How Sun Park sold for $81.09mil
How Sun Park, a freehold three-storey development comprising 20 units, has been sold for $81.09 million to a SingHaiyi Group subsidiary...
Continue Reading • 29 Nov 2017
Lian Beng secures $136.8m contract to build 9 condos
Lian Beng Group has been awarded a $136.8 million contract via a tender to build nine resident blocks at Potong Pasir Avenue 1 in Toa Payoh...
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Singapore PR lost over $50k in Airbnb scam
A Singapore permanent resident from South Korea had paid €32,154 (S$51,600) to rent a non-existing Paris apartment they found in Airbnb...
Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2017
Singapore’s property debt drops amid rise in real rates
Morgan Stanley believes the accumulation of debt due to property acquisitions in Singapore has eased thanks to higher real rates...
Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2017
5 things to know about China’s One Belt One Road
Announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) initiative is a vital foreign policy of China that is based on two main components...
Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2017
NParks has big plans for Sembawang Hot Spring
Singapore’s National Parks Board (NParks) announced during a public exhibition on Saturday (25 November) that the 0.1ha Sembawang Hot Spring will be transformed into a 1ha community park by 2019...
Continue Reading • 27 Nov 2017
More private homes investigated for flouting minimum stay law
The number of private residential properties investigated by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for breaching the minimum stay law has risen from 1,000 between 2014 and 2016...
Continue Reading • 27 Nov 2017
Home sellers raising their prices by 4% in some areas: PropertyGuru Index
Home sellers are already starting to price their units higher following recent signs of a property market recovery in Singapore...
Continue Reading • 24 Nov 2017
S’pore economy to grow up to 3.5% in 2017
Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) is forecasted to rise between three percent and 3.5 percent for the whole of 2017...
Continue Reading • 24 Nov 2017
Keppel Land in JV for two condominium projects in Bangkok
Keppel Land has entered into a conditional joint venture agreement with Thai property developer KPN LAND Co., Ltd (KPN LAND) to acquire two prime sites in Bangkok...
Continue Reading • 24 Nov 2017
PropertyGuru News and Views Issue 119
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Login to continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
Property trends in 2018
These three important trends will continue to shape the property market next year...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
From policeman to property developer
At the recent PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, Oxley Holdings’ executive chairman and CEO Ching Chiat Kwong was honoured as the Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
News Roundup (November 2017)
Our top Singapore property stories...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
Investors looking beyond Tokyo
While the city of Osaka is often overshadowed by Tokyo when it comes to tourism, Japan’s third-biggest city is rapidly emerging as an attractive place to invest in...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
2017 in review: Easing of cooling measures, agency mergers and en bloc fever
2017 has no doubt been an eventful year for the local real estate scene. At a glance, it’s clear that the market is on its way to a swift recovery over various areas...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
Capitalise on growth in Thailand’s property market
Held on 28 and 29 October at The St. Regis Singapore, PropertyGuru’s Bangkok Property Show attracted more than 350 potential real estate investors...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
Eye on Fernvale: The new kid on the block
Pristine new HDB flats reach for the sky, and the new Seletar Mall, opened just three years ago, proudly boasts the very first cineplex in Sengkang, making Fernvale an entertainment hub...
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017
Review of 2017’s hottest renovation trends
One of the longer lasting interior design trends around, the popularity of Scandinavian interior design remains strong. Functionality and simplicity are the hallmark of Scandinavian designs...
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Feng Shui guide for 2018
As we near the end of 2017, it’s time for some personal reflection. Have you used the time wisely and have you managed to achieve the goals you’ve set for yourself?
Continue Reading • 23 Nov 2017