Singapore Property

Did you know that Marine Parade has the distinction of being the first housing estate built entirely on reclaimed land?

Why Marine Parade?

Marine Parade was originally named after a promenade near the sea along East Coast Road. Before lan...

Did you know one of the indigenous inhabitants of Singapore is the Orang Kallang? They constituted half of the approximately 1,000 residents in Singapore at the time of Raffles' landing in January 1819.

Why Kallang?

The name Kallang was d...

Why Central?

The Central Area in Singapore is made up of many areas such as Marina East, Marina South, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, Singapore River, to name a few. It is also popularly known as the Central Business Di...

Whether you're a local or a foreigner, Geylang is known perhaps most infamously as a red-light district in Singapore, particularly the areas along Geylang Road.

Why Geylang?

The word Geylang is of Malay origin and is likely to be a variat...

Why Bukit Merah?

The name Bukit Merah came about after red soil was uncovered when the area was excavated in the 1950s. In Malay, Bukit Merah means "red hill". In Hokkien, the area is known as ang suah, which also means "red hill"....

Mention Ang Mo Kio to the older residents in Singapore and they will probably share with you an interesting story of the estate's name.

Why Ang Mo Kio?

Ang Mo Kio in Hokkien literally means the 'red-haired man's bridge', where ang mo is a...

Did you know that Bukit Panjang is a town lush with abundant greenery?

Why Bukit Panjang?

True to its name, Bukit Panjang means 'long stretches of hills' in Malay. To its south lies the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve where Si...

Many Singaporeans have called Toa Payoh home for decades, but for three years, but how many know of its histroical significance? Turns out, Toa Payoh is one of the oldest HDB towns and a heartland at the central area of Singapore.

Why Toa Payo...