Singapore Property

The Good Class Bungalow (GCB) market has been buzzing this year as demand is still healthy, with 26 of them sold.

Continue Reading • 24 Dec 2014

Prices of private properties in Singapore fell by 4.79 percent during the first nine months of 2014, compared to an annual increase of 2.1 percent in the same period last year.

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Despite being shabby, walk-up apartments in Geylang have turned into a lucrative source of income for property agents, who use them to house foreign workers.

Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2014

Around 45 percent of Lake Life's buyers were first-time buyers, and the project sold 521 out of its 546 units during its launch – a record for the most first-day sales since the government tightened mortgage rules.

Continue Reading • 11 Dec 2014

Hiap Hoe Group is selling its high-end condominium, Treasure on Balmoral, to its controlling shareholder, Hiap Hoe Holdings, to dodge hefty extension fees under the qualifying certificate (QC) rules.

Continue Reading • 10 Dec 2014

City Developments Limited (CDL) and its parent Hong Leong Group emerged as Singapore's top seller of residential units, selling 1,370 new homes so far this year.

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Private property prices in Singapore have moderated but remain at an elevated level, according to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s Financial Stability Review 2014.

Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2014

As 2014 nears its end, developers are likely to time the launch of their projects to avoid the year-end lull period.

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Singapore's weak property market saw the number of homes put on auction by banks increase significantly.

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Only 777 non-landed units were sold below $1 million in Q3 2014, mainly located in suburban areas, dropping from the 41 percent of non-landed units transacted below $1 million in Q2.

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The wife of Lafe Corporation's Chairman plans to buy five residential units at Residences @ Emerald Hill, according to media reports.

Continue Reading • 21 Nov 2014

2,722 private homes were transacted in Q3 2014, and 606 units or 22% were purchased at prices above $2 million, according to report by DTZ.

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The proportion of vacant Executive Condominiums (ECs) in Singapore climbed to 16.2 percent in Q3 2014, or its highest level in over five years,.

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The top five projects with the highest rental yield are mostly located in the suburbs, according to a recent report.

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About 49,700 new homes expected to enter the market by FY2015, following FY2014's 50,000 new completions, and the figure is expected to increase to 73,600 by FY2016.

Continue Reading • 13 Nov 2014

HDB should evolve from its present role as a housing developer and focus on being a master land developer and regulator of residential prices, urged Ho Kwon Ping.

Continue Reading • 13 Nov 2014

Declining rents for private homes in the Outside Central Region may have a spillover effect on the HDB rental market, as some tenants may consider moving to private condominiums, said OrangeTee.

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More than 61 hectares of buildings exteriors in Singapore were planted with greenery last year, surpassing the original target of 50 hectares for 2030.

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Sim Lian Group has more than double net earnings to $71.66 million for the first quarter ended 30 September.

Continue Reading • 12 Nov 2014

645 HDB flat sellers have requested for a temporary extension of stay in their old flats as at end October.

Continue Reading • 11 Nov 2014