DBSS flat in Bishan sold for record $1.18m
A five-room flat in Natura Loft, a DBSS project in Bishan, has made headlines for becoming the most expensive resale transaction in a public housing development so far...
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Replace ABSD with a new property tax: JLL
With house prices under considerable pressure, given the subdued economic outlook both locally and globally as well as the expectations of rising interest rates...
Continue Reading • 1 Feb 2017
Resale private home prices unchanged in December
Island-wide prices of completed private homes stayed flat in December on a monthly basis compared to a 0.8 percent drop in November, flash estimates of the NUS SRPI showed...
Continue Reading • 1 Feb 2017
Four project launches set to boost home sales
New private home sales are expected to get a boost with four project launches expected by April, media reports said. This comes as developers sold just 367 new units in December...
Continue Reading • 31 Jan 2017
Hong Kong sees more “coffin” homes
More people in Hong Kong are living in “coffin” homes amid sky-rocketing rental prices, media reports said. Home to over seven million people, Hong Kong has seen home prices soar...
Continue Reading • 31 Jan 2017
Australia posts 10.8% hike in home prices
Overall home prices across all capital cities in Australia increased by 10.8 percent in January 2017 on an annual basis, media reports said, citing data from analytics firm CoreLogic...
Continue Reading • 31 Jan 2017
Strong demand for 3Gen flats
The 3Gen flats launched by the Housing Board from 2013 to 2015 recorded an average take-up rate of 83 percent, with buyers booking 651 of the total 786 units, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 27 Jan 2017
Privacy watchdog fines PropNex for data breach
PropNex Realty has been fined $10,000 by the Personal Data Protection Commission, after it inadvertently leaked the personal data of 1,765 individuals online...
Continue Reading • 27 Jan 2017
Augustine Tan remains Redas president
The Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) on Thursday named Augustine Tan as its President for another two-year term, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 27 Jan 2017
Private home prices down 3.1% in 2016: URA data
Excluding executive condominiums (ECs), prices of private homes in Singapore dipped by 0.5 percent in Q4 2016 following a 1.5 percent drop in the previous quarter...
Continue Reading • 26 Jan 2017
HDB resale transactions down 9.1% in Q4
Resale prices of HDB flats dipped by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to more complete data published by the Housing Board...
Continue Reading • 26 Jan 2017
Large developer stocks to benefit from a home price rebound
With home prices set to make a comeback, analysts expect the government to signal its intention to review the property cooling measures at the budget speech in February...
Continue Reading • 26 Jan 2017
URA: New guidelines for privately-owned public spaces
Developments that are required to provide public spaces, as well as those seeking gross floor area exemption for a first-storey covered public space...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
Singapore falls to 7th place for high-end rentals
Singapore has emerged as the seventh most expensive destination in Asia for high-end rental accommodation this year, down from fourth place in 2016, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
Some defendants sign settlement with UOB over inflated housing loans
United Overseas Bank (UOB) has excluded five defendants from its civil case against seven individuals and Lippo Marina Collection (LMC), media reports said...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
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News Roundup (January 2017)
Credit Suisse believes that the time is ripe for an easing of some of the property cooling measures, given that several of its objectives have been met...
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Get the Guru View: Tightened supply for ECs in 2017
For this analyst, executive condominiums (ECs) are one of the most fascinating property classes in Singapore. A unique public-private hybrid...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017
Finance for newlyweds in Singapore
Scientists may finally be able to shed some light on love. When you fall in love, the initial stages usually comprise romantic feelings and physical attraction...
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Single and eligible
Single Singaporeans aged 35 onwards can use one of two types of grants under this scheme: the Additional CPF Housing Grant (AHG) or Special CPF Housing Grant (SHG)...
Continue Reading • 25 Jan 2017