Gov't sets quota to help families live near each other
HDB will tweak the Married Child Priority Scheme (MCPS) from this month's Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercises.
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014
S'pore posts biggest drop in house prices in the region
House prices in Singapore fell 4.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, making it the largest drop across several Asia Pacific markets.
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014
IP Global, SLP announce partnership
IP Global and SLP International have become the latest real estate firms to join together to strenthen their offerings to property investors in the city-state.
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014
Smaller flats get higher conservancy grants: MND
The government allocates the Service and Conservancy Charge (S&CC) grants to town councils based on the number of HDB flat units and flat types, Ministry of National Development (MND) said.
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014
Mixed views on Asia-Pac markets
Audit, tax and advisory services firm KPMG has provided an autumn review of current developments in key real estate markets in Asia-Pacific.
Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014
Larger share of $2 million homes sold in Q3
2,722 private homes were transacted in Q3 2014, and 606 units or 22% were purchased at prices above $2 million, according to report by DTZ.
Continue Reading • 20 Nov 2014
50 workers living like sardines in 2 condo units
About 50 construction workers from India and Bangladesh were crammed into two condo units in Selegie Centre near Little India, revealed a spot check by officials from the Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC).
Continue Reading • 20 Nov 2014
Foreigners to spend at least RM1mil for properties in M'sia
Foreigners intending to acquire properties in Malaysia will have to spend a minimum amount of RM1 million, up from RM500,000 previously.
Continue Reading • 20 Nov 2014
4 best-selling condos in Oct
Here is a list of the four condominiums that dominated buying activity in October...
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
Foreign workers in certain sectors barred from public housing
Workers in the marine and process sectors will no longer be allowed to be housed in HDB flats from 1 May 2015.
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
Leasing volume up 15% in Q3: Savills
Leasing volume of private homes reached a new record of 17,775 cases, registering a quarterly increase of 15.2 percent or an 11 percent growth year-on-year.
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
S'pore second best choice in Asia for Chinese investors
Singapore has emerged as the second most-preferred outbound destination in Asia by mainland Chinese investors, who are forced to park their money overseas due to slowing real estate market back home.
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
M'sian developers hit by S'pore cooling measures
Malaysian property developers that have ventured into nearby Singapore are feeling the bite of its sluggish property market and the government’s stringent curbs.
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
BCA Academy gets an extension
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Academy will expand its campus, and the new extension will be operational by Q2 2015.
Continue Reading • 19 Nov 2014
Gov't releases EC, mixed-used land parcels
HDB is releasing an Executive Condominium (EC) site at Anchorvale Crescent and a mixed commercial/ residential site at Yishun Avenue 4 for sale.
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014
Treat HDB officers with respect, Khaw urges
In his latest blog post, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan highlighted the hard work of the housing board and town council officers who help HDB residents...
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014
Marina One Residences boosts October sales volume
Marina One Residences was the most popular project sold in October, according to analysts.
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014
50 units sold at TRE Residences for $1,416 psf
TRE Residences, a condominium project in Geylang East, sold 20 percent of its 250 units during its launch over the weekend.
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014
International award for Punggol's waterfront plan
The Punggol Master Plan has won an award at the recent Excellence on the Waterfront Awards.
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014
Marina South Pier station to open this weekend
Running on the North-South Line, the Marina South Pier station will start operations on 23 November and it will serve Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, Marina South Pier, and future developments in the Marina Bay Downtown area.
Continue Reading • 18 Nov 2014