Rise of Singapore’s West and North
Recently announced plans for the Jurong Innovation District (JID) is welcome news for residents of Singapore’s Western region.
Continue Reading • 8 Apr 2016
De Souza once again calls for removal of ABSD for Singaporeans
The government should consider the gradual and calibrated approach of lifting the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) for Singaporeans, as it makes it harder for them to buy a home...
Continue Reading • 7 Apr 2016
HDB offers support to struggling flat owners
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) offers different types of assistance to flat owners who are struggling to repay their HDB loan due to financial problems, like the loss of a job...
Continue Reading • 7 Apr 2016
Developer launches Singapore’s first smart EC
Qingjian Realty has unveiled The Visionaire, which is being touted as Singapore’s first executive condominium (EC) project with homes of the future.
Continue Reading • 6 Apr 2016
Singapore property now less attractive to investors
Singapore’s appeal as a property investment destination for institutional investors has diminished this year, in comparison to other developed Asia Pacific cities, particularly in Australia and Japan.
Continue Reading • 5 Apr 2016
Boon Keng DBSS unit sold for over $1 million
Eight units at City View @ Boon Keng changed hands in Q1 2016 for between $833,300 and $1,004,888. The priciest unit was a five-roomer on the highest level of Block 8.
Continue Reading • 5 Apr 2016
Ultra-prime Orchard site up for sale
A plum freehold site in Cuscaden Road has been put up for sale by tender, according to marketing agent JLL. It could be developed into a hotel or high-rise condominium, said JLL...
Continue Reading • 4 Apr 2016
Sentosa Cove unit sold for $15.78m
A luxury residential unit on the third floor of the Seven Palms condominium in Sentosa Cove has changed hands for $15.782 million, or $3,721 psf, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 4 Apr 2016
Man jailed for conning $163,000 from property buyer
A district court sentenced a man to imprisonment for two-and-a-half years on Friday (1 April), after he cheated a property buyer out of $163,000, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 4 Apr 2016
Shifting demand and supply trends in Singapore’s rental market
Singapore remains the world’s most expensive city, according to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)...
Continue Reading • 3 Apr 2016
Luxury condo prices buck trend, up in Q1
Prices of private residential properties in Singapore dipped by 0.7 percent in Q1 2016 from the previous quarter, according to flash estimates released on Friday (1 April) by the URA...
Continue Reading • 1 Apr 2016
HDB resale prices to remain flat in 2016
Resale prices of HDB flats dipped by 0.1 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2016, according to latest flash estimates from the Housing Board on Friday (1 April)...
Continue Reading • 1 Apr 2016
Rochor Centre to be demolished soon
Rochor Centre, a public housing estate in the Bugis area dating back to the 1970s, will be demolished by end-2016 to make way for the new North-South Expressway...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2016
Residential properties dominate Q1 mortgagee listings
Out of the total 70 properties that banks placed on the auction block in Q1 2016, 48 are residential units comprising 15 landed properties and 33 non-landed homes...
Continue Reading • 31 Mar 2016
Factory auctioned for $820,000
A total of eight properties were submitted for sale at a JLL auction held last Thursday (24 March) at The Amara Hotel, of which only one property was sold by mortgagee sale...
Continue Reading • 30 Mar 2016
URA launches tender for mixed-use site at Bukit Batok
A commercial and residential site at Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 was launched for sale by public tender on Wednesday (30 March), revealed the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...
Continue Reading • 30 Mar 2016
Govt may still relax property curbs this year
Experts still believe the government may ease its property cooling measures later this year or in early 2017, despite the lack of goodies announced for the property sector in Budget 2016...
Continue Reading • 30 Mar 2016
Sotheby’s International Realty expands into Singapore
Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC, a firm specializing in marketing luxury properties, announced on Wednesday, 30 March, that it has signed a contract with List Holdings Singapore...
Continue Reading • 30 Mar 2016
Newton Road site acquired for $18.8m
Homegrown property firm Amara Holdings is believed to have purchased a freehold bungalow at 31 Newton Road for $18.8 million. This translates to $1,256 psf on the land area...
Continue Reading • 29 Mar 2016
Budget 2016: Jurong West and Boon Lay the big winners
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat recently announced a slew of new measures to help Singaporeans and bolster the local economy, in the face of job cuts and a challenging economic outlook...
Continue Reading • 28 Mar 2016