Even upper-middle-class natives find themselves unable to afford houses in some parts of the city-state, such as Sentosa Cove, where more than 60 percent of the houses are owned by foreigners.

WSJ: Wealth Over the Edge | WSJ.Money Spring 2013

Having lived in and out of Singapore for 17 years, Comer now resides in an oceanfront condominium in Sentosa Cove, a gated enclave of ultra-wealthy residents on an island 20 minutes from Singapore's city-center.

WSJ: Wealth Over the Edge | WSJ.Money Spring 2013