landed housing

New, smaller landed homes draw upgraders as landed property supply stays broadly flat for 25 years

[SINGAPORE] Smaller, newly built landed homes are drawing more HDB and condominium upgraders, even as the supply of landed homes has stayed broadly flat for 25 years.

A prime landed home may be less effective than a luxury condo unit in meeting future needs of wealthy local owner-occupiers.
THE LEVEL GROUND

Luxury condo or landed house? A local homebuyer has sound reasons to buy prime condos

The right apartment unit can make a great home and investment for a wealthy Singaporean

Growth in Q2 rental volumes is led by the non-landed segment, which recorded 20,243 deals, up 3.1 per cent on quarter.

Singapore residential rents stabilising after correction as leasing activity recovers in Q2

Rents are expected to stay broadly flat in 2025; smaller units face pressure as new supply comes online while larger homes remain in demand

Architect Edmund Ng is an art lover and collector.
DESIGN

Edmund Ng: Composing a house for a couple’s great loves

The architect’s modernist style is on full display in this Sunset Way bungalow  

Built in the 1950s, the house has served as a multi-generational home for more than 70 years and was once occupied by four generations.

Dunearn Road freehold property owned by family behind Green Bus Company on market for S$60 million

Land price works out to S$2,480 per square foot based on 24,189 square foot plot

The owners of this semi-detached house gave their architect freedom to design the structure, instead of dictating their wants and needs.
DESIGN

Designed to maximise volume: A four-level house within a 2.5-storey exterior

This well-lit and ventilated property is marked by multiple connections to the outdoors 

The sizeable plot has a regular shape, allowing various configuration possibilities for redevelopment, notes Knight Frank.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Lornie Road bungalow of late property developer on market with S$82 million guide price

This works out to S$1,586 psf on the freehold land area of 51,700 sq ft

Launched in April 2024, MBAS' BuildTrust Construction Quality Assessment Scheme is a quality assurance framework for smaller-scale developments with contract values below S$5 million that are not covered under the Construction Quality Assessment System.

Rise in landed housing construction disputes – and a new fix

Such disagreements make up 40% of cases at the Singapore Mediation Centre, and often involve issues over workmanship or unclear contracts

The house has a striking facade of tiered arches and curves.
DESIGN

Homage to nature or the future? This house is both, with colossal rooms to match

The bungalow also boasts views of the reservoir park next door

Dr Tan is one of a small number of landed homeowners who choose to keep their property in a single-storey form.
DESIGN

Why this homeowner opted for a single-storey house when others are going big

The property off Bukit Timah Road is right-sized for a doctor’s family of three