Margaret Drive reserve list site triggered for sale
A 0.48ha reserve list site at Margaret Drive in Queenstown has been triggered for sale, after a developer committed to a minimum bid of about $185.76 million in the public tender, said the URA...
Continue Reading • 4 Nov 2016
HDB receives prestigious award
The HDB was conferred a Special Recognition Award on Wednesday by an international panel of judges in Frankfurt, for its unique role in providing access to quality high-rise living...
Continue Reading • 4 Nov 2016
Luxury home prices see marginal rise in Q3
Singapore’s luxury home prices grew by only 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2016, according to Knight Frank. The city-state joins 17 other cities tracked by the firm, which saw their rate of price growth decline from the previous quarter.
Continue Reading • 3 Nov 2016
Is a dual-key condo right for you and your family?
You can’t have followed the Singapore property market over the last few years without noting the growing popularity of dual-key units. But what are these, and are these apartments suitable for your residential and investment needs?
Continue Reading • 3 Nov 2016
What do we lose when we choose not to conserve?
As new buildings continue to transform our skyline, we need to ask ourselves what part of our building heritage we need to conserve.
Continue Reading • 3 Nov 2016
Parc Riviera rolls out one-tier prices for early buyers
Property developer EL Development will offer a one-tier pricing scheme for its Parc Riviera condominium during the project’s soft launch this Saturday, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 2 Nov 2016
Developer completes Corals at Keppel Bay project
Keppel Land recently completed the construction of Corals at Keppel Bay, a 99-year leasehold condominium, and started handing out the keys to residents on Monday, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 1 Nov 2016
Pre-war buildings to be torn down to make way for condo
Tucked away behind large trees in a corner of Lorong Lew Lian in Upper Serangoon is a cluster of colonial buildings and shophouses, which will soon be removed to make way for the recently launched Forest Woods condominium...
Continue Reading • 31 Oct 2016
Hiap Hoe buys up unsold units at luxury condo to avoid hefty fines
To avoid paying additional extension charges for the 50 remaining units at Waterscape At Cavenagh, the developer of the 200-unit freehold residential project in District 9 had no choice but to be acquired by its controlling shareholder...
Continue Reading • 31 Oct 2016
Property auction sales surge in Q4
Property auction sales in Singapore gained momentum during the last quarter of 2016, with transaction volume reaching $44.02 million even before the end of October, revealed a JLL report...
Continue Reading • 31 Oct 2016
Two in three Asian millennials still living with parents
Two in three young adults in Asia Pacific aged between 22 and 29 are happy to live in the family home until they have the financial capacity to live independently, revealed a CBRE survey...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
Private home prices see biggest quarterly fall since 2009
Prices of private residential properties fell 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2016 after declining 0.4 percent in the previous quarter, marking the largest quarterly fall in prices since Q2 2009, according to the URA price index...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
Singapore must go car-lite, sooner rather than later
With Singapore’s population forecast to grow to around 6.9 million by 2030, the nation needs to embrace car-lite mobility sooner to ensure its long-term liveability and sustainability,...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
Finalists revealed for South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016
The shortlist of nominees for the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016 were announced on Thursday (27 October). Now in its sixth year, the international event is organised by PropertyGuru and presented by Hansgrohe...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
HDB resale market shows signs of stabilising
Resale prices of HDB flats in the third quarter of 2016 remained unchanged from the previous three-month period, revealed more complete data published by the Housing Board on Friday...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
Serangoon North reserve site released for application
A 1.7ha residential site in the reserve list of the second half 2016 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme has been released for application, said the URA on Thursday...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2016
Woman arrested for suspected rental scams
The police have arrested a 41-year-old woman for suspected involvement in several rental scam cases, media reports said. The suspect will be charged in court. If convicted, she faces jail time and a fine...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2016
Upper Bukit Timah shophouses on sale for $20 million
A cluster of five adjoining shophouses along 824-836 Upper Bukit Timah Road have been put up for sale by public tender, said marketing agent CBRE. The guide price for the row of shophouses,...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2016
Report warns against half-truths in property market
In addressing some ‘half-truths’ about the Singapore property market, financial services group Nomura has warned the public not to believe the hype about a property pick-up in the city-state, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 25 Oct 2016
Property prices to fall with rising unemployment
DBS Vickers Securities expects private property prices to fall as the unemployment rate in Singapore increases, media reports said. The property market is expected to move in two directions,...
Continue Reading • 25 Oct 2016