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HDB launches over 7,800 flats in combined sales exercise

The flats range from two-room flexi to five-room flats to meet the diverse housing needs of singles, the elderly, first-timers and second-timer families.

Continue Reading12 Aug 2020

HDB to launch first batch of flats at Tengah’s Park District in August 2020

Parc Residences @ Tengah will offer 1,044 homes consisting of two-room flexi, three-, four- and five-room flats.

Continue Reading11 Aug 2020

Singapore’s real estate history: thriving since the 60s

In celebration of National Day, we take a look back at how Singapore’s dynamic real estate market flourished as each year passed.

Continue Reading11 Aug 2020

HDB resale market avoided major price correction during pandemic: OrangeTee & Tie

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and circuit breaker measures, HDB resale prices remained stable. However, HDB resale transactions fell by over 41.9% to 3,426 units during Q2 2020.

Continue Reading5 Aug 2020

Property prices to remain soft in the coming months, OrangeTee

Property prices are expected to remain soft in the coming months due to escalating tensions and growing economic uncertainties.

Continue Reading4 Aug 2020

Residential rents to face downward pressure in the coming months

Leasing demand will likely weaken given that the ongoing economic slowdown and border control measures are reducing the pool of limited tenants within the market.

Continue Reading4 Aug 2020

Residential investment sales muted in Q2 2020, but buying activity to increase : Edmund Tie

Despite a muted market, the real estate consulting firm expects buying activity to increase.

Continue Reading30 Jul 2020

Extend waiver on foreign worker levies, say subcontractors

Construction industry subcontractors have urged the government to extend the waiver of foreign worker levies as they face uncertainties over workers and payments.

Continue Reading29 Jul 2020

Arrangements for cross-border travel between Singapore, Malaysia to open from 10 August

Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between two countries for "essential business and official purposes” from 10 August.

Continue Reading27 Jul 2020

HDB resale prices up in Q2, while transaction volume drop

Resale transactions fell by more than 41.9% to 3,426 units in Q2 2020 from the previous quarter’s 5,893 units.

Continue Reading24 Jul 2020

Singapore private home prices up 0.3% in Q2 2020

Private home prices in Singapore rebounded 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2020.

Continue Reading24 Jul 2020

Up to 20 new residential projects to be launched in 2H, Huttons

Despite slow sales during the circuit breaker period, there's been resilence in the market and Huttons Asia expects sales to hover between 8,000 and 8,500 units in 2020, with more project launches on the cards.

Continue Reading22 Jul 2020

Singapore Median Condo Prices Up in June 2020

Developers’ condo sales more than doubled in June to 998 units from the previous month, reported Singapore Business Review citing Jefferies. Median prices also registered an increase from prior months during the lockdown. The report, however, noted that primary sales declined 10% year-on-year...

Continue Reading21 Jul 2020

LTA awards four Jurong Region Line contracts worth $682.5mil

The four contracts include the design and construction of three JRL stations, signalling system and half-height platform screen doors and integrated supervisory control and communications systems.

Continue Reading20 Jul 2020

New private homes sales to hit up to 7,000 this year: Knight Frank

Despite the circuit breaker restrictions, sale activities still continued to happen in Q2 2020 and Knight Frank believes that the easing of the circuit breaker measures will improve sale activities for the remainder of 2020.

Continue Reading17 Jul 2020

Green Court up again for en bloc sale

The three-storey development comprises three ground floor shops and six duplex walk-up apartments on the second floor.

Continue Reading17 Jul 2020

MAS chief sees no need to ease property cooling measures

This comes as Singapore’s property market has remained stable due to the previous property cooling measures as well as the temporary relief measures rolled out by the government.

Continue Reading17 Jul 2020

New private home sales soar 104.9% in June 2020

New private home sales surged after the lifting of the circuit breaker measures.

Continue Reading16 Jul 2020

Claims about lack of action from HDB on leaks, water contamination in DBSS flat untrue, says HDB

The investigations revealed no defects in the sewage system or other areas.

Continue Reading15 Jul 2020

Singapore enters recession after GDP contracts 12.6% in Q2

On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted annualised basis, the economy shrank 41.2% in Q2 2020.

Continue Reading14 Jul 2020