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Private home prices down 1.2%: SRPI

Based on flash estimates for the Singapore Residential Price Index, Singapore property prices dropped by 1.2 percent last month, higher than the 0.4 percent drop registered in November.

Continue Reading29 Jan 2015

HDB awards land parcel in Yishun

HDB has awarded the land parcel in Yishun to Northern Resi and Northern Retail yesterday, which will add to the growing number of Yishun properties.

Continue Reading27 Jan 2015

Novice property agents most affected by weak sales

The ongoing sales drought for Singapore properties has caused some new real estate agents to drop out of the industry.

Continue Reading27 Jan 2015

S'pore ranked 'most liveable city in the world' for expats

Singapore has once again been listed as the most liveable city in the world and Asia in the global ranking for expatriate living conditions published by ECA International.

Continue Reading23 Jan 2015

Construction costs down in Singapore

Singapore has seen significant relative cost reductions over the last year, and has moved down five places in the global ranking compared with previous rankings in new research published today.

Continue Reading15 Jan 2015

Construction firms worst debtors in Q4

Firms in the construction industry were the worst debtors in Q4 2014, after the proportion of the sector's severely delinquent debts climbed to 27 percent from 18 percent a year ago.

Continue Reading14 Jan 2015

Singapore consortium to build Indian city

Surbana International Consultants and Jurong International have been appointed master planners for the new Andhra Pradesh capital city and surrounding region.

Continue Reading13 Jan 2015

Budget Statement to be delivered on 23 Feb

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will deliver the 2015 Budget statement in Parliament on 23 February 2015.

Continue Reading8 Jan 2015

S'pore's GDP grew by 2.8% in 2014

The Singapore economy is estimated to have grown by 2.8 percent for the whole of 2014, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced today.

Continue Reading2 Jan 2015

East Coast Park may have new animal adoption centre

There could soon be a new rent-free community animal adoption centre at East Coast Park, as this idea is currently being discussed by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Kembangan-Chai Chee grassroots.

Continue Reading23 Dec 2014

Free Wi-Fi at selected MRT stations in the heartlands

32 MRT stations will have free Wi-Fi access by the end of next year, including all the stations on the North-East Line.

Continue Reading19 Dec 2014

HDB deficit soars to $1.973 billion

The Housing Board's net deficit rose to $1.973 billion for the financial year ended March 2014, or more than double than the $797 million deficit posted during the previous financial year.

Continue Reading18 Dec 2014

Fairly quiet December expected: analysts

Buying activity is likely to quieten down in December as it is usually a traditionally lull period for property sales, and developers are likely to hold back new launches.

Continue Reading17 Dec 2014

S'pore recognised for innovation, sustainability: report

Of all the cities in the region, Singapore is recognised most for its innovative approach to sustainability and the environment.

Continue Reading12 Dec 2014

10 towns in the heritage spotlight

The National Heritage Board (NHB) is commissioning a project to document the history of ten towns by June 2015.

Continue Reading11 Dec 2014

SIM completes final campus development phase

The Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) marked the official completion of Phase Two of its Campus Development on 28 November.

Continue Reading4 Dec 2014

HDB issues $600 million fixed rate notes

The Housing Board has issued 12-year, fixed-rate notes valued at $600 million as part of its $32 billion Multicurrency Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme.

Continue Reading3 Dec 2014

Govt expected to reduce private housing land for H1 2015

The government is expected to trim down the supply of land intended for private housing on the confirmed list for H1 2015 Government Land Sales (GLS) programme due to rising vacancies and sluggish sales.

Continue Reading2 Dec 2014

Housing loan growth drops to seven-year low

Housing loans in Singapore grew at 6.4 percent year-on-year in October on the back of a weak property market as well as a higher base, said Maybank Kim Eng and reported in the media.

Continue Reading2 Dec 2014

Asset Legend wins tender for Kovan site

Asset Legend Limited has been awarded with the tender for the residential with 1st storey commercial site at Upper Serangoon Road.

Continue Reading28 Nov 2014