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Our top Singapore and international property stories. HDB resale volume up 27.8% amid price falls Resale prices of HDB flats dipped 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2015, from 1.0 percent in the previous quarter. This was the eighth consecutive quarter of decline, according to...
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2015
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Amending rule may boost Bali property market
Prices of prime residential properties in Bali jumped 15 percent in 2014 – the highest among comparable destinations monitored by Knight Frank LLP.
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2015
Buying interest picks up in luxury property market: report
Singapore’s luxury property market witnessed some stirrings in 1H 2015 as buying interest picked up, according to the latest report from CBRE Research.
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2015
Thong Sia Building sold for S$380mil
The mixed-use development Thong Sia Building has been sold to a member of private investment group SIN Capital for S$380 million, JLL announced in a press release on Wednesday (29 July).
Continue Reading • 29 Jul 2015
Slight improvement in property sentiment: survey
The sentiment index for the market improved slightly from 3.8 in Q1 2015 to 3.9 in the second quarter...
Continue Reading • 29 Jul 2015
Choa Chu Kang EC site draws 11 bids
Developers Qingjian Realty (Residential), Suntec Property Ventures and Bohai Investments (Sengkang) submitted the top bid of $156 million for the 99-year leasehold site...
Continue Reading • 29 Jul 2015
Shunfu Ville set to go en bloc
Located close to Marymount MRT station, Shunfu Ville is a former HUDC estate...
Continue Reading • 28 Jul 2015
HDB resale volume up 27.8% amid price falls
Prices of HDB resale flats down 0.4 percent in Q2 2015...
Continue Reading • 27 Jul 2015
New housing scheme to be more inclusive
Two-room flats and studio apartments to be sold under the same scheme, allowing younger homeowners and the elderly to live together in the same block...
Continue Reading • 27 Jul 2015
S'pore home prices fall at slower pace
Home prices across Singapore are still declining with the suburbs seeing the biggest drop...
Continue Reading • 24 Jul 2015
Property tycoons among Singapore's wealthiest
Singapore property tycoons top Forbes rich list...
Continue Reading • 24 Jul 2015
More calls for abolishing DBSS
Several MPs have raised questions about the future of the DBSS scheme, calling for it to be permanently scrapped...
Continue Reading • 23 Jul 2015
MAS: Still too early to ease cooling measures
Singapore's central bank feels that private home prices have not softened much, echoing the views of the government...
Continue Reading • 22 Jul 2015
640 e-applications for The Brownstone
The Sembawang EC is attracting a healthy level of interest from applicants after launching recently...
Continue Reading • 21 Jul 2015
Construction to start on new Nee Soon underground link
New retail link in Nee Soon to boost connectivity at Northpoint City...
Continue Reading • 21 Jul 2015
High Park Residences draws buyers
Around 1,100 condo units sold at High Park Residences during its first weekend of sales...
Continue Reading • 20 Jul 2015
Penthouse owners unhappy over defects
A range of defects including rusty staircases, water seepage and the smell of sewage have been reported at RiverParc Residence in Punggol...
Continue Reading • 20 Jul 2015
New home sales slump 42% in June
Developers refrain from launching new property projects, choosing instead to sell units at previously launched projects...
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2015
Home prices may fall up to 10% in 2015
Developers and sellers may have no choice but to accept lower prices for their units given the weakened market conditions...
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2015