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The perfect home location for this couple in Singapore? It’s up in the air

A survey of friends reveals that one person’s dream home can be another person’s horror.

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A survey of friends reveals that one person’s dream home can be another person’s horror, says the writer.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

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If you could live anywhere in Singapore, where would that be and why? This was the question I posed to friends and family as my husband and I began our quest to buy a home in the island republic, after renting for over eight years in Clementi.

The answers were varied and surprising. I was expecting most of them to list prime areas in the vicinity of Orchard Road, Bukit Timah or Sentosa. Instead I got Bishan, Dover and yes, even Yishun.

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