House hunting

I mentioned that we found out that a highway is going to come out of the ground in front of our condo and therefore we should move. Move away from noise and dust.

For the past couple of months we have been visiting condos. One per weekend to understand the market situation these days. Singapore is a very dynamic place with new condos appearing every other day. So far each visit was confirming that Tresalveo is great and unique in many aspects: space, location and price. Yet we have to decide whether we move or not.

And we have to decide coming Friday!

In Singapore you have to inform your landlord if you want to renew your lease. It's quite unusual as logic but again Singapore is all about business. If you stay in your condo for 10 years in a row, there is no negotiation, no agent fee, no moving, no contract registration, etc. 

In our case, August 15th is the day when we have to contact our landlord and tell him what we want to do.

As a consequence we are spending our long weekend house hunting. It's easier than the first time because we know better Singapore now and we also know better what we want and what we can compromise on in Singapore. Choices might be different in Europe. It's also hade because we have to do it ourselves without the help go a dedicated agent.

Wolfram organized for us a series of visit between today and tomorrow. It seems agents love his German accent... Or maybe it's the idea of a western wealthy man looking for a place for his family. If only they knew we are not expat with a company paying insane rent.

Keep your fingers crossed that a will find a new home big enough, well located and that does not cost an arm and a leg. In Singapore this combination is a miracle.