Fernvale Road residential site attracts 14 bids
A 99-year leasehold residential site at Fernvale Road received robust interest during the close of its tender on Tuesday (27 September), with 14 developers bidding for the site.
Continue Reading • 28 Sept 2016
TEE Land to acquire Ley Choon's real estate unit for $11.5m
Property developer Tee Land is acquiring the real estate subsidiary of Ley Choon Group Holdings, in line with the debt restructuring programme that Ley Choon is undertaking with its lenders.
Continue Reading • 27 Sept 2016
Foreign factors benefit luxury home market in Singapore
Apart from tax amnesty in Indonesia, stamp duties in the UK and Australia are some of the factors driving Singapore's luxury residential market.
Continue Reading • 26 Sept 2016
Concrete sunshield outside Tampines HDB unit collapses
The concrete sunshield on a HDB block along Tampines Street 23 that gave way on Sunday (25 September) has been removed after almost seven hours, with the building said to have avoided any structural damage.
Continue Reading • 26 Sept 2016
Big plans for Little India
Gazetted as a conservation area in 1989, Little India retains much of its old-world charm, with many shophouses and religious monuments still standing today...
Continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
Eye on Boon Keng: A city-side boon
Boon Keng may not be among the most hyped estates in Singapore, but its closeness to such estates, along with its healthy property market, make it an attractive place to live.
Continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
News Roundup (September 2016)
Our top SIngapore and regional property stories.
Continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
Overwhelming response seen at Malaysia Property Show
PropertyGuru’s latest overseas exhibition attracted large crowds who were eager to listen to experts’ opinions and view the luxury properties on offer.
Continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
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Login to continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
Get the Guru View: City-fringe living
In this edition of the Guru View, we run the numbers for the real estate market in Singapore’s city-fringe, and highlight some growth areas to take note of.
Continue Reading • 23 Sept 2016
MCC Land launching The Alps Residences, starting prices in the $400k range
The Alps Residences, a 626-unit condominium at Tampines Street 86, will open for preview this Saturday, said Chinese developer MCC Land. Property agencies ERA and Huttons are marketing the project...
Continue Reading • 22 Sept 2016
Bogus agent charged for unlicensed real estate work
A 56-year old Singaporean man was charged in court on Wednesday (21 September) for conducting estate agency work without a license, revealed the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)...
Continue Reading • 22 Sept 2016
Resale transactions up 30% in Aug, best result since 2013
Despite slower developer sales, resale transactions rose 30 percent year-on-year in August, its best showing since 2013, reported Singapore Business Review, citing a DBS Research report...
Continue Reading • 21 Sept 2016
New programme to help fund costs of modernising HDB lifts
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched a new Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) to help town councils (TCs) modernise their existing lifts...
Continue Reading • 20 Sept 2016
Singapore home prices remain depressed
Singapore's housing market is still weak, with house prices falling 2.94 percent during the year to the second quarter of 2016, revealed a report from Global Property Guide...
Continue Reading • 20 Sept 2016
Surge in supply may drag down home prices
Private home prices here are expected to be dragged down by the large upcoming supply of 10,262 units in the second half of this year and 14,578 units in 2017, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 19 Sept 2016
BCA proposes list of upgrades to improve lift safety
The BCA has published a list of recommended upgrades for existing elevators, to further improve their safety and performance as part of its ongoing review of lift regulations...
Continue Reading • 19 Sept 2016
Working mum quits job to sell luxury condos, raise kids
Property agent Lynn Er is a married mother of two boys who quit the rat race more than seven years ago to become a property agent, so that she could spend more time with her family...
Continue Reading • 16 Sept 2016
5 best-selling projects in August 2016
Property developers sold 805 housing units in August, including executive condominiums (ECs). The five top-selling projects, all located in the Outside Central Region (OCR) are...
Continue Reading • 16 Sept 2016
Private home sales plunge 56% as Ghost Month deters buyers
Sales of new private homes, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), fell 56 percent to 473 units in August from the 1,091 units sold in the previous month, according to the URA data...
Continue Reading • 15 Sept 2016