Two freehold condos launched for en bloc sale
Two freehold condominiums in Singapore’s central area have been launched for collective sale despite the new property cooling measures
Continue Reading • 17 Jul 2018
Private home sales down 41.7% in June
Developers sold 654 private homes (excluding executive condominiums) in June, down 41.7 percent from the 1,122 units sold in May and 20.2 percent lower over the same period last year
Continue Reading • 17 Jul 2018
Around 1,000 private condos snapped up due to fear of missing out
Home buyers in Singapore rushed to acquire private residential properties hours before the latest property cooling measures took effect on Thursday night (5 July)
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2018
HDB market to benefit from new cooling measures
The new cooling measures will unlikely have a major impact on the HDB rental market, which is expected to experience continued weakness in terms of prices and demand.
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2018
Analysts expect developers to make pricing adjustments
Based on their response on the government’s new property cooling measures, developers are expected to cut prices of new launches by up to 10 percent
Continue Reading • 16 Jul 2018
Developers not to cut prices massively, but will be more “flexible”
Despite the government’s introduction of new property cooling measures, developers have no plan of slashing home prices massively
Continue Reading • 13 Jul 2018
Market barely had time to respond to new cooling measures
The Singapore government departed from its recent practice of announcing sensitive information on Fridays when it introduced its latest round of cooling measures on 5 July, which is a Thursday
Continue Reading • 13 Jul 2018
Frasers Property buys 75% stake in Vietnamese developer for S$47.33m
Singapore’s Frasers Property, formerly known as Frasers Centrepoint, has agreed to conditionally acquire a 75 percent stake in a Vietnamese developer for VND799 billion
Continue Reading • 13 Jul 2018
150 HDB blocks don’t have direct access to lifts
About 150 existing HDB blocks currently don’t have direct access to lifts despite the implementation of the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) in 2001
Continue Reading • 12 Jul 2018
Divorcees sharing care of children to seek mutual agreement before listing child as essential occupier
Divorced parents who share care and custody of their children should seek the consent of their ex-spouse before they can list the child as an essential occupier in their application for a subsidised HDB flat.
Continue Reading • 12 Jul 2018
En bloc plans push through while others put on hold amid new curbs
Homeowners eyeing to go on en bloc have put their plans on hold or went back to the drawing board...
Continue Reading • 11 Jul 2018
Tengah to be Singapore’s first smart energy town
In a bid to create smart and eco-friendly homes for Singaporeans, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has inked three new research agreements...
Continue Reading • 11 Jul 2018
GuocoLand acquires Casa Meyfort for S$319.88mil
GuocoLand Limited, via its fully owned subsidiary First Meyer Development, has exercised the option to purchase Casa Meyfort condominium along Meyer Road...
Continue Reading • 11 Jul 2018
Casa Sophia up for en bloc sale despite new cooling measures
Despite the government’s release of new property cooling measures, the owners of Casa Sophia in District 9 remained undeterred as they launched the 12-unit development up for collective sale with a reserve price of $36 million.
Continue Reading • 10 Jul 2018
Plans for Jurong Lake District not changed regardless of HSR result
The overall impetus and vision for Jurong Lake District has not changed, regardless of the outcome of the high-speed rail (HSR) project between Singapore and Malaysia.
Continue Reading • 10 Jul 2018
People to buy HDB resale flats instead due to new curbs
Experts revealed that the government’s surprise implementation of new cooling measures on the private residential market last week is expected to prompt some people to buy HDB resale flats instead.
Continue Reading • 10 Jul 2018
No rationale for new property cooling measures, says REDAS
The Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS) sees no rationale in imposing new property cooling measures
Continue Reading • 9 Jul 2018
Fate of en bloc bids now uncertain with new housing curbs
The government’s surprise release of new property cooling measures has left many homeowners jittery, especially those planning to go en bloc
Continue Reading • 9 Jul 2018
New home sales to drop 15-20% in 2018
The government’s latest property curbs that took effect on Friday (6 July) is expected to reduce new private home sales by 15 percent to 20 percent year-on-year for the whole of 2018
Continue Reading • 9 Jul 2018
Top 5 smart properties in Singapore and the perks they offer
Housing developments in Singapore equipped with a plethora of high-tech features are increasingly attracting strong interest...
Continue Reading • 7 Jul 2018