CPF rule changes likely sparked demand for older HDB flats
The government’s policy updates on Central Provident Fund (CPF) usage and Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing loans may have given the HDB resale market a new lease of life.
Continue Reading • 7 Aug 2019
Ultra-rich foreigners turn to Singapore luxury homes
Luxury residential brokerage firm Sotheby’s International expects foreign ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) investors to drive sales activity within Singapore’s luxury residential segment.
Continue Reading • 7 Aug 2019
Flat owners responsible for repair services of their homes
Owners of HDB flats are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the fixtures and fittings within their units, MND said in Parliament on Monday (5 August).
Continue Reading • 6 Aug 2019
Singapore Prime Residential Properties Still Among The World’s Most Expensive
Singapore remained in the world’s top ten most expensive market for prime residential property, even as prices here fell 1.1 percent during the first half of 2019, revealed a Savills report.
Continue Reading • 6 Aug 2019
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Continue Reading • 6 Aug 2019
Belmont Road GCB relaunched at lower price
After failing to sell at an auction, a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at 80 Belmont Road has been re-launched for sale through private treaty, with the guide price lowered to $40.8 million.
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2019
Auction Listings By Owners Up In Q2 2019
The number of auction listings in Singapore increased 10.5 percent quarter-on-quarter to 400 listings in the second quarter of 2019, revealed a Knight Frank report.
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2019
Singapore River Bridges, The Padang To Be Gazetted As National Monuments
The National Heritage Board (NHB) intends to gazette the Singapore River Bridges and the Padang as national monuments.
Continue Reading • 5 Aug 2019
18,000 households to receive free Ikea recycling bins
About 18,000 households in new Housing Board (HDB) precincts such as MacPherson, Sembawang and Bidadari can look forward to recycling, with the new IKEA recycling bins offered to them.
Continue Reading • 2 Aug 2019
More parents buying homes through their children to avoid ABSD
While data is limited, property agents said they observed a noticeable increase in apartments being purchased by rich families for their children since the cooling measures came into effect in July 2018.
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2019
Real estate investment sales up 56% in Q2
After three straight quarters of declines, real estate investment sales in Singapore registered its first quarter-on-quarter increase in the second quarter of 2019, revealed a Colliers International report.
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2019
Is this the most expensive property transaction in Singapore ever?
A sprawling Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at 33 Nassim Road has been sold for $230 million, marking a new record in absolute price terms.
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2019
Singapore’s recovering housing market a boon for DBS
DBS cited mortgage lending as a bright spot in their recently released second-quarter earnings as the b Mortgage-loan applications rose 60 per cent from the first three months of 2019. This is due to the resurging housing market.
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2019
999-year apartment site at Waterloo Street up for collective sale
Min Yuan at Waterloo Street has been put up for a collective sale of $145 million and could be redeveloped into a hotel building.
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2019
Watten Estate Condominium up for en bloc sale for $536m
The site could be redeveloped into 242 modern resort houses.
Continue Reading • 30 Jul 2019
Upper Changi Road site relaunched for sale at lower price
A freehold single-storey house at 537 Upper Changi Road has been relaunched for sale via expression of interest (EOI) with the asking price lowered to $13.8 million or $907 per sq ft (psf), revealed marketing agent Knight Frank Singapore.
Continue Reading • 26 Jul 2019
The Freehold Juniper Hill Offers Vibrancy And Convenience
Allgreen Properties has launched its freehold Bukit Timah condo Juniper Hill, with the project’s sales gallery set within the developer’s Tanglin Mall.
Continue Reading • 26 Jul 2019
Resale transactions of private homes drop 50% in Q2
The private property resale market continued to be in the doldrums even as new private home sales increased in the second quarter of 2019, revealed a Huttons report.
Continue Reading • 25 Jul 2019
HDB explores ways to develop smarter, cooler homes
HDB has signed two research collaborations with Evonik and V-Key to “develop new housing solutions to ensure that HDB towns continue to be future-ready to meet residents’ evolving needs and aspirations”.
Continue Reading • 25 Jul 2019
Lakepoint Condominium up for en bloc sale for $640m
Lakepoint Condominium near Jurong Lake District has been put up for collective sale via public tender, carrying a reserve price of $640 million.
Continue Reading • 24 Jul 2019