[Sg] - Couple spends over S$500,000 to renovate Hougang 5-room HDB flat into 'Billionaire's Luxury Home'

[UltimaOnline]

https://mothership.sg/2026/06/5-room-flat-500000-singapore/

 

[bobby]

Low SES cannot afford buy condo or landed must resort to this. Got HDB approval or not?

 

[Sustanon]

lol... kumgong kia spent so much on a leasehold aka rental unit..... if get ownself deeper into debt by loaning money to renovate is even more kumgong liao.... then again, the article mention $500K.... from the looks of the reno, it's either you cannon fairy or even bigger kumgong kia kena carrot gao gao.....

 

[jurongkechil]

Sway..

 

[syed putra]

Looks like computer game addicts with wealthy inheritance or parents.

 

[glockman]

quite stupid actually, and looks like shit. Will not be able to recoup that $500K reno cost.

 

[rocket]

lol... kumgong kia spent so much on a leasehold aka rental unit..... if get ownself deeper into debt by loaning money to renovate is even more kumgong liao.... then again, the article mention $500K.... from the looks of the reno, it's either you cannon fairy or even bigger kumgong kia kena carrot gao gao.....

$500k is crazy . Inflated amount?

 

[rocket]

quite stupid actually, and looks like shit. Will not be able to recoup that $500K re no cost.

$500 k I rather buy @True Believer lexus es300

 

[rocket]

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https://mothership.sg/2026/06/5-room-flat-500000-singapore/

They do marble slab on wall. Wow !
May have difficulties selling next time.

 

[Worm]

It is their own money, never steal, never cheat, we can't say bad things about them. but publicly bragging about such excessive payments exposes a desperate need to manufacture status.

 

[Worm]

lol... kumgong kia spent so much on a leasehold aka rental unit..... if get ownself deeper into debt by loaning money to renovate is even more kumgong liao.... then again, the article mention $500K.... from the looks of the reno, it's either you cannon fairy or even bigger kumgong kia kena carrot gao gao.....

People Are BROKE, But Still Spending​

 

[rocket]

It is their own money, never steal, never cheat, we can't say bad things about them. but publicly bragging about such excessive payments exposes a desperate need to manufacture status.

For me , I rather fully paid the flat.

 

[Worm]

For me , I rather fully paid the flat.

interest rates stop dropping.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Sinkie melayus are the only people who can do decent HDB renovations without spending 5 figures

 

[A Singaporean]

It is just like putting makeup on a shit face. How much improvement can you achieve?

 

[joemartini]

inherited money? just renovate the house decently, pay the flat in full, the rest of the money...go invest, make more money.