I took a long time before I finally pulled the trigger on my Guéridon Coffee Table. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adri T. (@madspatial) It’s hard to explain in words, but having a coffee table in…
Design
Congratulations. You’ve bought your 5-room HDB flat in a housing market where prices only seem to go in one direction (which is up). Now comes the fun (or hard part, depending on which side of the fence you sit on)…
Property Advice
For most Singaporeans, living right in the middle of our legendary shopping belt is a dream. However, there are downsides we may not have considered; and with ongoing decentralisation, some may even say Orchard is losing a bit of its…
Homeowner Stories
I’ve always loved the Chip Bee enclave of houses near Holland Village but assumed that they were all government-owned properties. One day, I was surfing the property portals and found a house in the area for sale! Apparently, not all…
Landed Home Tours
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30 Apr 2023
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This week, we tour the tropical and sustainable home tour of Sharne, an architect who designed this stunning 5,106 square feet house for his family. The house used to be a single-storey shack, but they saw the potential to rebuild…
Home Tours
The world’s most expensive monument to overconfidence is nearer than you think… I’m talking about Forest City, a massive ghost town right across the causeway. This development is around 1,740 hectares (17.4 square kilometres), which is almost the entirety of…
Property News
Hi Stacked Homes I have enjoyed reading your articles and liked your insights in property. Thanks for doing this great work that helps in making decisions. We are a family with 2 children (elder daughter is 15 yrs, and younger…
Property Advice
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29 Apr 2023
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15 min read
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Whether it’s for extended families or rentals, dual key units are one way to split your property and avoid the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD). There is, however, a wide range of dual-key layouts; and not all are equal. Some…
Property Picks
This week, we tour a lovely 3-bedroom, 2-storey penthouse unit located at BlissVille. The homeowners are a couple who moved into this 1,658 sq ft unit at the end of last year. They were very hands-on through the entire ID…
Home Tours
April 2023 has brought a new set of property cooling measures in Singapore, and as has been typical for the past few – it was announced at a time close to midnight so that no one has any time to…
Property News
It might seem like resale HDB prices are uncontainable to the casual observer, especially with the recent headlines of the record 5-room Ghim Moh flat that was sold for $1.223 million. And although the supply of BTO flats will be…
On The Market
Perhaps it’s due to tough construction issues during the Circuit Breaker, or perhaps it’s just slipping standards due to the rush, but we’ve been hearing an inordinate number of complaints about recent new launches. While we don’t want to point…
Property Market Commentary
Project: Parkland Residences HDB Town Hougang Address: 475A-D Upper Serangoon Cres Lease Start Date: 2014 No. of Units: 680 Parkland Residences DBSS was launched more than 10 years ago in January 2012 and it was the second last DBSS to…
HDB Reviews
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26 Apr 2023
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18 min read
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There’s a slew of 1,000+ unit mega-developments that are finally being finished this year; and while most of them are sold out, there’s always a chance that sellers are out there. After all, some of the projects are nearing the…
Property Picks
While removing partitions used to be the more common fad, the reverse is now true. From families seeking to add another room, to landlords making the most of the roaring tenant market, more owners are adding partitions. But while it…
Property Advice
Small homes can be really tricky to design, mainly because it’s really challenging to be able to remain practical (eg. having enough storage), but yet still look good. Many people don’t realize this, but there are a lot of visual…
Property Advice
When people think of Orchard Road, shopping and malls are the first things to come to mind. Landed houses, not so much. Even then, one would imagine that you would need to be a Crazy Rich Asian to afford a…
Landed Home Tours
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23 Apr 2023
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10 min read
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If you’re tired of expensive housing in Singapore, you can always try buying one in Japan. That’s been talked about lately, with news reports of countryside homes being as low as $33,000. It’s something that seems to come up every…
Property News
