Stories

She reached across the table and picked up the bottle of water on my side.

I was mid-sentence, explaining the paperwork. She was listening.

And without breaking her attention, she uncapped the bottle and poured water into my empty cup.

The buyer called me after he collected the keys.

He had gone to the flat for the first time as the new owner. To walk the rooms. To start imagining what comes next.

I’m not new to estate sales in Singapore.

But this is the 1st time I handled 3 in a single year. A 4th is on the way.

Each taught me something different.

Within minutes of receiving Marie’s renewal offer, the landlady called me.

‘She’s trying to lowball me. Ask her to move out. Anyone but her.’

During my family’s recent year-end trip to Kyushu, we encountered two unexpected situations on the same day.

These moments reminded me of important life lessons — ones that feel relevant for all of us.

Selling a property can be a challenging and emotional process, especially when the clients are going through a divorce.

As a property agent, I’ve had the privilege of assisting divorced couples in selling their homes, and each experience has imparted valuable lessons.

Auntie Ann pulled me aside after the paperwork was done.

She thanked me.

Not the kind of thank you you say at the end of a transaction.

Something quieter than that.

It was Deepavali. 6 pm. Light drizzle.

I was there to take back a rental townhouse.

The backstory is a little tangled, the way rental situations often are.

A master tenant. A subtenant. A lease that had technically ended two days earlier.