Ryan,

I have been in Singapore for 2 years now but live on the north side of the island. The search for a place to live here is a little different. If you contract with a realtor you will be shown apartments that he/she has in their inventory because I don't think they have a multiple listing sevice. I read that there is an expat service that lists many properties. I think the site is singaporeexpats. The rental and property prices have really increased lately. The condo I live in is S$1700/month but the lease was signed two years ago. New rates for the same are around S$2,800/month. If you are going to drive in Singapore than you housing options are much more wide open. If you are looking for a condo, look for a high floor above the 10th to try to avoid some of the "insects". Make sure you visit the property at a time when you would normally be there to see how much noise there is if you want to open a window or how many people are using the facilities at a time that you may want to. We were shocked at the amount of kids in the pool where we live on weekends and school vacations.