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...While shophouses are always going to be a popular aspirational type of property in Singapore due to their uniqueness, they also can generally be priced too high out of reach for most people.
An alternative to look at can be walk-up apartments. Although they don’t have as differentiated a facade as shophouses, some of them can still have unique attributes like a higher ceiling or a pitched roof.
You may have to cough up more money for renovations though, but the upside here is the savings on monthly maintenance fees as compared to condos! Of course, there usually isn’t security or any facilities for that matter, so that’s a tradeoff that you will have to decide if it’s worth it to you!
