Is A Cluster House Worth Considering? A Review Of The Alana With Ghib Ojisan | Stacked Condo Tours

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[@tuesdayreserve1799]

Finally an agent that speaks well.

[@wonglienfeng]

What's the point of speaking well when they don't factcheck though?

[@StackedHomes]

Hey! Thanks for your comment! Actually both Reuben and Ghib are not agents 😀

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[@memphisalvaro8587]

@Silas Carter instablaster ;)

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[@perpetrator1987]

For a home review channel in singapore, you've done a really good job showcasing different properties characteristics.

[@StackedHomes]

Thank you very much! 😀

[@jonathanchadwick8093]

Great channel fellas. It’s awesome to see all the innovation and creativity in Singapore. Thank you.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for your kind words Jonathan! We're happy to hear that! 😀

[@pinkette]

At first all I could think was omg shoes in the house. Then when you guys went out in the rain and back in??? OMg

[@StackedHomes]

Hey there! Thanks for sharing your feedback. We'll take note of this for future reference!

[@alvinmah6148]

For landed houses, you can make alterations to the exterior or tear down the entire house to reconstruct it, repaint and change the colour. For cluster house, you can’t. Can’t even repaint the exterior to your choice of colour.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for sharing that!

[@julieelizabeth510]

Thanks for that. Much apprecaited.

[@bunnalo953]

Really appreciate the impartial comments to give viewers the pros and cons of the homes.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks Bunna! Glad you liked it! 🙌

[@kchinbeng]

Love the way u u guys showcasing the unit very casual

[@magusera]

Love this channel

[@StackedHomes]

Thank you for your support!

[@funwithrandom360]

Yay glad to see Ghib again!

[@StackedHomes]

Ghib's the best

[@julieelizabeth510]

I want a house with a bigger kitchen. Thanks for the tour.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for watching!

[@Kusela007]

You are correct about the pool. Someone didnt make it home when she walked by the swimming pool to her condo unit in pouring rain.

[@StackedHomes]

😂😂😂

[@bigboymind]

it's very nice to hear a presentation from a buyer's perspective and not the seller. i hate when some exaggerates their adjectives LOL

[@StackedHomes]

Yes we like to keep it casual! After all, there can only be so many times one should say "bright and breezy", "well-renovated" and "airy" 😂

[@zhen86]

I also hate the overuse word "rare"

[@susanpeh5547]

Nice! Thank you!

[@StackedHomes]

Thank you too for watching!

[@ganhaithong2097]

This house clean n beautiful. But I notice u guys did not take off your shoes before u enter this house 🙄🤔u dirty the floor

[@StackedHomes]

😅

[@jianxiongRaven]

Can you do a tour of the other types too ? 😅

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@melvinheng9224]

Like yr honesty

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks Melvin!

[@4pastelribbons]

This gives me the chalet vibes

[@StackedHomes]

It does! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@yiyanglow7628]

U don’t get a strata title for a landed house. You actually get to own the land you’re living on

[@StackedHomes]

Hey! Yes that's right. We meant strata-titled landed in the video, but real landed homes have the land title 👌

[@wonglienfeng]

There's also a significant distinction between strata-landed housing in a condo and in a cluster development. Foreigners can buy the former without further approval but need to apply to SLA for the latter. Unlike what they claimed in the video, Alana is the latter and not the former.

[@julieelizabeth510]

I have a quick question. So are landed houses in Singapore freehold?

[@StackedHomes]

There are leasehold and freehold ones 👌

[@Victor-rt3fx]

@@StackedHomes there are also some whereby leasehold building(s) are built on freehold lands

[@AtmanLim]

Good content but music too loud ~ luckily got subtitle~

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for the feedback and for watching!

[@AtmanLim]

@@StackedHomes Really enjoy your channel content !! very informative! :)

[@zanekoh3473]

Are you all property taggers? What do you guys do?

[@StackedHomes]

Hey! No we're not property taggers, we're primarily an editorial focused on properties in Singapore 😀

[@jajalshadow]

hang on , you are paying $3.5mil for a less than 99years left , shitty location with no mrt nearby, have to pay MCST fee every mth ? heck no . a shophouse in chinatown is a better investment, rental property or residence than this

[@StackedHomes]

Hey! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's a niche product that wouldn't fit many people's criteria, which commonly plagues the property subtype such as cluster homes - so you're not alone in your sentiments! 👌

[@kingsleychua1550]

One man's meat is another man's poison. @Ziz Aziz, you don't appreciate this cluster house doesn't mean that others don't. Do you mean to say all those residents in Sunrise Estate are staying in shitty location?? Some like the quietness and peace of the place, away from the busy Singapore city, and some grew up in that area and has fond memories of it. Please use abit of your EQ before posting such comments🙂

[@winwinwin282828]

How much is the maintenance every month ?

[@StackedHomes]

It's about $650 - $750 per month 👌

[@ooichungsen95]

NANI?!

[@dennispersonal4574]

sb buying a 103 years project.... with 3.3m

[@StackedHomes]

😂

[@tenga3tango]

Its a hardsell.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Victor-rt3fx]

Since the presenters are foreigners, it will be good for them to know more about local land ownership before doing this review of property segment. Most buyers won’t pay tons of money for leasehold buildings on freehold lands. For this kind of price, one can buy a “true” and freehold house in the same area any time any day with spare cash to buy a brand new mercedes and another BMW with money left over for a nice meal.

[@julieelizabeth510]

Did they say his much this unit costs?

[@Victor-rt3fx]

@@julieelizabeth510 $3.3mil unfurnished and another $90k if furnished with showroom pieces, if I am not wrong

[@misssometing]

I think Reuben is Singaporean :) Stacked is actually a property website so I think they're quite familiar with the property scene in Singapore.

[@Victor-rt3fx]

@@misssometing thanks for your clarification. Much appreciated. From this video, they do give me the impression that they are not very familiar with the landed property segment.

[@wonglienfeng]

I agree completely. I've commented several times that Stacked misreports their facts. In this case, they were wrong to claim that foreigners can buy cluster or strata landed. In fact, foreigners can only buy strata landed in a condo development without issue, and if in strata landed development like this, they need to apply to SLA LDAU for pre-approval. At best they were unclear, at worst they were very sloppy. Worse of all it took just 1 minute to verify. www.sla.gov.sg/property-boundary-n-ownership/foreign-ownership-of-property

[@simonlee2613]

Never buy cluster landed and 99 landed. 99 condos still better than these two.

[@StackedHomes]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@Victor-rt3fx]

Yes, agreed. Pure landed with freehold or 999-leasehold land is the right way to go

[@wonglienfeng]

Just see the depreciation for 99yo leasehold landed houses and hard to sell. Scarier than HDB...

[@blankblacker]

Why is cluster landed not a good buy? Even when it's freehold?

[@wonglienfeng]

@@blankblacker zero redevelopment capital gains upside unless URA revises masterplan to allow low-rise apartments. In fact, if you wanted to redevelop existing cluster housing sites you would lose space/units due to current URA conditions for reduced site coverage. Also, in some cases like Alana, the FH title belongs to developer, who is only selling a 103 yr lease from their own FH lease so you don't even have to dream of en-bloc anyway (the same situation occurs for some condos). In the meantime, you also have limited rights to renovate (vs. true landed) and much of your floorspace is in reality either parking space or staircase. If you do an actual count usable psf to usable psf, you're better off buying an older but spacious condo.