Buying a flat: 6 scenarios you might face
The HDB does not require home buyers to hire property agents, but if you are a first-time buyer, you might prefer to engage one to make your buying process easier...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
First Guru Talk in 2017 draws crowds
Parts of north-east Singapore have seen tremendous development following the announcement of the HDB’s Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) plans in 2007...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
Eye on Buangkok: The simple life
Buangkok’s main claim to fame is Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Singapore’s last kampong (Malay for village) still in existence today...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
UOL to acquire freehold site at 45 Amber Road for S$156mil
UOL Group has been granted by Sin Lian Huat Co an option to purchase a freehold site at 45 Amber Road for S$156 million.
Continue Reading • 24 Jan 2017
HDB changes rental rules for work permit holders
Non-Malaysian work permit holders from the manufacturing sector are no longer allowed to rent a whole Housing Board flat as of 1st January 2017, and instead, only allowed to rent rooms.
Continue Reading • 24 Jan 2017
Home prices in Singapore now more affordable, according to study
Singapore homes recorded a slight decline in their median price last year, according to the 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
Continue Reading • 24 Jan 2017
Kallang River, Sungei Whampoa gets upgrade
Residents along Kallang River and Sungei Whampoa will now have more spaces to relax. These areas have been spruced up with new spaces and viewing decks, as part of national water agency PUB’s Active, Beautiful and Clean (ABC) Waters programme.
Continue Reading • 23 Jan 2017
GuocoLand posts S$57.12mil net profit in Q2
Thanks to higher earnings of a subsidiary, GuocoLand’s net profit surged by 46 percent to S$57.12 million for the second quarter ended 31 December 2016 compared to S$39.03 million in the prior year.
Continue Reading • 23 Jan 2017
Analysts expect more bulk sales this year
Property analysts expect to see more bulk sales deals as developers race to move unsold units to avoid paying the additional buyers’ stamp duty (ABSD) charges and Qualifying Certificate (QC) extension charges this year, reported Today Online.
Continue Reading • 23 Jan 2017
CEA slaps property agency with $7,500 fine
Square Yards Singapore has been fined $7,500 by the CEA for failing to provide an investor with a written advisory on the risks involved in buying foreign properties...
Continue Reading • 20 Jan 2017
Singapore to benefit from Hong Kong tax hike
Singapore may benefit from Hong Kong’s recent increase in stamp duty for overseas property buyers, media reports said. Hong Kong raised its stamp duty for overseas buyers to 30 percent...
Continue Reading • 20 Jan 2017
Oxley posts stellar sales, profit
Oxley Holdings revealed that its net profit surged by 58 percent to $130.9 million during the last six months of the preceding year, compared to the same period in 2015...
Continue Reading • 20 Jan 2017
Over 12,000 new homes may rise in East Coast
The authorities are considering building a new Bayshore district, with more than 12,000 new homes along the East Coast, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 19 Jan 2017
HDB chief receives international honour
HDB CEO, Dr Cheong Koon Hean, has emerged as the most recent recipient of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development...
Continue Reading • 19 Jan 2017
Perumal Road site awarded
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has awarded the tender for a residential with first storey commercial site at Perumal Road to Low Keng Huat (Singapore)...
Continue Reading • 18 Jan 2017
Knight Frank: S’pore prime home prices to increase 2%
Prime residential prices in Singapore are expected to increase by two percent in 2017, according to property consultancy Knight Frank and reported the Financial Times...
Continue Reading • 18 Jan 2017
One Tree Hill Garden put up for sale
One Tree Hill Garden, a freehold landed residential redevelopment site bounded by One Tree Hill, Jalan Arnap and Jalan Kelawar, has been put up for sale by tender...
Continue Reading • 18 Jan 2017
CDL ranked top Singapore company
Property developer CDL has been named the top Singapore company for sustainability, and the most sustainable corporation in real estate management and development...
Continue Reading • 18 Jan 2017
New private home sales hits 3-year high
Sales of new private homes, including executive condominiums (ECs), climbed to a high of 12,408 units last year compared to the 9,026 and 10,199 units transacted...
Continue Reading • 17 Jan 2017
Property market stabilising, says MAS chief
The various property cooling measures rolled out by the government have been effective in stabilising Singapore’s once soaring property market, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 17 Jan 2017