Margin compression a threat among local developers
Margin compression is a real threat among property developers in Singapore as the government is unlikely to relax its property cooling measures anytime soon.
Continue Reading • 3 Oct 2014
No surge in application for smaller flats
September's Built-To-Order exercise did not see any surge in demand for two or three-room flats located in non-mature estates, even though existing flat owners buying these units can pay lower down payment.
Continue Reading • 2 Oct 2014
Potential sellers unlikely to lower price expectations
Many sellers are not in any urgent need to dispose their properties as many have already gained from earlier property trades, and some may even be still sitting on paper profits if they made their investments in the earlier up-cycle.
Continue Reading • 2 Oct 2014
Private property prices continue to drop in Q3
The private residential property index fell 1.3 points to 208.1 points in Q3 2014 -- the fourth continuous quarter of price decrease.
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
HDB resale prices continue to cool
Mortgage Servicing Ratio cap is main reason for the sustained decline...
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
Super penthouse in Singapore sold for over $16 million
A mega-penthouse measuring 10,710 sq ft at Goodwood Residence by GuocoLand was recently sold at an eye-popping price of $16.6 million, after being advertised on PropertyGuru...
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
Qingjian submitted $229.4 million bid for EC site
Only two developers participated in the latest tender for an Executive Condominium (EC) site in Sembawang, but the highest bid was beyond the expected market price.
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
Kallang-Whampoa gets highest demand in September BTO exercise
Kallang-Whampoa has emerged as the most popular estate in the HDB’s latest Build-To-Order exercise, which will end today.
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
800,000 HDB households to get rebates of up to $65
About 800,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive $45 million worth of GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebates this month.
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
What is Lease Buyback and how does it work?
A look at one way to unlock the value of your HDB flat for retirement, but it isn’t for everyone...
Continue Reading • 1 Oct 2014
Downtown Line 2 to open in Q1 2016
Tunnelling of Downtown Line 2 (DTL2) has been completed in June this year, two months ahead of the revised schedule, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
Continue Reading • 30 Sept 2014
Lake Life to launch 14 months after site was acquired
Lake Life is set to be the first Executive Condominium (EC) to beat the 15 months government regulation to launch e-applications this Saturday.
Continue Reading • 30 Sept 2014
Resale private home prices unchanged in August: SRPI
Resale prices of private homes in Singapore remained largely unchanged in August, according to Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) flash estimates.
Continue Reading • 30 Sept 2014
Green buildings make business sense
Incorporating environmental sustainability into a building's design and operation makes business sense, as utility bills make up a large portion of a building’s operational expenditure.
Continue Reading • 30 Sept 2014
Rental volume grows as buyers wait for further price drops
More homeowners are deciding to sell their property before prices fall further and wait for heftier price drops before committing to buy.
Continue Reading • 29 Sept 2014
Bellewoods EC attracts 400 applications
Bellewoods saw a crowd of 1,500 as well as around 400 applications during its launch on Saturday.
Continue Reading • 29 Sept 2014
Declining prime home prices soften land demand
Singapore's prime land price indices stayed flat, trailing behind other Asian cities.
Continue Reading • 29 Sept 2014
EC developer sets its sights overseas
Evia Real Estate has developed quite a reputation in the executive condominium (EC) market in recent years...
Continue Reading • 28 Sept 2014
Research critical to address Singapore's urban challenges
To meet its urban challenges, Singapore must continue to develop and test solutions, Minister of State for National Development Desmond Lee said at the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities Research Symposium.
Continue Reading • 28 Sept 2014
New ECs put Qingjian back in spotlight
Qingjian Realty launches first two executive condominiums of 2014...
Continue Reading • 27 Sept 2014