Get the Guru View: Popular new sites for 2017
Almost 15,000 non-landed private residential units would have exchanged hands by the time 2016 closes, of which more than half were primary developer sales...
Continue Reading • 21 Dec 2016
News Roundup (December 2016)
The government will gradually taper the supply of Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in 2017, with the HDB launching around 17,000 units, down from the 18,000 units launched this year...
Continue Reading • 21 Dec 2016
Singapore prime home rents down 3.3% in Q3
Prime residential rents in Singapore fell by 3.3 percent in Q3 2016, while prime rental performance across the 17 global cities tracked by Knight Frank registered zero percent growth in the year to September...
Continue Reading • 20 Dec 2016
Dawson estate breathes new life into Queenstown
In light of the government’s Remaking Our Heartland (ROH) scheme, Dawson estate in Queenstown saw the rise of two swanky Build-To-Order (BTO) projects...
Continue Reading • 20 Dec 2016
URA looks to conserve the National Aerated Water Company building
The URA has revealed that the former National Aerated Water Company, one of the last few reminders of Singapore’s industrial past, may be conserved, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 20 Dec 2016
HDB resale market to benefit from lower BTO supply
Analysts expect the HDB resale market to benefit from the Housing Board’s plan to taper the BTO flat supply from 17,891 units in 2016 to around 17,000 units next year...
Continue Reading • 19 Dec 2016
5 confirmed list sites to launch in 1H 2017, could yield 2,330 units
The government announced on Friday (16 December) that there will be five confirmed list sites and 10 on the reserve list in the first half 2017 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme...
Continue Reading • 16 Dec 2016
New home sales down 31% in November
Property developers in Singapore sold 860 units in November 2016, down 31.4 percent from the 1,253 units in the previous month, according to URA data...
Continue Reading • 16 Dec 2016
5 best-selling condos in November 2016
Two new private condominiums were launched last month – Parc Riviera and Queens Peak. Both projects sold a total of 399 units, but sales were also recorded at...
Continue Reading • 16 Dec 2016
Singapore’s Tiong Bahru continues to draw the cool kids
Quaint, but cool, Tiong Bahru is one of the oldest residential estates in the country, and is characterised by low-rise, curvaceous Art Deco apartment blocks...
Continue Reading • 16 Dec 2016
BTO flat supply to taper in 2017: Lawrence Wong
The government will gradually taper the supply of BTO flats in 2017, with the HDB launching around 17,000 units, down from the 18,000 units launched this year...
Continue Reading • 15 Dec 2016
Property auction sales up significantly in Q4
Property auction sales for the fourth quarter of 2016 exceeded expectations, with total sales at $47.2 million, or 51 percent of this year’s tally, said property consultancy JLL...
Continue Reading • 15 Dec 2016
3 new ECs to watch for in 2017
Only three new executive condominiums (ECs) are targeted to launch next year, down from five projects in 2016. Their names haven’t been revealed yet, but the sites are at...
Continue Reading • 14 Dec 2016
Mount Vernon funeral parlours remain anxious despite lease extensions
Despite receiving lease extensions for the second time, funeral parlours at the Mount Vernon Columbarium Complex remain anxious about the future of their operations, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 13 Dec 2016
MCL Land wins bid for Margaret Drive site
The URA has awarded the tender for a residential site at Margaret Drive to MCL Land (Regency), after the developer submitted the highest bid of $238.39 million for the 0.48ha plot...
Continue Reading • 13 Dec 2016
HDB sees very encouraging response for Proximity Housing Grant
The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) Proximity Housing Grant has received a very encouraging response, with 5,217 households applying for the scheme...
Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2016
Number of fallen window cases up from year ago
The number of fallen window cases in Singapore rose to 41 in the first 11 months of 2016 from 30 cases over the same period last year, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2016
S’pore home prices down 2% from year ago: Knight Frank
Home prices in Singapore fell two percent year-on-year in Q3 2016, while most countries in the world registered strong price growth, revealed a Knight Frank report...
Continue Reading • 9 Dec 2016
Mixed reality is here to change everything about the real estate industry
At a café in Tokyo’s chic Shibuyu district, Kate settles down to make some home improvements. She orders a cappuccino, straps on a pair of virtual reality goggles...
Continue Reading • 9 Dec 2016
7 upcoming projects to look out for in 2017
A slew of new residential projects are set to launch next year, and are expected to attract keen interest from home buyers. Some sites to watch out for are...
Continue Reading • 8 Dec 2016