Property Stories

I Invested $19,000 SGD On Virtual Lands In The Metaverse. Here’s My Experience.

I remember my first time hearing about virtual real estate from my friend back in 2020. He shared with me…

• 4 Apr 2022
• 12 min read
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Touring The Luxurie: A Rather Upscale Condo In Sengkang That’s Well Located

The Luxurie first came to my attention because of its duplex penthouses which have lift access to both floors, a…

• 3 Apr 2022
• 10 min read
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My Journey Into The Metaverse: Here’s What I’ve Learnt From 345 Hours Of Research

In 1994, Jeff Bezos was a Senior Vice President of a hedge fund, not a shoddy position by any measure….

• 28 Mar 2022
• 13 min read
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♠️ I Was Once Nearly A Professional Poker Player: Here’s How It’s Helped Me Be A Better Property Agent

There was a period in my past life when I used to play poker regularly. I was in my early…

• 24 Mar 2022
• 9 min read
• 0

How I Earned Bitcoin From MapleStory In 2011: The Rise Of Crypto And The Metaverse

I guess you could say I am lucky. Maybe being lucky is an understatement.  In the year 2009, I remembered…

• 18 Mar 2022
• 7 min read
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Why We Ditched That $1.6 Million Condo For A Resale HDB Flat Instead

It’s nearly a cliche by now that every Singaporean’s dream is to buy a condo. Whether it is in the…

• 9 Mar 2022
• 8 min read
• 0

Touring Meadows @ Peirce: A Freehold Condo With Luscious Grounds And Spacious Units

Whilst touring Teacher’s Housing (Landed) Estate last year, I couldn’t help noticing the condominium (Meadows @ Peirce) perched on slightly…

• 6 Mar 2022
• 13 min read
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Touring Clementi Park Condo: A Giant Development With Its Own Hill And Park + Freehold

When I first saw a unit listed at Clementi Park, a condo development built in 1986 by CDL and located…

• 22 Feb 2022
• 13 min read
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Touring Hillview Garden Estate: A Freehold Landed Estate In Upper Bukit Timah With Prices From $3 Million

It is notoriously difficult to find an affordable, freehold landed house (or even a reasonably-priced leasehold landed one!) in Singapore,…

• 12 Feb 2022
• 12 min read
• 0

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…

• 22 Jan 2022
• 12 min read
• 5

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…

• 15 Jan 2022
• 11 min read
• 0

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…

• 3 Jan 2022
• 12 min read
• 0

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…

• 26 Dec 2021
• 12 min read
• 0

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…

• 15 Dec 2021
• 12 min read
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An Introvert Buys Property: Getting Prepared To Pull The Trigger (Part 4)

Every journey has to end. And sometimes, as poet T.S. Eliot wrote, it’s not with a bang, but with a…

• 11 Dec 2021
• 7 min read
• 0

An Introvert Buys Property: The Ones That Got Away (Part 3)

Buying property for yourself is not just any #treatyoself purchase – you’re imagining how your life could be better. That’s…

• 5 Dec 2021
• 9 min read
• 0

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…

• 30 Nov 2021
• 10 min read
• 0

An Introvert Buys Property: Finding A Property Agent To Trust (Part 2)

As a self-professed introvert, I’m used to doing things on my own. But after months of fruitless solo property hunting,…

• 24 Nov 2021
• 8 min read
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