4 Bed House for Sale in South Buona Vista Road

Brand new, ready to move in soon, city fringe living Cluster house Condo-like facilities Cluster houses or strata landed homes, are usually more affordable than non-strata landed houses. They come with condo-like communal facilities such as a gym, jacuzzi, playground and swimming pool. Essentially, it’s like having the best of both worlds at an affordable price point, with the space, privacy and appeal of landed estates. Cluster homes are also attractive to HDB upgraders who can afford larger spaces and want to live in landed housing. For landlords, they may realise better rental ratios since cluster homes are more affordable than pure landed houses, but their monthly rent is roughly similar to that of landed residences. It’s a win-win. Given Singapore’s land scarcity, why is the supply of cluster homes so rare if they are in demand? That’s because, in 2014, URA changed the development guidelines for strata landed housing, requiring builders to allocate at least 45 per cent of the site area for communal open space (compared to the 30 per cent requirement previously). Of this 45 per cent, a maximum of only 20 per cent can be used for communal facilities like playgrounds and swimming pools, while at least 25 per cent must be allocated to foliage and greenery.