Singapore

36 local firms receive inaugural SGBuilds Awards

The SGBuilds Award is divided into three categories – developer, consultant and builders – with the top firm in each category receiving the SGBuilds Star Award.

Continue Reading • 31 Aug 2020

URA monitoring re-issuing of OTPs

This comes as some private home buyers have been making arrangements with developers (via a property agent) to continually re-issue OTP agreements upon expiry, without the buyer forfeiting the option fee.

Continue Reading • 28 Aug 2020

Government extends helping hand to construction sector: Desmond Lee

Lee also shared that the government is working to minimise delays in the completion of Build-To-Order (BTO) projects.

Continue Reading • 28 Aug 2020

Malaysia's MyHSR launches two consultant tenders for KL-Singapore HSR project

The tenders are for a land consultant and an environmental, heritage and social impact assessment consultant for the rail project.

Continue Reading • 27 Aug 2020

GuocoLand’s profit attributable to equity holders drop 55% in FY2020

Profit attributable to equity holders fell to $114.1 million from $255.7 million a year ago.

Continue Reading • 26 Aug 2020

MOM issues stay-home notice to 4,800 workers

In a joint release, MOM, BCA and MOH said there will be testing the workers on stay-home notice over the next few days.

Continue Reading • 25 Aug 2020

Workers should complete routine swab test by 5 September

Workers staying in dormitories as well as workers in the marine, process and construction sectors and personnel who go into work sites, are required to undergo rostered routine testing (RRT) every 14 days.

Continue Reading • 24 Aug 2020

COVID-19: More Singaporeans under 35 years old turn to flat rentals for privacy

With the work-from-home arrangement becoming the norm amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more young Singaporeans are renting a flat in their quest for more privacy and space.

Continue Reading • 24 Aug 2020

Local DJ Dennis Chew acquires a maisonette for $500,000

“It's love at first sight. I had to keep cool when I first entered but inside, I was screaming with excitement.”

Continue Reading • 21 Aug 2020

New Sungei Buloh Nature Park Network to safeguard wetland habitats

NParks noted that the network will be complemented by the Round-Island-Route (RIR), an upcoming recreational route that connects various green areas through trails and park connectors.

Continue Reading • 20 Aug 2020

CapitaLand wins BCA Green Mark Platinum Champion award

The award recognises organisations that have achieved a substantial number of BCA Green Mark buildings at Gold level and higher.

Continue Reading • 20 Aug 2020

Geylang’s four-room BTO flats 14 times oversubscribed

Build-to-Order flats in Geylang proved to be a hit among first-time homebuyers, registering an application rate of 14.1

Continue Reading • 19 Aug 2020

UOL posts $82.1mil net loss in 1H 2020

This contrasted with the $267.7 million net attributable profit registered over the same period last year.

Continue Reading • 18 Aug 2020

Singapore’s en bloc market grinds to a halt with arrival of COVID-19

There had only been six launches in the en bloc market since January, prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore, with only one deal closed.

Continue Reading • 18 Aug 2020

PropertyGuru Property Market Index Q3 report: Which districts saw the highest psf growth?

The PropertyGuru Singapore Property Market Index Report Q3 2020 examines what played out in the sector during an unprecedented second quarter of the year, identifying key trends that are unfolding as we enter the third quarter.

Continue Reading • 18 Aug 2020

Private home sales up 8.2% in July, second consecutive m-o-m increase

Treasure at Tampines was the best-selling project in July, with 112 units sold.

Continue Reading • 17 Aug 2020

New condo residents frustrated over delayed rectification works due to COVID-19

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting renovation and construction works, some residents at new condominium projects have had to live with the defects in their units for months.

Continue Reading • 17 Aug 2020