A while ago we interviewed someone who right-sized from a landed home, and stayed in an HDB flat for a time. This time, we spoke to another person who moved out of a landed home, who had a different experience. This homeowner had an enlightening year of HDB living, before moving to a condo; and she says she wouldn’t go back to a landed home even if given the choice. Here’s her take:

Moving out of a house that’s “served its purpose” 

G used to live in a three-and-a-half storey semi-detached house, at the end of a cul-de-sac. She had lived there with her family since the 1990s. She says the front yard was big enough to fit three cars if you got creative, and there was a long pond at the side of the house and a grassy backyard.

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