Yishun: The next leap forward
A property seminar held on 27 May at the Symphony Suites showflat in Yishun attracted 70 attendees who were keen to learn more...
Continue Reading • 23 Jun 2017
Get the Guru View: Saving on toast today might not mean a home later
Millennials often get a bad reputation when it comes to certain bread and butter issues – buying homes, looking for jobs...
Continue Reading • 23 Jun 2017
News Roundup (June 2017)
Homegrown real estate agency PropNex Realty recently announced its merger with Dennis Wee Group (DWG)...
Continue Reading • 23 Jun 2017
Eye on Geylang: A gentrifying neighbourhood
Geylang has a reputation for being one of Singapore’s grittiest neighbourhoods. Home to the nation’s most infamous red-light district...
Continue Reading • 23 Jun 2017
Experts urge private home sellers, buyers to be realistic with expectations
Notably, 13 condominiums and mixed-used developments in Singapore will have leases of not more than 50 years by 2027
Continue Reading • 22 Jun 2017
Serangoon Ville up for collective sale at $400-$430 mil
Serangoon Ville, a privatised HUDC estate at Serangoon North Avenue 1, has been put up for collective sale, revealed marketing agent ERA...
Continue Reading • 22 Jun 2017
Geylang homes to return to state once leases expire in 2020
The land occupied by 191 private terrace houses at Lorong 3 Geylang will be returned to the state with vacant possession once their current leases expire...
Continue Reading • 21 Jun 2017
CoAssets secures CMS licence in Singapore
Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, CoAssets specialises in facilitating funding for small and medium enterprises as well as real estate
Continue Reading • 21 Jun 2017
Residents unhappy over recurrent lift issues
Residents of Block 621B, Edgefield Walk in Punggol have complained that the two lifts in their building frequently malfunction despite undergoing repeated repairs
Continue Reading • 20 Jun 2017
Large contractors harness prefab tech as small contractors keep old ways
Cost premium has shrunk to less than 10 percent as the technology matured
Continue Reading • 19 Jun 2017
Claddings in Singapore not fire hazards
Cladding here is more porous, with no additional insulation material that may potentially increase fire hazards
Continue Reading • 19 Jun 2017
Real estate stocks rally
Shares of Singapore-listed property players are poised to achieve their highest annual gain in five years
Continue Reading • 19 Jun 2017
New private home sales down 34% in May
Property developers in Singapore sold 1,024 private homes in May, down 34 percent from 1,558 units in April, according to URA figures...
Continue Reading • 16 Jun 2017
Low Keng Huat net profit up 65% in Q1
The group attributed the increase primarily to higher profits from its investment and development segments
Continue Reading • 16 Jun 2017
World Class Global’s IPO 2.1 times oversubscribed
Assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised, World Class Global’s post-invitation market capitalisation will stand at around S$235.5 million based on the S$0.26 issue price
Continue Reading • 15 Jun 2017
Construction sector to benefit from higher gov’t spending
In January, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) forecasted that the overall value of construction contracts to be awarded would range from S$28 billion to S$35 billion
Continue Reading • 15 Jun 2017
Bidadari mixed-use site attracts $1.132 billion top bid
The highly anticipated tender for a mixed commercial and residential site in Bidadari closed on Tuesday (13 June) after attracting 12 bullish bids...
Continue Reading • 14 Jun 2017
Future still uncertain for old Circuit Road flats
The opening of Downtown Line 3 in October this year, which passes through the MacPherson area, has once again put the spotlight on a small HDB estate at Circuit Road...
Continue Reading • 14 Jun 2017
The Albracca at Meyer Road up for en-bloc sale
An en-bloc tender exercise has been launched for The Albracca, a 10-storey apartment along Meyer Road which was completed in 1990...
Continue Reading • 14 Jun 2017
New public building tenders to place greater emphasis on quality over price
This comes as the property downturn has seen firms bidding at excessively low rates just to win a project
Continue Reading • 14 Jun 2017