The Woodlands and Bishan HDB BTO Dec 2023 projects saw the highest application rates. In the meantime, NTU and NUS students continue subletting their hostel rooms on WeChat and Carousell.

Continue Reading • 18 Dec 2023

With SIBOR set to be discontinued by end-2024, around 30,000 homeowners with mortgages tied to SIBOR have already switched to alternative loan packages. Meanwhile, HDB launched 6,057 HDB BTO Dec 2023 flats across seven estates.

Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2023

In 2024, Singapore homeowners will be able to enjoy a property tax rebate of up to 100%. Meanwhile, Singapore is embarking on a "Long Island" project to integrate coastal protection with future reclamation along the East Coast.

Continue Reading • 4 Dec 2023

The lease on the land occupied by Raffles Town Club will not be renewed after 17 October 2026. Meanwhile, residents of Dairy Farm Residences were upset that their monthly maintenance fees would be way higher than were advertised.

Continue Reading • 27 Nov 2023

Watten House sells 57% of its units over its launch weekend. Meanwhile, a condo owner racks up $60,000 in bills after a rainwater pipe leak damages his home.

Continue Reading • 20 Nov 2023

J'den and Hillock Green launched over the weekend, selling 88% and 27% of their units, respectively. Meanwhile, a 5-room DBSS flat Toa Payoh sells for $1.65 million, making it the most expensive HDB resale flat transaction ever.

Continue Reading • 14 Nov 2023

Property analysts expect the public housing to be constructed at Pearl’s Hill and potentially at Bukit Timah Turf City to be categorised as Prime flats, the priciest of public housing categories.

Continue Reading • 6 Nov 2023

A $1.45 million Bukit Merah HDB resale flat breaks new record for most expensive 5-room flat in the area. Meanwhile, some HDB flat owners are hiking prices in view of the upcoming Plus BTO flats.

Continue Reading • 23 Oct 2023

BTO Oct 2023 application rates were low. In the meantime, some residents at Tengah are facing long walks through dusty construction sites due to low transport options in the area.

Continue Reading • 16 Oct 2023

Singapore saw private home prices marginally increase by 0.5% in Q3 2023, following a 0.2% decline in Q2 2023. Meanwhile, HDB resale flat prices rose 1.2% in Q3 2023, marking its 14th consecutive quarterly increase.

Continue Reading • 10 Oct 2023

Altura, an EC, has sold a 980 sq ft unit for $1.55 million, which works out to a record price for an EC. Meanwhile, HDB will launch around 1,900 BTO flats across two projects in Choa Chu Kang in the upcoming October 2023 BTO launch.

Continue Reading • 2 Oct 2023

Bukit Panjang recently recorded its first million-dollar HDB resale flat transaction. Meanwhile, Minister of National Development Mr Desmond Lee weighs in on the HDB flat reclassifications, announced during the National Day Rally 2023 speech.

Continue Reading • 25 Sep 2023

Altura, an EC saw 95 units snapped up during its second-timer balloting event, bringing its overall take-up rate to 88%. Meanwhile, new private home sales, excluding ECs, fell 72.1% to 394 units month-on-month (MoM) in August 2023.

Continue Reading • 18 Sep 2023

Some property analysts say that HDB upgraders are decreasingly buying condos. Meanwhile. a record monthly number of million-dollar HDB flat transactions was observed in August 2023.

Continue Reading • 11 Sep 2023

The Land Betterment Charge (LBC) rates are now cut for non-landed residential use and increased for commercial and hotel use. Meanwhile, retail rents at Orchard Road are forecasted to increase by up to 6% year-on-year (YoY) in 2023.

Continue Reading • 4 Sep 2023

The HDB Plus flat model will come with income ceiling and rental restrictions. Meanwhile, SLA and URA have launched a tender to transform the former Bukit Timah Fire Station into a community hub.

Continue Reading • 28 Aug 2023

HDB has introduced a new BTO classification, replacing the mature and non-mature estate labels. Meanwhile, singles 35 and above will be allowed to apply for new 2-room Flexi BTO flats across Singapore from H2 2024.

Continue Reading • 21 Aug 2023

Three Q3 2023 major new condos – TMW Maxwell, The Arden, and Orchard Sophia – launched over the weekend. Meanwhile, ahead of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally 2023 speech, property experts predict the announcements he could make.

Continue Reading • 14 Aug 2023

Altura, an executive condominium (EC), and The LakeGarden Residences, sold 61% and 23% of their units over the weekend, respectively.

Continue Reading • 7 Aug 2023

TMW Maxwell, Orchard Sophia, and The Arden previewed over the weekend. Meanwhile, HDB has pushed back the August BTO 2023 launch to end-September 2023.

Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2023