As small as Singapore is as a country (you can apparently walk from one end to the other in 14 hours), you might still be surprised at some of the very unique homes that you can find in our little…
Property Picks
With the new rules on backing out at BTO selection, we’ve begun to hear more of this question lately. Some buyers may end up between the proverbial rock and a hard place: should you be uncomfortable for many years in…
BTO
Property developers in Singapore have a solid reputation, but a common criticism is that our projects are all “cookie-cutter”. There’s only one Interlace for every dozen other similar-looking projects. But there are reasons why developers build this way, just as…
Commentary
One of the biggest differences that you can make to a space is by adding artwork. Here’s how my place used to look before I hung up the different pieces of artwork I collected through the years. It looked cold,…
Decor Advice
Note: the $2 million sales were in 2022 and 2021. Earlier when I did the tour of Elliot Road, a reader left a comment asking for more tours of smaller landed estates so when I passed Jalan Mas Kuning, also…
Property Stories
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12 Mar 2023
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Special thanks to Jo from GRUFF for showcasing her home. If you’d like to get connected to her for the design of your own home, you can reach out to her via this link. Successful projects get a $500 Stacked…
Living In
If you’re an experienced landlord, you’d know that sometimes it isn’t always about the highest rent that you can get, but getting a suitable tenant that’s fuss-free. After all, what’s the point of having more money, but more headaches and…
Property Stories
Dear Stacked Homes My wife and I are avid readers of your site. We appreciate your candour and good advice (and writing!). We’re in a bit of a predicament and would appreciate some advice. Background: we are in our early…
Advice
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10 Mar 2023
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One of the perennial questions of the property market is: where can I find bigger flats? Whether right-sizing from a condo, or co-living with parents, Singaporeans have a penchant for getting the largest possible unit they can afford. For those…
Resale HDB
In this week’s Insider Tour, we visit a gorgeous landed home designed by Alittlepractice. Spanning 4,000 square feet of built-up space, it boasts an array of unique features. As you enter, you are greeted by a long entryway lined with…
Insider Tour
The combination of high interest rates and the recent increase in BSD has resulted in some homeowners being more price conscious in today’s economic climate. And so continuing our search for liveable homes on a budget, we have found five…
Units Of The Week
A subtle, powerful, change has taken place in the way condos are run. From older resale properties to new launches in recent years, condos have seen a surge in collective action, active resident committees, and – unfortunately – snooping around…
Property News
It boggles my mind that these images below were created by an AI and all I had to do was just type a few words (better known as prompts). Here’s what I used: living room, japandi, bright and airy, monstera…
Decor Advice
It may be time to stop being choosy or gaming the system, as HDB clamps down with a new “choose it or lose it” policy. Those who fail to show up at BTO selection won’t just lose their chance at…
Property News
For their 30-year-old HDB resale flat, Shan Ping and Wayne (@h.ooo.me) wanted to have a style that could stand the test of time. “Something warm, but clean. Something with space for random oddities and maybe the occasional mess,” she added. …
Design
Until that magical time comes when we can specify the type of layout we want in our BTO flat, there will always be the need to reconfigure a space because of our lifestyles. And perhaps it’s as a result of…
Decor Advice
As we near the middle of 2023, a lot of strangeness has surfaced in the property market. From blatant privacy intrusions by agents to new buyers puzzled over key collection times, there are some things that need clearing up. Gathered…
Commentary
Quite a while back, a reader asked for a tour of the Hillcrest area so today we’re headed to the Hillcrest and Greenwood estate for a look. It is part of a well-connected landed enclave between Dunearn Road, Eng Neo…
Property Stories
