Original link: https://wsgzao.github.io/post/singapore-home/
foreword
Many people have read “Experience Sharing of Job-hopping from China to Singapore” before. This article basically stopped updating in June 2020, and the column on Zhihu should no longer be maintained. According to the plan, we will split into more detailed topics to share life in Singapore. Now is the time to come back and fill in the hole. This time, we will mainly talk about renting, moving, buying a house, decoration and other topics that most people will experience in Singapore.
update history
October 29, 2022 – first draft
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rent
- Search and filter several groups of housing listings as alternative reference objects through appropriate channels
- Renting in Singapore is usually a selling market, and the contract is also beneficial to the landlord. It is important to check whether there are any special requirements in the contract.
- Renting is not buying a house, sometimes decisions need to be decisive
- Choose HDB or Condo, shared or exclusive, depending on personal preference and budget
The listings in Singapore are open and transparent, and the two local websites with the most listings are Propertyguru and 99.co
https://www.propertyguru.com.sg/
https://www.99.co/
Most of the above two websites are whole rental properties, and the lease term starts from one year. The listings above are all published by qualified landlord agents, so they are all real listings.
If you are looking for a single room, or the lease term is shorter than one year, you can use the WeChat applet “Xiaopo Island Rental” or sgroom to find housing. However, such listings are generally published directly by the second landlord, and there is no intermediary involved, so the supervision is not strict, and the possibility of being cheated is high. It is best to be vigilant and confirm the identity of the landlord.
The most complete guide to renting in Singapore!
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Vubz_W5GUvDzIVd3K4w6WQ
move place
Lalamove – the name of Lala Singapore, the operation and price are very good, simple moving is the first to recommend Lalamove
https://www.lalamove.com/en-sg/
KNT – Free cartons are provided, no need to return them after moving, all carts are super efficient
http://www.kntmovers.com.sg/
Helping – Can choose cleaning or other services based on public reviews
https://www.helpling.com.sg/
There are also some influential moving companies. I won’t introduce more if I haven’t used them. You can search Xiaohongshu to see the evaluation by yourself.
Shalom Movers – https://shalom.com.sg/
Bobby KV – seems cheaper than KNT
Asia Tiger – International Moving
buy a house
- Figure out whether the goal is autonomy or investment
- Finding a reliable real estate agent is more important than anything else
- You must have a certain knowledge reserve to facilitate communication with the intermediary and quickly make decisions about what to do in different links before and after purchasing a house
Singapore programmers experience: how to buy and sell a house in 1 month
https://www.yan.sg/rwirhwi/
Tips for Buying a House in Singapore
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/32493002
Regarding overseas property purchase, I pour some cold water
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/04P6CamP1z2tRzCqb6ylOQ
Singapore Singles Buying a House Tips
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/422461914
The most complete home buying process in Singapore
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/tqVyGubEcPvZjZEgBrPBUw
Buying a house in Singapore, you must know the small knowledge of mortgage!
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/nZ4X1R5M4TISRUUrIzN8aQ
squarefoot View historical transaction data, SRX/PropertyGuru/99.co can also be
https://www.squarefoot.com.sg/
Recommend 2 Singapore real estate related video accounts that I like
PropertyLimBrothers – https://www.propertylimbrothers.com/
Stacked Homes – https://stackedhomes.com/
furnish
- You can find designs that meet your own aesthetic tastes through YouTube/Instagram/Xiaohongshu
- If you have strong hands-on ability, you can also consider designing your own design and go to Taobao to buy decoration materials and ask a local contractor in Singapore to decorate
- Generally, the cost of hard installation is ok in the range of 5w-10w new currency, and the soft installation can follow the design and match it yourself.
- Recommend a local ID interior design company in Singapore for your reference
Lemonfridge – https://www.lemonfridge.sg/
I will add some niche information from time to time. You may use it for decoration. Of course, the strong hands-on ability is definitely more expensive than the domestic Taobao shipping.
Noa Home | Strongly promote the mattress The Luxe, dare to show the sword to the well-known mattress brands SEALY, TEMPUR and KING COIL, with the taste of Xiaomi and Yanxuan
https://www.noahome.com/
greyandsanders and castlery are the brands that I traveled all over the home furnishing market in Singapore and finally entered the final round. Compared with domestic channels, there are really few choices.
https://greyandsanders.com/
https://www.castlery.com/sg/
PRISM+ | Monitor and TV, starting from monitors and relying on word-of-mouth to expand categories such as TVs
https://prismplus.sg/
Secretlab | Gaming Chairs & Gaming Desk Gaming Chairs
https://secretlab.sg/
Omnidesk | Lift Desk
https://theomnidesk.com/
Aftershock PC | Singapore’s local PC desktop customization comprehensive service, it has a cross-cooperation relationship with the above local brands
https://www.aftershockpc.com/
Xiaomi | It is a pity that only a few categories have been introduced. Otherwise, domestic Xiaomi or Huawei Hongmeng simple and easy-to-use smart home products are estimated to be able to sweep Singapore. For example, Xiaomi electric kettles/rice cookers are very classic, and Roborock, a stone technology, has also been hatched.
https://www.mi.com/sg/
For those who are not familiar with how to ship by air/sea from China or the United States, you can refer to my experience sharing of local online shopping in Singapore and using ezship to ship from China to Singapore.
https://wsgzao.github.io/post/ezship/
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