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Experts share suggestions for Fresh Start Housing Scheme

Experts hope that the 2016 Budget, which will be announced this Thursday (24 March), will solve some current problems with the Fresh Start Housing Scheme...

Continue Reading23 Mar 2016

Developers confident of disposing units before ABSD deadline

Some developers in Singapore are optimistic they can sell all the remaining units in their private residential projects before the stipulated deadline, even if they don’t offer huge discounts...

Continue Reading21 Mar 2016

Hougang’s waterways to be revamped

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday, 20 March, officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for three projects to revitalise the waterways in Hougang...

Continue Reading21 Mar 2016

Chinese nationals still buying Singapore homes for their kids

Despite facing weaker currencies and slowing economies, mainland Chinese and Malaysians remain the top foreign buyers of Singapore property, revealed a DTZ report...

Continue Reading20 Mar 2016

Katong bungalow put up for mortgagee sale

A freehold site with redevelopment potential at 85 Branksome Road in Katong has been put up for sale by auction, revealed DTZ, the sole marketing agent...

Continue Reading19 Mar 2016

Singapore's housing market among the weakest: Knight Frank

Prices of private homes continued their downward trend, falling by 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 from the previous year, according to Knight Frank...

Continue Reading18 Mar 2016

South Beach wins top design award

South Beach, Singapore’s biggest mixed-use development, has won the only Platinum SG Mark, presented at this year’s Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS) SG Mark awards...

Continue Reading18 Mar 2016

Top property agents earn 66% more than average Singaporean

The median gross monthly commission earned by the top 300 property agents at ERA Realty Network hit $11,686 in 2015, according to latest statistics from the agency...

Continue Reading17 Mar 2016

Expats still paying top dollar for historic bungalows

Sales of black-and-white bungalows, a type of good class bungalow (GCB), are few and far between given their limited number, reported The Wall Street Journal...

Continue Reading17 Mar 2016

Developer sales down almost 23% from year ago

New private home sales in Singapore fell by 22.8 percent to 301 units in February 2016, from 390 units in the same period last year, according to URA data...

Continue Reading16 Mar 2016

Pinnacle@Duxton prices unlikely to climb much higher

The Pinnacle@Duxton in Tanjong Pagar has recorded three transactions of above $1 million so far this year for its 5-room flats, similar to the four deals recorded in Q1 2015...

Continue Reading15 Mar 2016

2 in 3 divorcees allowed to buy new flats

National Development Minister Lawrence Wong replies to a query in parliament on the number of divorcees purchasing or renting HDB flats in recent years...

Continue Reading15 Mar 2016

900 families got a third HDB loan in 2015

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) granted a third housing loan to around 900 families last year, according to National Development Minister Lawrence Wong...

Continue Reading15 Mar 2016

Solid weekend sales at The Wisteria, Cairnhill Nine

Two newly launched private residential projects reported brisk sales over the weekend, an indication that units within integrated developments remain popular...

Continue Reading14 Mar 2016

218 HDB flats were sold before MOP in 2015

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) allowed 218 flats to be sold last year, even though the owners did not fulfill the required minimum occupation period (MOP) of five years...

Continue Reading14 Mar 2016

Wandervale’s sales outperform EC launches in 2015

The 534-unit Wandervale project in Choa Chu Kang, the first executive condominium (EC) to launch in 2016, has beaten market expectations after its developer sold 50 percent of the units...

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016

Home price drop of over 20% unlikely, say experts

Analysts believe that private residential prices will continue to fall this year and into 2017, but the rate of decline is unlikely to exceed 20 percent, media reports said...

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016

Eye on Yishun: Ward of the north

Yishun is one of the most vibrant, popular residential estates in the north of Singapore. We delve into its appeal and predict the future of this northern town.

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016

Housing highlights

A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline.

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016