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 Reading • 12 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 Reading • 11 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 Reading • 11 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 Reading • 5 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 Reading • 4 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 Reading • 4 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 Reading • 30 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 Reading • 29 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 Reading • 27 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 Reading • 24 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 Reading • 24 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 Reading • 22 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 Reading • 21 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 Reading • 20 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 17 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 Reading • 16 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 Reading • 15 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 Reading • 14 Jul 2020