In response to another reader’s request, I went down to West Coast to tour the landed houses there. This is an area that I’m quite familiar with, as my Mother has been working there my entire life. I remember when it was still a sleepy area that wasn’t very in demand. Our hairdresser actually bought a semi-D for a few hundred thousand there! Today, (at the time of writing) prices were more along the lines of $5.1 – $13.1 million, so she’s made a fortune. There are cheaper options though, as you can still get a property for $3 million+ if you don’t mind a 99-year leasehold strata house (Sun Grove). West Coast used to be known as a “Japanese area” due to the presence of the Japanese Schools, although the area has become more cosmopolitan in recent years. The Japanese Kindergarten and Japanese Secondary School are located next to each other (West of the estate) whilst there is another Japanese School  ...