S’pore ranked best place to live in Asia for expats
Singapore has emerged as the best place to live in Asia for expatriates, and 25th globally, according to Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey. Austria’s capital, Vienna, topped the list...
Continue Reading • 15 Mar 2017
Private property outlook report: What to expect?
PropertyGuru Group, Asia's leading online property group, is seeing some signs of green shoots emerging in the private property market, according to its ebook for H1 2017...
Continue Reading • 15 Mar 2017
CapitaLand to launch remaining units at Marine Blue
CapitaLand plans to officially launch the remaining units at Marine Blue this Saturday. The freehold residential project obtained its TOP late last year. Situated along Marine Parade Road in District 15...
Continue Reading • 14 Mar 2017
No buying frenzy despite easing of property cooling measures
The easing of some property cooling measures last week has not propelled demand for private homes, media reports said. Property agents noted that there was no buying frenzy at most showflats...
Continue Reading • 14 Mar 2017
Flat owner forced to move out after tenants refuse to leave
A 51-year-old owner of a three-room flat in Hougang Avenue 8 was forced to move out of his own home, after his tenants (a couple) refused to leave the flat, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 14 Mar 2017
Analysts don’t see significant impact of tweaking cooling measures
Although analysts welcomed the move to ease the SSD and the TDSR framework, they do not expect the latest measures to have a significant impact on the property market...
Continue Reading • 13 Mar 2017
Brisk sales at iNz Residence, interest brewing at Park Place Residences
Qingjian Realty’s 497-unit iNz Residence, the first executive condominium (EC) to launch in Singapore this year, sold around 170 units on the first day of booking last Saturday...
Continue Reading • 13 Mar 2017
Upper Aljunied Road to be transformed into Bidadari Heritage Walk
Parts of Upper Aljunied Road have been permanently closed to traffic from Sunday (12 March), in light of plans to transform it into a Heritage Walk. With the closure...
Continue Reading • 13 Mar 2017
Govt tweaks property cooling measures for SSD and TDSR
The government will implement changes to the Seller's Stamp Duty (SSD) and Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) framework, but will retain the current Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty rates and loan-to-value (LTV) limits...
Continue Reading • 10 Mar 2017
Park Place Residences to open showflat
Australian property developer Lendlease plans to launch the Park Place Residences condominium at Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ) on 25 March. It also announced unit prices...
Continue Reading • 10 Mar 2017
200 units sold at The Clement Canopy
The Clement Canopy condominium recorded robust sales during its recent launch, with 200 units sold out of the 350 units released, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 10 Mar 2017
Implications of the enterprise district, master developer approach
The implementation of the Enterprise District concept could lead to a pick-up in rents and prices of residential properties in Punggol and Sengkang, as more retail offerings and job opportunities...
Continue Reading • 10 Mar 2017
Govt to amend ABSD rules to include share transfer
Authorities are planning to plug a loophole that allows some companies to avoid paying Additional Buyers Stamp Duties (ABSD)...
Continue Reading • 9 Mar 2017
New non-landed private residential developments to install recycling chutes, PWCS
The government will now require new non-landed private residential projects to build dual trash and recycling chutes, in an effort to improve the rate of recycling in Singapore...
Continue Reading • 9 Mar 2017
11 Dunearn Close up for sale by auction
A three storey bungalow in District 11 has been put up for sale via an auction to be held on 29 March at Amara Singapore Hotel...
Continue Reading • 9 Mar 2017
More help for first-time home buyers, the elderly
Young couples looking to buy their first homes can now look forward to shorter waiting time of two-and-a-half years, with the first batch of 1,000 flats in non-mature estates to be launched in 2018.
Continue Reading • 8 Mar 2017
Govt to introduce master developer approach in Kampong Bugis
The government will introduce the master developer approach in Kampong Bugis, a 17.4ha residential precinct bounded by the Kallang River, Crawford Street and Kallang Road...
Continue Reading • 8 Mar 2017
Industry Transformation Map to be created for property sector
Minister of State for National Development, Koh Poh Koon, announced in Parliament that his ministry will create an Industry Transformation Map (ITM) for the property sector...
Continue Reading • 8 Mar 2017
Singapore millennials look to property for financial security
Despite having the lowest satisfaction with rental yields in Asia, Singapore millennials (those aged between 25 and 34) favour investing in property to achieve financial security...
Continue Reading • 7 Mar 2017
HDB launches mixed-use site in Bidadari estate
As part of the development of Bidadari estate, the HDB launched a mixed commercial and residential site at Upper Serangoon Road for sale via public tender on Monday...
Continue Reading • 7 Mar 2017