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 Reading • 23 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 20 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 Reading • 19 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 Reading • 18 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 Reading • 18 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 16 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 Reading • 15 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 Reading • 15 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 Reading • 15 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 Reading • 14 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 Reading • 14 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 Reading • 11 Mar 2016
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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 Reading • 11 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 Reading • 11 Mar 2016
Housing highlights
A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline.
Continue Reading • 11 Mar 2016