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S’pore luxury home prices up 7.9% in Q2

Singapore was listed ninth on Knight Frank’s Prime Global Cities Index for Q2 2016, with luxury home prices increasing 7.9 percent in the year to June 2016. Vancouver topped the list yet again...

Continue Reading16 Aug 2016

How has Singapore’s real estate market changed in 51 years?

It’s been 51 years since Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, and in this time the city-state has established itself as a global force to be reckoned with,...

Continue Reading9 Aug 2016

Utilities bill redesigned to help Singaporeans reduce energy, water consumption

Households across Singapore will now receive a redesigned utilities bill to help them track and take steps to reduce their energy and water consumption, through a joint initiative...

Continue Reading2 Aug 2016

HSR to benefit terminus cities

With travel time between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur cut to just 90 minutes, buying a second home or working in Malaysia will become a more attractive proposition for Singaporeans once HSR is completed in 2026,...

Continue Reading20 Jul 2016

Singapore, Malaysia to sign high-speed rail agreement today

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart, Najib Razak, are set to meet today in Putrajaya to witness the signing of the MOU for the construction of the HSR project...

Continue Reading19 Jul 2016

Building craze

Singapore’s buildings have been relatively unknown on the global stage until recently, with growing international interest in the island’s unique mix of colonial heritage and modern masterpieces...

Continue Reading10 Jun 2016

Singapore property price correction attracts HK interest

Boutique property investment firm, Arch Capital Management, is looking at Singapore as its next investment target, as property correction here is faster than in Hong Kong, media reports said...

Continue Reading8 Jun 2016

South Korea bids to win High Speed Rail project

The KL-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) was first mooted in the late 90s, but the project was shelved due to high costs. Plans for a HSR system were reignited in 2010,...

Continue Reading4 Jun 2016

Property veteran appointed to APREA Singapore Board

The Asia Pacific Real Estate Association has announced the appointment of Loh Wai Keong to its Singapore chapter board. Loh is also Managing Director and Co-Head of Asia (Real Estate) at GIC...

Continue Reading17 May 2016

Singapore second biggest investor in Vietnam

Singapore has emerged as the second biggest foreign investor in Vietnam after pumping in US$730 million worth of investments there during the first four months of 2016...

Continue Reading9 May 2016

Luxury home prices up 5.4% in Q1

Singapore recorded the eighth largest growth in luxury home prices in Knight Frank’s latest Prime Global Cities Index, with values rising 5.4 percent in Q1 2016 from a year ago...

Continue Reading5 May 2016

Singapore remains most attractive for infrastructure investment: report

Singapore has retained its position as the world’s most attractive market for infrastructure investment, according to the third edition of the Global Infrastructure Investment Index...

Continue Reading3 May 2016

Singapore is world’s 5th most important property market: Savills

Singapore has been ranked as the fifth most powerful and important property market globally, according to Savills’ 12 Cities report for the first half of 2016...

Continue Reading24 Mar 2016

Strong property potential for northeast Singapore

With the first quarter of 2016 well underway, property seekers were keen to find out about current property market statistics and what these data trends could tell them...

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016

Small island, big plans

Cui Zhengfeng eschewed a military career for one in real estate, and is today a luxury residential developer with projects in Singapore and Australia. We speak to the man to find out more.

Continue Reading11 Mar 2016

S’pore still the world’s most expensive city

Singapore has retained its status as the world’s most expensive city for a third consecutive year. However, its lead over the next two cities, Zurich and Hong Kong, has narrowed...

Continue Reading10 Mar 2016

Prime properties now more affordable: JLL

Prime residential property in Singapore is significantly more affordable now than in the rest of the world’s best cities, according to the latest JLL report.

Continue Reading9 Mar 2016

Residential land prices down 5.8% in 2015

The price of land sites in Singapore for prime residential and office projects did not change in the second half of 2015, according to Knight Frank's latest report...

Continue Reading4 Mar 2016

$1 million buys you 452 sq ft in Singapore

For US$1 million, you can purchase 452 sq ft of prime real estate in Singapore, making it the world’s 7th most expensive place to buy luxury property, says Knight Frank...

Continue Reading2 Mar 2016

Completed condo prices up 0.1%

Prices of completed condominiums edged up by 0.1 percent in January 2016 compared to the previous month, according to the latest NUS price index...

Continue Reading1 Mar 2016