NUS, IWBI to promote building designs that advance health and wellness
The areas of cooperation include training, education and accreditation of the WELL Building Standard™
Continue Reading • 13 Jun 2017
Soilbuild invests in advanced construction technology
Prefabricated pre-finished volumetric construction (PPVC) significantly speeds up construction as the building components are manufactured offsite and assembled in the work area
Continue Reading • 13 Jun 2017
Fighting over fixtures
Bukit Timah home owner wanted to install “invisible” grilles at his balcony to protect his young children, while the Serangoon condominium owners wanted to cover the trellises in their balconies
Continue Reading • 13 Jun 2017
IOI Properties and Hongkong Land to jointly develop Marina Bay site
Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group and Hong Kong-based Hongkong Land on Monday (12 June) signed an agreement to jointly develop...
Continue Reading • 12 Jun 2017
PropNex merges with DWG to form Singapore's largest property agency
Homegrown real estate agency PropNex Realty announced this morning (12 June) a merger with Dennis Wee Group (DWG) following an MOU signing...
Continue Reading • 12 Jun 2017
Woodlands residents to benefit from 3 renewal programmes
The government is expected to complete three neighbourhood renewal programmes in Woodlands by 2019 that involves upgrading a total of 66 blocks
Continue Reading • 12 Jun 2017
GuocoLand to issue S$170mil bonds
Singapore-listed real estate developer GuocoLand plans to issue bonds collectively valued at SGD170 million that pays an interest rate of 3.9%, reported The Business Times.Expected to be issued on Thursday (15 June), the bonds will mature by February 2023.GuocoLand will use the net proceeds from...
Continue Reading • 12 Jun 2017
Chinese developer seeks more projects in Singapore
Logan Property, a developer listed in the Hong Kong bourse, is considering other residential and commercial projects in Singapore
Continue Reading • 12 Jun 2017
BCA to award more firms for advocating new construction methods
Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is set to honour a record number of companies for pioneering the adoption of advanced and efficient construction methods...
Continue Reading • 9 Jun 2017
Older HDB flats to get more efficient water closets
To help residents of older HDB flats save water and lower their water bill, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) will provide eligible families...
Continue Reading • 9 Jun 2017
Malaysian developer pays $72m for prime site near Orchard Road
Champsworth Development, a subsidiary of Malaysian property developer Selangor Dredging Berhad, has bought the prime freehold 1 Draycott Park...
Continue Reading • 8 Jun 2017
Smart technologies offer many perks for HDB estates
Adopting smart technologies in HDB estates has many benefits, revealed the Housing Board’s CEO Cheong Koon Hean, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 8 Jun 2017
S'pore drops out of top 20 list of world’s most expensive cities for expats
Singapore has fallen out of the top 20 list of the most expensive cities in the world, moving six notches down from 18th place last year to 24th...
Continue Reading • 8 Jun 2017
Earlier completion for Punggol Coast MRT station
The completion date for the North East Line Extension has been brought forward to 2023 from its initial schedule of 2030, announced the LTA...
Continue Reading • 8 Jun 2017
Singapore among 10 cities leading the way in urban mobility
Singapore has been named among 10 cities in Asia Pacific that are implementing big plans to improve urban mobility, according to a report...
Continue Reading • 7 Jun 2017
LTA, MyHSR to conduct industry briefing for KL-Singapore HSR project
Briefing for companies interested in participating in the tender for the assets company of the high-speed rail project will be conducted next month
Continue Reading • 7 Jun 2017
More cases of fallen windows
The number of fallen window cases in Singapore has increased to 28 during the first five months of 2017 from an average of 24 in the same period over the last five years
Continue Reading • 7 Jun 2017
Lorong 1 Realty Park site awarded
The developers submitted the highest bid of S$75.8 million, revealed the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Monday (5 June)
Continue Reading • 6 Jun 2017
Two estates gunning for en bloc sales
Following the recent collective sales of Rio Casa and Eunosville, two more privatised HUDC estates – Tampines Court and Florence Regency – are eyeing the en bloc sales path
Continue Reading • 5 Jun 2017
$75.8 million top bid for Lorong 1 Realty Park site
The tender for a rare landed property site at Lorong 1 Realty Park in Hougang closed on Thursday after attracting 11 bids, revealed the URA...
Continue Reading • 2 Jun 2017