s not often that you hear of someone renovating their existing home. For most people, it only makes sense to renovate if they’ve moved to a new home. It’s often too comfortable (and disruptive), to think about renovating the current… 26 Jun 2022 9 min read 0
50 Local Instagram Accounts With Beautiful Interiors To Inspire Your Home Renovation If you’re looking at a home renovation project soon, you’d no doubt have been constantly browsing through Pinterest and Instagram to pin and save any little inspiration that you can find for your home. (and hopefully, you’ve been using our… 24 Jun 2022 13 min read 0
7 Little-Known Secrets Property Agents Don’t Want You To Know Unless you are a trust fund baby or were an experience property agent in your past life, navigating the home buying process as a first-time home buyer (or even if it’s your second) can be a lot more stressful than… 23 Jun 2022 8 min read 0
An $80,000 HDB Renovation Breakdown: How This Couple Achieved A Cosy Dark Modern Theme At Home It is often said that paint is the most affordable way to make a drastic change to a space. Especially when you convert to a dark mode, the vibe that you create is one of incredible cosiness (with the right… 22 Jun 2022 10 min read 0
I Lost Over 20% On My Property Investment In London Over 9 Years: Here Are My 5 Key Takeaways When we bought my London flat, my Mother and I had been comfortably settled in our family home for 30 years, and weren’t expecting to move anytime soon. As I had already been in the UK for 4 years (and… 22 Jun 2022 9 min read 4
How To Identify A Good 1 Bedroom Layout: We Review 8 Different Condo Layouts To Show You Whether you are looking at a 1 bedroom unit for an investment or to stay, there’s no question that having an efficient layout is one of, if not the most important aspect to consider. Especially in the case of a… 21 Jun 2022 7 min read 5