Renovations are stressful enough with Covid-19; the last thing you need is a fly-by-night contractor or one that will worsen delays. Get a bad firm and it can be a real nightmare. We’ve all heard about the horror stories of…
Design
As our recent article on walk-up apartments was rather well-received, it was only reasonable for us to conclude that there would be relevant interest in looking for various walk-up apartments in Singapore. While part of the appeal of looking for…
Units Of The Week
As a fitting end to a roller-coaster year, December 2021 ended with new private home sales down more than half (58 per cent) compared to the previous month. In some ways this was expected, with the implementation of new cooling…
Property News
Landed housing is a dream for many Singaporeans – the crème de la crème of the private housing market. It’s quite clear from our cheapest freehold landed homes series just how popular these homes are. However, living in a landed…
Buying
One of the unintended effects of the pandemic was just how much time people spent at home. So it’s no surprise that people splurged to redecorate their homes (according to a report, to a tune of 527 billion dollars in…
Design
Walk-up apartments are getting increasingly popular right now, with larger condos being too pricey. It’s usually quite a niche choice, as they are a lot older in age and typically do not come with any facilities, to begin with (yes,…
Property Picks
It’s been quite a journey touring all the 5 estates on the “cheapest freehold landed estates in Singapore” list. For those who are new, here’s a list that I’ve visited thus far: Macpherson Garden Estate Sembawang Hills Estate Thomson Garden…
Property Stories
With property prices at a peak, everyone’s on the lookout for better prices. Discounts that developers are hard-pressed to give, with ever-rising land prices and tight deadlines. However, there are always exceptions to be found; and some unit layouts may…
Analysis
Hello there, I am an avid follower of Stacked Homes, I really like the content and the videos produced! My wife and I are looking for a new property and we have narrowed it down to the following: 1) 2-bedroom…
Advice
Whether or not you’ve engaged a realtor to sell your property, it pays to keep an eye on the process. The sale of your home can be a life-changing process; and even a seemingly minor slip-up can become an expensive…
Selling
2022 will be an interesting year, with the debut of the Prime Location Housing (PLH) flats, as well as demand being at a peak. On top of that, HDB has promised to ramp up production starting this year, to avoid…
BTO
This week, we continue our curation of large homes in Singapore, and for this series in particular, large HDBs at least the size of 1,300 sqft (and are well renovated). Large units continue to see strong demand given how COVID-19…
Units Of The Week
As if the high cost of a wedding isn’t enough, the purchase of a home is often the next thing to follow. Or sometimes (uniquely reserved for Singapore) you’d need to bite the bullet and get a BTO first before…
Buying
We previously looked at how various buyers and sellers are affected by cooling measures; but what about property types? Will landed homes, for instance, be affected more than condos? And is there a wider impact on resale than new launches?…
Commentary
Just like shophouse living, living in a black-and-white colonial bungalow is totally unlike any other forms of dwellings in Singapore. With their dark timber beams and white-washed walls, these homes were once built for high-ranking European families in the 19th…
Design
Central Horizon HDB is an interesting development due to its history. Unlike most HDBs today, Central Horizon was actually built in the 1960s and was a landmark of its own.
HDB Reviews
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Not far away from Teachers’ Housing Estate and Sembawang Hills Estate is another of the “cheapest freehold landed” enclaves in Singapore, Thomson Garden Estate, where there are about 480-500 houses depending on which property portal you visit – you can…
Property Stories
Despite the blow of cooling measures in December, it doesn’t change the fact that developers are facing depleted land banks today. So we can still expect more interest in collective sales, just don’t be expecting many mega-developments like the last…
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