Rare 999-year leasehold Hillview Terrace site for sale, $106mil indicative price

A 999-year leasehold residential redevelopment site at 32-38D Hillview Terrace is jointly put up for sale by their owners with an indicative price of $106 million, revealed marketing agent Colliers International.

Continue Reading30 Sep 2021

HDB appoints new contractors for five BTO projects affected by Greatearth’s liquidation

New contractors have been appointed to take over the construction of five Build-to-Order (BTO) projects that were affected by the liquidation of their previous contractors, announced HDB on Wednesday (29 September).

Continue Reading30 Sep 2021

Luxury home sales in central region reach 10-year high in Q2 2021

Singapore’s upscale central region saw luxury home sales hit a 10-year high during the second quarter, reported TODAY citing an OrangeTee report.

Continue Reading29 Sep 2021

El Development and Gao Xiu Hua submit top bids for Slim Barracks Rise GLS sites

Two residential sites at Slim Barracks Rise received robust interest during the close of their tender, with each site attracting 10 bids, revealed the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Tuesday (28 September).

Continue Reading29 Sep 2021

Private residential leasing volumes up 1.1% in Q2

23,893 private residential homes were rented in Q2 2021, resulting in the total leasing volumes in H1 2021 growing 13.9% from the same period in H1 2020.

Continue Reading28 Sep 2021

Lawsuits brewing for contractors as COVID-19 legal relief ends

On 30 September 2021, the relief period under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act will end, which may lead to many SMEs facing financial distress and affecting the sector at large.

Continue Reading27 Sep 2021

Condo buyers, agents jailed for backdating Option to Purchase to evade higher ABSD

The buyers, who are a married couple, were sentenced to six weeks’ jail and fined $276,000. The property agent and seller's agent were handed an eight-week jail term each.

Continue Reading27 Sep 2021

Seven urban farming sites at HDB rooftops awarded

These seven HDB rooftop urban farming sites are located in Jurong West, Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Woodlands.

Continue Reading27 Sep 2021

Two freehold residential sites at Thiam Siew Avenue up for sale

Including balcony space, the North plot has a GFA of 405,536 sq ft and an estimated development charge of $20.2 million, while the 384,791 sq ft South plot has a development charge of $19.1 million.

Continue Reading24 Sep 2021

Gilstead Road residential site up for sale for $91.8mil

Sole marketing agent Edmund Tie said the price works out to a land rate of about $2,001 per sq ft per plot ratio (psf ppr), including the estimated development charge. Photo: Edmund Tie

Continue Reading23 Sep 2021

Marina View white site attracts one bid

Boulevard View was the sole bidder for the 99-year leasehold site.

Continue Reading22 Sep 2021

Penthouse at Bishopsgate Residences on sale for $25mil

With a floor area of 5,974 sq ft, the penthouse features four bedrooms, a family area, balcony, gourmet kitchen, Asian kitchen, roof terrace and private pool.

Continue Reading22 Sep 2021

Singapore's transport system must be reliable, resilient, ready for the future

Minister for Transport S Iswaran also lauded how Singapore's land, sea, and air transport workers have endured throughout the pandemic.

Continue Reading21 Sep 2021

More BTO flats sold within a year of reaching MOP, doubles from 2016 to 2020

13.4% of BTO flats which reached their MOP were sold within a year, up from 6.5% in 2016.

Continue Reading21 Sep 2021

New migrant worker dormitories to meet improved standards

The ministry noted that the improved standards will apply to all new dormitories, including factory-converted dormitories, purpose-built dormitories, temporary occupation licence quarters, and construction temporary quarters.

Continue Reading20 Sep 2021

Former Bukit Timah Fire Station to be transformed into community node, to open in Q2 2022

The transformation of the former fire station will establish the site as “a key gateway for heritage and nature landmarks in the area, including Bukit Batok Nature Park, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and the Rail Corridor.

Continue Reading17 Sep 2021

HDB contractors to receive more help for protection of material prices

HDB revealed that it would extend the duration of steel price protection by nine months, up from its earlier extension of four months, to help cushion the impact of price hikes.

Continue Reading16 Sep 2021

New private home sales down 23.6% in August

Experts attributed the lack of new launches to the decline in sales. However, new home sales are still expected to cross the 10,000 by the end of the year.

Continue Reading16 Sep 2021

Savills Property Management’s work pass privileges under review after guideline breaches

The Ministry of Manpower is currently reviewing the work pass privileges of Savills after the agency had repeatedly breached fair employment guidelines.

Continue Reading15 Sep 2021

Contractors who violate no-work rule to set up video surveillance systems at work sites

Recordings will be required to be stored for a specified period, with authorities given access to the recordings, to facilitate remote monitoring and enforcement.

Continue Reading14 Sep 2021