Many people get it wrong, thrifting or vintage shopping isn’t necessarily about saving money. There’s a certain thrill when it comes to thrifting, and it’s not one that you can find while shopping in a mall. It’s about the excitement…
Design
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29 Aug 2022
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This week, we’re back in the East at Frankel Avenue. My first thought on seeing the area was “Hmmm, this reader has a bigger budget!” If you’re wondering why, the tour of Frankel Avenue was actually requested by a reader…
Property Stories
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28 Aug 2022
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11 min read
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The year is 2017, the market is on a bit of a slowdown and you decide this is the right time to buy an investment property. You have always been a bit of a traditionalist, and you subscribe to the…
Investment
Some people have the impression that HDBs in Singapore is boring. It all looks the same on the outside, and well, how different can the layouts really get? I for one, beg to differ. As someone who has been to…
Decor Advice
Hi StackedHomes, I started reading your content a year ago and really enjoyed the articles on home renovation case studies and analysis on new condos. Now that my partner and I (late 20s) are currently looking to buy our first…
Advice
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26 Aug 2022
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11 min read
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Most of us don’t think too much about the windows in our HDB flats… until it becomes a problem. Then we might find out it’s a pricey nightmare to change them; or that the type of windows we have can…
Resale HDB
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25 Aug 2022
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7 min read
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It’s very clear by now that many Singaporeans prize space above all else. That, and a more flexible layout that allows you to hack down walls freely to create a space suited to your lifestyle. As always, if budget is…
Units Of The Week
Beyond rental, resale, and just being a home, Singaporeans are always out to stretch what they can do with their flat. In recent years, more of us have started to experiment with running a business right out of our homes…
Property News
Condo names are often chosen to evoke a sense of what the development is about. And with a name like Cote D’Azur, what comes to mind for you? Probably the sparkling views of the sea, the shimmering sand, and the…
Condo Reviews
IKEA is undoubtedly the most popular furniture brand in the world. Just how popular? Well, in IKEA’s own words – it is estimated that every five seconds, one BILLY bookcase is sold somewhere in the world. And if you didn’t…
Design
The National Day Rally Speech for 2022, like the past two years, has kept a cautionary tone. There’s not much in the way of optimism right now, not with geopolitical tensions at an all-time high, and the world having barely…
Property News
There’s always just something about designing your own home that you may not quite get with an ID – and that’s a home that just oozes personality and character. This is what Sha and Jim (@ho_me_space) tried to achieve in…
Design
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22 Aug 2022
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10 min read
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We have seen perhaps more change in our real estate industry over the past decade, than in the past 30 or 40 years. From higher stamp duties, to a transformed resale flat market, there is a lot to process. At…
Commentary
Another week, another reader’s request! This week, we’ve had someone ask for a tour of Eastwood estate so off to the East I went. I had previously shortlisted Eastwood but, after viewing a couple of other 99-year landed estates and…
Property Stories
For those less familiar with Serangoon, the Lorong Chuan area has a smattering of condos, HDB flats, and landed homes at Mei Hwan. It’s considered to be the less busy part of Serangoon, but it always had one main downside…
Condo Reviews
China’s developer crisis has wiped out around US$90 billion in market value, and home prices there have fallen for 11 straight months. It’s often a shock to the public when this happens to property developers – there’s an image of…
Commentary
Hi Ryan, I saw your article at Stackedhomes and would like to seek your advice on a few questions. Background.My wife (49 years old) and I (53 years old) and we have 3 school going kids of which the eldest…
Advice
Property agent shenanigans are much more toned down these days, thanks to the Internet/social media. It also helps that buyers/sellers are much more educated than before, and are able to provide more resistance. However, this sensitive issue can still prompt…
Commentary