Construction firm fined $130,000 for safety lapses
Kingsford Construction has been fined $130,000 for multiple, repeated safety lapses at its Upper Bukit Timah site, revealed the Ministry of Manpower...
Continue Reading • 4 Aug 2017
Hongkong Land net profit more than doubles
Hongkong Land Holdings announced that its net profit surged 147 percent to US$3.13 billion in H1 2017 from US$1.26 billion during the same period last year...
Continue Reading • 4 Aug 2017
Property investors feeling the heat of Australia’s lending restriction
After stoking soaring house prices in Australia, property investors are being squeezed as the country’s biggest banks have tightened eligibility requirements...
Continue Reading • 4 Aug 2017
Nominations open for PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards 2018
Nominations are now open for the sixth annual edition of the PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards, which was officially launched...
Continue Reading • 3 Aug 2017
CapitaLand Q2 profit soars 97% amid revaluation gains, divestments
Development projects that contributed to this quarter’s revenue include Singapore’s Victoria Park Villas as well as Summit Era in Ningbo and Beaufort in Beijing, China
Continue Reading • 3 Aug 2017
Thai properties becoming more popular to Chinese
According to Thai developer Sansiri, which plans to open three new offices in China this year in addition to its Beijing branch, home purchases by Chinese buyers in Thailand had increased steadily in the past three years
Continue Reading • 3 Aug 2017
Serangoon North Avenue 1 site awarded
Launched for sale on 30 May, the site was hotly contested as it attracted a total of 16 bids
Continue Reading • 3 Aug 2017
Illegal short-term rentals on the rise, neighbours encouraged to report suspicious activity
More private property owners are renting out their units for illegal short-term stays via apps such as Airbnb. The number of reported cases rose from 377 in 2015 to 608 last year...
Continue Reading • 2 Aug 2017
Lift Upgrading Programme unfeasible in 150 blocks
Despite the various innovative solutions, the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) could not be implemented to 150 HDB blocks, including six blocks in Hougang, due to costs or technical constraints
Continue Reading • 2 Aug 2017
Seniors to look forward to nearly 11,000 new flats
Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) had completed a total of 9,119 studio apartments catering specifically to the elderly age 55 and above from 2002 to June 2017
Continue Reading • 2 Aug 2017
Amendments to Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act tabled in Parliament
33 amendments to the city-state’s Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act were tabled in Parliament, and if passed – will mark the first revision to the law since its introduction in April 2005
Continue Reading • 2 Aug 2017
HDB launches 5,291 flats in August
The HDB on Tuesday launched 5,291 flats for sale in its latest Build-To-Order (BTO) and inaugural Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2017
Roxy-Pacific net profit down 26% in Q2
Roxy-Pacific Holdings saw its net profit drop 26 percent to $14.7 million in Q2 2017 from $19.9 million over the same period last year...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2017
Chinese interest in overseas property strong despite capital controls
Despite tighter capital controls, appetite among Chinese buyers for overseas property remains strong with the US emerging as a popular investment destination...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2017
Tuan Sing targeting August launch for Kandis Residence
Singapore-listed Tuan Sing Holdings is targeting to launch Kandis Residence in Sembawang as early as August this year. The 130-unit condominium...
Continue Reading • 1 Aug 2017
T.O.P. tips to ease your moving day
Before you can finally open the doors to your new home, you will need to pick up the keys as well as other items, including the air conditioning remote controls, manuals, warranties for appliances, residents’ handbook and so on
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2017
Financing your T.O.P. purchase and eligibility matters
Selling an existing property and channelling the sales proceeds into a new one is one way you can fund a home upgrade or investment property purchase.
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2017
T.O.P.s of the property market: What are they?
One of the most distinct advantages of TOP projects it that they enable buyers to move into a new property without having to wait years for it to be built.
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2017
Analyst: People are buying because of bad economy
Aside from the belief that the property market is bottoming out, the city-state’s uncertain economy has seen investors turning to residential property...
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2017
EC sales likely to remain strong in Q3
Sales of executive condominiums (ECs) increased by 8.5 percent to 2,026 units in H1 2017 from 1,867 units during the same period a year ago...
Continue Reading • 31 Jul 2017