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Singapore property news, read for families.

Every week the headlines tell you what happened. Adrian writes about what it means — for owners, buyers and families whose property decisions span decades, not news cycles.

The coral-pink towers of Leonie Gardens condominium rising above the tree canopy on Leonie Hill, District 9, with the Orchard Road skyline behind
4 July 2026

The S$2.93 Million Leonie Gardens Profit Took 28 Years. That's the Story.

Everyone is quoting the profit. Almost nobody is doing the division.

Scale model of One Marina Gardens' two residential towers displayed in the project's sales gallery, where a four-bedder was recently resold for $5.42 million
3 July 2026

One Marina Gardens at $3,290 psf: What a Record High Really Signals

A new print at the top of District 1 is real news. It is also, for most Singapore families, scenery — and knowing the difference is worth more than the headline.

Aerial rendering of Therme Singapore's wave-like glass roofline on the Marina South waterfront, with Marina Bay Sands and the city skyline behind it
20 June 2026

Therme at Marina South: What a 2030 Wellness Hub Does to Home Values

A 720,000 sq ft wellness destination is a real catalyst for Marina South. It is also five years away, and that gap is where families get the decision wrong.

The green two-storey conservation shophouse pair at 57 and 59 East Coast Road in Katong, currently home to Monk's Brew Club, opposite i12 Katong mall
14 June 2026

A S$16M Ask on East Coast Road: How to Read a Shophouse Listing

A listing price is a question the market asks itself. The answer arrives later, quietly, in the print.

A two-storey landed house in Fuyong Estate, Bukit Panjang, with a dark timber gate and mature trees overhanging the boundary wall
10 June 2026

The S$880,000 landed home: what the price is actually telling you

The number is real. The number is also the easy part of the story.

The Green Heart of Marina One at night — layered gardens and curved balconies rising around the development's central biodiversity garden
7 June 2026

Marina One's $1,702 psf Record Low: What It Tells You About CCR Value

A record low at Marina Bay made headlines this week. The number is the easiest part of the story — the harder part is what it means, and for whom.

Bedok Lighthouse glowing at night atop the 25-storey Lagoon View condominium, seen across the water from East Coast Park
2 June 2026

Long Island and the East Coast: What Happens When the Sea Moves

A story about two lighthouses is really a story about the biggest rewrite of Singapore's eastern coastline in a generation — and what it asks of the families who live along it.

Aerial view of the Pasir Panjang Power District and port terminal from Labrador Tower, with container cranes along the coast and the AYE running past business parks
29 May 2026

The Greater Southern Waterfront: Reading a 30km Story on Family Time

A 30-kilometre transformation is not one decision. It is several, on different clocks — and the clock that matters most is your family's.

Green street sign for Cluny Hill at a leafy junction in Singapore's Cluny Hill Good Class Bungalow Area, surrounded by mature trees
25 May 2026

The S$85 Million Cluny Hill Sale, and What It Doesn't Mean for You

An S$85 million bungalow sale finally surfaces a year after the deal was done. The quietness is the story.

Mr Elgar Kwek and his partner Ms Brenda Chow standing at the gate of their landed property in Katong, the home an identity thief tried to use as loan collateral
24 May 2026

A Forged NRIC Nearly Cost a Katong Family S$2.9 Million. Here's the Real Lesson

The headline reads as a banking failure. For families sitting on a fully paid landed home, it reads as something closer to home — a question about who is watching your title.

A site inspection team in high-visibility vests and hard hats reviews plans on a tablet in front of a residential condominium tower under construction in Singapore
23 May 2026

Singapore's New Defect Rules: What They Change for New-Launch Buyers

The headline is the enforcement. The quieter shift is what a developer's track record now means when your family is choosing.

Watercolour illustration of the Marina Bay skyline at dusk, with Marina Bay Sands and the central business district reflected in the water
20 May 2026

What OpenAI's S$300 Million Actually Means for Your Home

A capability story and a price story move at very different speeds — and confusing the two is how families overpay for headlines.

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