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The S$700 storeroom: Inside Singapore's market for 'pocket-sized' rentals
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Abigail Ng
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Singaporean tenants are increasingly renting 'pocket-sized' utility rooms and bomb shelters due to rising housing costs. These micro-rentals, often under 3 square meters, highlight the extreme pressure on the city-state's rental market.
Why it matters
It illustrates the growing affordability crisis in major global cities where space is being sacrificed for location and basic amenities.
Amid high rents, some tenants are trading floor space for location and lower costs.
Mr Jao Santos in his rented room. (Photo: CNA/Marcus Mark Ramos)
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