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Find your Ideal Home in Singapore using Property Search Tools
When you are looking for an ideal home in Singapore, you may already have a general
idea where you like to live. You probably want a place near to your office or your children’s
school. However, many expats who are preparing their move to Singapore would face difficulties
trying to find out what are the available condos or houses available for rent. Expats
are often faced with the daunting task of getting their homes before they start their
assignment in Singapore.
While preparing for your move to Singapore, you can start to do some research on the housing
market in Singapore using free property search tools. These tools have wide database of condos,
apartments and houses available for rent and sale. These tools would usually have pictures
of the home interior and facilities so that you get a basic idea of the place and surroundings.
You should use these search tools to shortlist the properties that fit your requirements.
It is important to know your requirements about property type, location and budget before
you start your search.
Most property search tools will ask you to complete a simple form to state your requirements
before generating a list a suitable properties available for you. You may be asked to enter
the following requirements into the search tools:
1) Property Type You will be asked select whether you are looking
for apartments (private condos or government HDB) or landed properties (terrace house,
semi-detached or bungalow).
2) Districts Singapore is divided into 27 different districts
and each district offers different options to expatriates. Among the popular places for
expatriates to live in are the Central Area, Bukit Timah, Holland Village and East Coast.
3) Bedrooms You may be asked to select the number of bedrooms
you need. If you are bringing your family along with you to Singapore, select 2 or more
bedrooms.
4) Price Most importantly, you should specify the rental
price that you would expect to pay monthly for your home. This will narrow your search
to the properties that suit your housing budget.
There are many property search tools out there to serve the locals in Singapore. The tools
mentioned below are more expat-friendly because they are commonly used by expats who are searching
for homes.
Enter Singapore - http://www.entersingapore.info Propertyguru,
STproperty, iProperty,
singaporeexpats. Singapore expats - http://www.singaporeexpats.com
Based on the results generated by the search tools, you can select the properties that
of your interests and email the housing agent that is representing the landlord. You can
ask more information about the property or make an appointment to view the place when
you arrive in Singapore.
Hope these tools makes your task of getting your ideal home in Singapore less challenging. Have fun searching.