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Homes for sale across Singapore, checked against what the same block actually sold for this past year. Cheapest against its neighbours first.

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Feng shui: what to look out for

Every card already reads the surroundings from map data (marked on the card). The rest can only be judged in person, so take this list to the viewing.

1. Outside the home surroundings

Good signs

  • Water nearby: a reservoir, river, waterway or the sea gathers wealth (水为财). on the card
  • Higher ground or a hill behind gives support, the "black tortoise" (靠山); open, slightly lower land in front. on the card
  • Parks and greenery close by bring fresh, living qi (生气). on the card
  • Gentle, curving roads and an MRT within easy walk, so qi and people flow in slowly. on the card
  • An open view with good airflow: a unit boxed in by other blocks feels heavy and stagnant.

Watch out for

  • T-junctions and straight roads pointing at the main door: fast "sha" (killing) qi rushes in.
  • Sharp building corners, high-voltage substations, cell towers or chimneys aimed at the unit.
  • Cemeteries, columbaria and hospitals next door carry heavy yin energy of loss and illness. on the card
  • Homes below street level: poor ventilation and damp.
  • Facing an expressway, MRT track, hawker centre or busy junction close up: rushing sha qi, and real noise.
  • Police stations and places of worship right next door are said to carry strong sha qi.
  • The number 4 in the block or unit number sounds like death (死). on the card

2. The main door the mouth of qi

Good signs

  • A clean, bright, open path to the front door, free of clutter, shoes and bins.
  • A small foyer or wall inside the door, so qi gathers before it moves through the home.

Watch out for

  • The front door in one line with the back door, a big window or the balcony: qi enters and leaves at once.
  • The door opening straight onto a staircase or straight at a toilet door inside: fresh qi drains away.
  • A lamp post, big tree trunk or sharp corner right outside the door.

3. Flats and condos in Singapore block, corridor, floor

Good signs

  • A bright, roomy lift lobby and corridor with daylight; the unit near the lift but not beside it, so qi has room to settle.
  • North or south facing windows: spared the harsh afternoon sun (cooler and cheaper to run, too).
  • A mid floor: high enough for light and privacy, not so high that strong wind brings restlessness.
  • An end unit is fine when the corridor end opens to a window, staircase or exit.

Watch out for

  • The door facing the lift, the rubbish chute or a neighbour's door head-on (quarrels, bad smells, no privacy).
  • A door at the end of a long straight corridor: qi rushes at it.
  • A dead-end corridor with no window or exit, or a dark, cramped, stuffy one.
  • The sharp corner of the next block aimed at the door or windows (matters only if the unit is below that block's roof line).
  • West facing living areas: hot, harsh afternoon sun (curtains and plants help).
  • Two main doors in one flat, which is said to confuse where qi comes in.

4. Inside the home layout red flags

Good signs

  • A square or rectangular layout with all corners present.
  • A calm centre (the "central palace") that is open living space.
  • The stove against a solid wall, well apart from the sink and fridge.
  • Room for the bed headboard against a solid wall, with a view of the door but not in line with it.

Watch out for

  • A toilet, kitchen or staircase dead-centre: unsettles health and wealth.
  • The stove facing or beside the sink or fridge (fire against water: family tension), or on an island with no wall behind.
  • Only space for the bed under a window, facing the door, or in line with the bathroom door; mirrors facing the bed.
  • L-shaped or triangular units, or a big missing corner (a quarter to a third of a side), said to weaken the part of life that corner stands for.

5. Light, air and upkeep

Good signs

  • Plenty of daylight in the living room and a through breeze (without the door-to-window line above).
  • A home that feels dry and fresh, with healthy plants.

Watch out for

  • Dark, damp or stuffy rooms: stagnant energy (and often mould).
  • Leaking taps (wealth draining away), broken appliances, cracked mirrors, dead plants: fixable, but a sign of how the home was kept.
Masters do not always agree: some say a small chute or the 13th floor does not matter, and buyers in Singapore rarely turn down a well-priced home over feng shui alone. Many red flags (noise, smell, sun, privacy) are also plain practical reasons. Sources read on 9 Oct 2026: