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GCB sales rose to $209m in Q1

The good class bungalow (GCB) market reported an improvement in sales during the first quarter, with sellers lowering their asking prices to attract buyers, media reports said...

Continue Reading23 Apr 2016

Resale flat prices slip 0.1% in Q1

HDB resale flat prices fell by 0.1 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from the previous three-month period, according to latest statistics from the Housing and Development Board (HDB)...

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Private home prices down 0.7% in Q1

Prices of private residential properties in Singapore fell by 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2016, compared to the 0.5 percent decline in the previous quarter, according to complete URA data...

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Executive condominiums: Light at the end of the tunnel?

Executive condominiums are a unique hybrid property class, and are popular due to the lifestyle they offer at more affordable prices. The market has been struggling, but there are signs of optimism on the horizon ahead. We give you our Guru View.

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Top of the Props: A practical success

From Hong Kong to Singapore, Patrick Lam has enjoyed an impressive degree of success in the property industry. We speak to the man, who exemplifies how ambition, tempered with practicality and humility, leads to great things.

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

News Roundup (11/04/2016 – 22/04/2016)

Our top Singapore and regional property stories. New private home sales highest in 8 months Property developers sold 843 private housing units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), in March 2016, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). This represents a...

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Eye on Farrer Road: Understated potential

Farrer Road may not be as high-profile as its neighbours, but the developments it has seen in recent years are all set to change that.

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Homes of the future

As Singapore becomes a more sustainable and advanced nation, more developers are incorporating smart features into their projects, but not everyone thinks this is a smart idea...

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Housing highlights

A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline. We look at Cairnhill Nine and TRE Residences.

Continue Reading22 Apr 2016

Developer hit with S$2.7mil in extension charges

CapitaLand forked out S$2.7 million in extension charges for the 127 unsold units in The Interlace, extending its sales deadline by another six months.

Continue Reading21 Apr 2016

Auction listings see Q1 decrease

The total number of properties placed on the auction block fell to 141 units in Q1 2016, the first time the volume has gone under the 150-unit mark since Q4 2014, according to a report from Knight Frank.

Continue Reading21 Apr 2016

HDB investigating a flat with 17 tenants

The Housing Board is investigating a complaint that a three-room flat at Block 44 of Teban Gardens is being rented out to a large number of tenants.

Continue Reading20 Apr 2016

Sim Lian sells 320 units at Wandervale EC

Sim Lian Group’s Wandervale executive condominium (EC) saw 60 percent of its units booked—with the four-bedroom flats sold out, the developer said in a press release.

Continue Reading20 Apr 2016

The Visionaire draws strong buyer interest

Qingjian Realty’s The Visionaire executive condominium (EC) in Sembawang drew strong interest from buyers, with one out of four would-be purchasers saying they were lured by its smart home concept...

Continue Reading19 Apr 2016

Luxury home prices slump amid rental rout

Prices of high-end condominiums in Singapore have slumped to new lows as owners dispose their units due to falling rents, according to media reports...

Continue Reading18 Apr 2016

HK developer to launch Stars of Kovan

One of the largest property developers in Hong Kong is set to launch a prime mixed-use project in Kovan later this month. It is expected to be completed in November 2020...

Continue Reading16 Apr 2016

New private home sales highest in 8 months

Property developers sold 843 private housing units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), in March 2016, according to new data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...

Continue Reading15 Apr 2016

New condo to launch in Toa Payoh after seven years

Gem Residences, the first private condominium to launch in Toa Payoh since 2009, will hit the market at the end of May 2016. The project sits on 130,832 sq ft of land and contains 578 apartments...

Continue Reading15 Apr 2016

Principal Garden among top winners at APAC property awards

Property firms CBRE, JLL and UOL were among the top winners at the Asia Pacific Property Awards 2016. The awards are part of the UK-based International Property Awards...

Continue Reading15 Apr 2016