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
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…
On The Market
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…
Homeowner Stories
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…
Home Tours
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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…
Homeowner Stories
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 Condo 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…
Property Advice
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…
Home Tours
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…
Landed Home Tours
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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…
Home Tours
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…
Homeowner Stories
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),…
Property Trends
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…
Property Advice
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11 Nov 2022
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This week, we tour a bright and airy 1,572 square feet duplex condo unit at Suites at Orchard. It’s got a convenient location just outside Plaza Singapura and The Atrium @ Orchard – which means that besides shopping and eating,…
On The Market
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11 Nov 2022
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With the new condo supply at a current low, the chances of a discount are slim in 2022. But if there’s one thing that could still pressure developers into discounts, it would be the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty. While this…
Property Picks
In this week’s Insider Tour, we check out a unit in the West at The Parc Condominium! For those interested in history, this 659-unit freehold development is the new development that has taken place of the previous Westpeak condo. This…
Home Tours
It’s quite amazing to see how Singapore’s MRT network has blossomed over the years, with the different coloured lines snaking all around Singapore. In fact, by 2030 it has been said that 8 out of 10 households will be within…
On The Market
