The Singapore property market is known for being tough on single homebuyers; and it’s especially hard to find an HDB flat as a bachelor. Nonetheless, some home buyers do manage to build their ultimate bachelor pad, with a bit of patience and homework. This week, we talked to S, who put together an incredible 4-room flat bachelor pad; and he even managed to get it done despite Covid-19 raging. Here’s how:
Seeking a home as a single
Most Singaporeans wait till they’re married – or almost married – before looking for a home, applying for a flat, etc. However, things don’t always work out that way.
“Like most, I long subscribed to the life plan of finding a life partner and we’d buy our first home together, all before turning 30,” S says, “But I haven’t been lucky in love, so when I hit my 30s, the game plan had to evolve.”...