The S$196 Million Kallang Purchase That Really Costs S$1.01 Billion
A S$196 million acquisition sounds very different from a billion-dollar land commitment. Yet both figures describe Bukit Sembawang’s proposed purchase at Kallang Distripark. On 16 October 2026, the developer announced a conditional agreement to acquire...
Artisan 8 Unit Review: Comparing All 22 Layouts, From Studio-Style Homes to Family Penthouses
Artisan 8 offers an unusually varied selection of homes for a boutique development with just 34 residential units. The freehold project at 8 Sin Ming Road ranges from compact one-bedroom units to duplex penthouses with...
13 Bids for Canberra, 1 for Marina South: What Developers Are Telling Us About Housing Demand
Thirteen bids for an executive condominium (EC) site in Canberra. One bid for a residential site in Marina South. That gap says a lot about how developers are reading Singapore’s housing market right now. Before...
Amber House Facilities Review: How East Coast Seaside Mansions Inspired Its Gardens and Rooftop Retreat
Amber House’s facilities make more sense when viewed through its architectural concept. This 105-unit freehold development at Amber Gardens draws inspiration from the early seaside estates and private resort mansions that once characterised Singapore’s East...
11,800 Visitors, 1,268 Homes: What Would Count as a Successful Thomson Reserve Launch?
Thomson Reserve has attracted a large crowd before its first booking day. The more meaningful test is how many visitors will commit to a home—and at what price. The development recorded 11,800 visitors during its...
Amber House Unit Types Review: From a Balcony-Free Two-Bedroom to Private-Lift Family Homes
Amber House offers seven layouts, but the differences go well beyond bedroom count. Its smallest apartment removes the balcony altogether, while the larger homes introduce studies, walk-in wardrobes, service areas and private lifts in different...
The Serra Residences Launch Review: Four-Bedroom Homes Lead Early Take-Up
The Serra Residences’ early sales point to selective demand, with the standard four-bedroom homes attracting the strongest take-up among its main unit categories. As at 18 October 2026, 25 of the development’s 133 homes were...
Alba Unit Layout Review and the Thinking Behind Its Y Shaped Design
Alba’s Y-shaped tower raises an obvious question for a homebuyer: does an unconventional building create a better apartment, or simply a more complicated floor plan? At this freehold, 50-home development at 8 Cairnhill Rise, the...
Artisan 8 Commercial Shops Review: What Sold Prices Reveal About the Remaining Units and Potential Rental Yields
Artisan 8’s remaining commercial units offer three different propositions: a compact restaurant at S$2.734 million, a larger restaurant at S$4.158 million and a supermarket at S$4.314 million. The prices of the four commercial units at...
21 Anderson Review Where a Two Bedroom Rivals a Penthouse
A two-bedroom apartment of 3,197 sq ft changes the starting point of a property review. At 21 Anderson, even the smallest home has a larger stated area than Tembusu Grand’s 2,691 sq ft five-bedroom penthouse....
St Regis owners spend S$12 million to protect an ageing luxury condo
Owners at St Regis Residences have spent approximately S$12 million renewing their development’s common areas. The expenditure raises a question that matters well beyond luxury property: how much should owners reinvest in an ageing condominium...
W Residences Singapore–Marina View Unit Type Review and Buyer Suitability
W Residences Singapore–Marina View brings together compact city apartments and substantially larger family homes within the same development. Yet the differences between its unit types go well beyond bedroom count. A couple choosing between two-bedroom...