GLOSSARY
Apartment and Condo - Private condominiums and
apartments, where residents share the common compound and facilities,
are the preferred choices for most expatriates. They come in various
sizes, ranging from low-rise blocks to extensive high-rise developments.
Most condos come with good-quality finishes, luscious landscaping,
basement car park and full recreational facilities such as clubhouse,
children's playground, gymnasium, swimming pool, squash, tennis
courts, and sometimes even a putting green. Most developments have
24-hour security surveillance, intercom systems and sometimes even
home automation systems. The units range from studio, 1, 2, 3 and
4-bedroom units, penthouses. They start from as small as 500 square
feet to as large as 8,000 square feet.
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Condo (Condominiums). Apartment with facilities.
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Duplex.
Apartment divided into two living residences, having separate
entrances.
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HiRise (High rise Apartment). Usually with
no facilities.
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LoRise
(Low rise Apartment). Usually with no facilities.
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Mansionette. Apartment with two levels, double
storey.
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Penthse.
Biggest unit in a condo or apartment block. Usually on top floor
and two levels.
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TownHse.
Landed house that shares the same compound or facilities (if
any).
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WalkUp.
Low rise apartment without a lift, have to walk up using the
stairs.
Landed
Property - Landed properties are houses with gardens. Conventional
landed housed comprises of bungalows (a freestanding house), semi-detached
(a pair of houses) and terrace units (a row of houses), all of which
come with private garden compounds or garage.
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Bungalow.
Free standing house with no shared wall with others except the
fence.
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Semi
Detached. A pair of houses, two houses joint side by
side.
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Inter
Terrace (Intermediate Terrace House). A row of houses
joint side by side.
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Corner
Terrace (Corner Terrace House). The last house of the
row of houses.
Others
- Colonial
House, Bungalow - Houses built in the pre-war British
colonial times.
- Conservation
House, Shop House - Houses or Shop Houses that are marked
for conservation.
- Black
and White House - Houses built in the pre-war British
colonial times, usually with white external walls with wood support
painted in black.
- Heritage
House - House constructed with a touch of Asian heritage
and culture, Balinese concept and loved by expatriates.
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