For first-time homeowners looking to renovate their home, it’s often like navigating a maze. From choosing the right ID, to knowing how to compare quotes, or just trying to figure out if you are getting fleeced – it’s hard to…
Guides
This week, we tour a massive penthouse that boasts incredible views of the Marina Bay area. It’s located atop the Marina Bay Suites, a 99-year leasehold condo that was built in 2014. The unit itself features a floor space of…
On The Market
For those who missed it last week, we toured a really cool social co-working space (Crane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdcDeOQ0lk) at Joo Chiat with our host duo Reuben and Aiken in the same 3-storey conserved shophouse building houses various eating options, one of…
Tastemakers
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Cluster homes may be a niche product, but it’s easy to see how it can make sense for a select group of customers. It’s more affordable than a landed home, and typically it does come with facilities like a swimming…
Units Of The Week
Unless you have an OCD nature, keeping a home constantly clean and neat is always a challenge. It happens to everyone. When you first move in, everything is brand new, and you are motivated to keep the house clean and…
Guides
Executive Condominiums (EC) are a very popular choice in Singapore, and for good reason. It comes with all the facilities that a condo would have, just at a more affordable price, and restrictions such as a 5-year MOP. For T…
Condo Reviews
This week we visit a spacious 1,582 sq ft HDB Executive Maisonette in Simei. For homeowners Ernest and Karen (along with their dog Scooter), they valued a maisonette for the split-level layout as it affords more privacy and space unlike…
Living In
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16 Nov 2022
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Just like buying a home, the renovation process is one that is hard to reverse. It can be extremely costly (having to redo all the cabinetry), or just very disruptive to daily life (especially when you have little ones at…
Design Stories
This week Reuben and Aiken tour the Mandala Club, a private member’s club that took over the previous Straits Clan. Set in a stunning 22,000 square feet Bukit Pasoh shophouse, it is gorgeously decorated. While stylish, there’s a homely cosy…
Tastemakers
Project: Tenet District: 18 Address: 650 Tampines St 62 Tenure: 99 yrs No. of Units: 618 Site Area: 256,174.5 sqft Developer: Qingjian Realty, Santarli Realty and Heeton Holdings TOP: 2026 As someone who grew up in several neighbourhoods throughout her…
New Launch Reviews
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14 Nov 2022
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Two decades ago, the answer to this question was almost always yes – it was the “default” move to rent out your flat, and use the rental income to cover the mortgage on a condo. In 2022 however, the question…
Resale HDB
This week, we visit an older boutique condo located in the Katong area. Homeowners Andy and Wynn decided to design their 1,206 square feet condo into something a little more unusual – a modern french themed home. They also had…
Living In
This week, we’re doing a tour of Paya Lebar Crescent and its nearby streets. I’d actually been to the area a few years ago, when taking my Mom on a jaunt down memory lane (she lived nearby when she was…
Property Stories
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13 Nov 2022
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This week, we visit a very distinctive penthouse transformation in Jurong. Set over 2,300 square feet, Shing Hui of L Architects set out to redefine what a penthouse home really means. The word “penthouse” is actually made out of 2…
Living In
This week in Tastemakers, Aiken and Reuben tour one of the most unique places that we’ve come by in Singapore. Located in Siglap, the Sundowner was a creation of Clarence who after chancing upon the space, immediately fell in love…
Tastemakers
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13 Nov 2022
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Buying an older home, while more affordable, can come with its own set of problems as well. Sometimes they may look good on the surface, but behind the exterior facade, the electrical wiring may be problematic, the plumbing system might…
Guides
It was on April 2001 that the Built-To-Order (BTO) system was first launched, with the pilot scheme offering 2,500 new flats at 4 sites in Sengkang and Sembawang. This was done to replace the old Registration for Flats System (RFS),…
BTO
Dear Stacked Homes, My wife and I have been reading your articles and find them to be very insightful. So we decided to seek some advice on the options that are available to us. Currently, we live in a 2-bedroom…
Advice
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11 Nov 2022
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