Singapore defaults a bellwether for Asia
Singapore saw five companies, including oil services firms Swiber Holdings and Swissco Holdings, default on nearly S$1 billion of bonds this year,...
Continue Reading • 29 Dec 2016
Your smart home future is here
Residents of the city’s newest condominiums can use state-of-the-art, pre-installed smart home systems to take control of a huge variety of lifestyle benefits at the touch of a screen.
Continue Reading • 20 Dec 2016
Singapore, Malaysia sign landmark HSR deal
The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project is now a step closer to reality, after the bilateral agreement for the much-anticipated project was officially signed yesterday...
Continue Reading • 14 Dec 2016
PM Lee to witness signing of KL-Singapore HSR agreement
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (13 December) will witness the signing of the bilateral agreement for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project...
Continue Reading • 13 Dec 2016
Joint tender for HSR project to launch end-2017
MyHSR CEO Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal revealed that the joint tender for the high-speed rail (HSR) project between Singapore and Malaysia will launch in the fourth quarter of 2017...
Continue Reading • 9 Dec 2016
Top of the Props: Brick by brick
billionBricks CEO Prasoon Kumar speaks to PropertyGuru about his journey from commercial architect to socially conscious property developer, whereby he has positively impacted the lives of thousands of disadvantaged people.
Continue Reading • 25 Nov 2016
Finalists revealed for South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016
The shortlist of nominees for the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016 were announced on Thursday (27 October). Now in its sixth year, the international event is organised by PropertyGuru and presented by Hansgrohe...
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2016
S’pore has third highest number of billionaires in Asia
Home to 37 billionaires, Singapore has the third highest number of billionaires in the Asia-Pacific region and sixth globally, media reports said. This means that 1.5 percent of the 2,473 billionaires worldwide live here...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2016
Malaysian official calls for timely completion of high speed rail project
Dr Ali Hamsa, Chief Secretary to the Malaysian government, has called on the civil service to work hard to ensure a timely implementation of the HSR project between Malaysia and Singapore, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 18 Oct 2016
Fewer people becoming property agents: CEA report
The number of licensed real estate agents in Singapore fell to 30,423 in the year to March 2016 from 32,006 over the same period last year, revealed the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)...
Continue Reading • 6 Oct 2016
Singapore is Asia’s 2nd most expensive city, says wealth report
Singapore has been ranked as the second most expensive city in Asia, overtaking Hong Kong which is in third place, media reports said citing a wealth report from Julius Baer...
Continue Reading • 5 Oct 2016
Home price drop likely due to new reporting rule for developers
The URA's flash estimates of a 1.5 percent drop in private home prices came as a surprise to analysts and erased hopes that the market may be bottoming out following several quarters of mild price declines...
Continue Reading • 4 Oct 2016
Singapore the best place for expats to live, work: HSBC survey
Singapore has emerged as the best destination for expats to live, work and bring up children for the second year running, revealed HSBC’s 2016 Expat Explorer Survey...
Continue Reading • 22 Sep 2016
Singapore home prices remain depressed
Singapore's housing market is still weak, with house prices falling 2.94 percent during the year to the second quarter of 2016, revealed a report from Global Property Guide...
Continue Reading • 20 Sep 2016
Surge in supply may drag down home prices
Private home prices here are expected to be dragged down by the large upcoming supply of 10,262 units in the second half of this year and 14,578 units in 2017, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 19 Sep 2016
BCA proposes list of upgrades to improve lift safety
The BCA has published a list of recommended upgrades for existing elevators, to further improve their safety and performance as part of its ongoing review of lift regulations...
Continue Reading • 19 Sep 2016
More Indonesians buying up Singapore property
The number of Indonesian nationals purchasing luxury homes in Singapore has nearly quadrupled from last year’s total. So far this year, Indonesians have acquired 30 properties in Singapore valued at $5 million or more...
Continue Reading • 13 Sep 2016
Maids can’t use pools, other condo facilities
Some condominiums in Singapore continue to enforce strict rules preventing domestic helpers from using the facilities, such as swimming pools and gymnasiums, as they are meant for homeowners only...
Continue Reading • 9 Sep 2016
PM touches on key growth areas in rally speech
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (21 August) delivered his National Day Rally speech where he touched on some of the upcoming developments in Singapore in the coming years.
Continue Reading • 21 Aug 2016
Nominations open for South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2016
Nominations are now being accepted for the sixth edition of the South East Asia Property Awards (Singapore), organised by PropertyGuru Group and presented by Hansgrohe...
Continue Reading • 21 Aug 2016