Crowdfunder CoAssets forms new real estate subsidiary
As part of the company’s growth strategy, crowdfunding platform CoAssets has formed a fully-owned subsidiary called CoAssets Real Estate (Care)...
Continue Reading • 11 Jan 2017
Perumal Road site attracts $174m top bid
A residential with first storey commercial site at Perumal Road in Litte India attracted strong interest from developers, with 11 bids submitted at the close of its public tender...
Continue Reading • 10 Jan 2017
Singapore housing market still sluggish: report
Amidst a slowdown in Singapore’s economy, its residential market remained sluggish during the third quarter of 2016, with home prices down by 2.89 percent year-on-year...
Continue Reading • 10 Jan 2017
HDB to ramp up BTO flat supply ahead of launch
The Housing and Development Board is looking at ways on how it can advance the construction work of some BTO projects and build them ahead of their sales launches...
Continue Reading • 10 Jan 2017
Some higher income families allowed to get rental flats
The income ceilings set for various government subsidies serve different purposes, and differ based on the nature of help provided...
Continue Reading • 10 Jan 2017
S’pore construction activity to pick up in 2017
The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) expects the total value of construction contracts to be awarded this year to hit between $28 billion and $35 billion...
Continue Reading • 9 Jan 2017
Hong Kongers shunning resale homes
With home buyers shifting their focus towards new discounted units by developers, transactions of second-hand homes in Hong Kong declined over the weekend...
Continue Reading • 9 Jan 2017
China home prices, property investment set to rise
Average home prices in China are projected to increase by 4.1 percent year-on-year to 7,435 yuan (S$1,544) per sq m in 2017, while property investment...
Continue Reading • 9 Jan 2017
Experts don’t foresee more surprise land acquisitions
Experts believe the surprise acquisitions of Jurong Country Club and Raffles Country Club to make way for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR)...
Continue Reading • 6 Jan 2017
Owners of United Engineers said to be mulling sale
The biggest stakeholders of United Engineers Limited (UEL), which has a market capitalisation of $1.7 billion, have officially begun evaluating buyer interest...
Continue Reading • 6 Jan 2017
New York property agents sell homes via Snapchat
Real estate agents in New York have found a novel way of selling apartments – via Snapchat. The Snaplistings account was conceived...
Continue Reading • 6 Jan 2017
Govt to acquire Raffles Country Club land for HSR
The Raffles Country Club in Tuas will be acquired to make way for the facilities of the upcoming KL-Singapore High Speed Rail and future Cross Island Line’s western depot...
Continue Reading • 5 Jan 2017
High Court gives green light to Shunfu Ville sale
The High Court on Wednesday approved the collective sale of Shunfu Ville to Qingjian Realty, media reports said. While no written judgment was issued...
Continue Reading • 5 Jan 2017
Landed home prices up for first time since 2013
Landed home prices climbed by 0.9 percent quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2016, reversing the 2.7 percent quarterly drop recorded during the previous three-month period...
Continue Reading • 5 Jan 2017
HDB apologises for wrong info on inspection notice
The Housing Board has apologised to residents for the wrong information relayed by its staff member regarding a notice on periodic structural inspection...
Continue Reading • 5 Jan 2017
Home prices may drop further in 2017
Despite signs of a bottoming out, private home prices are expected to ease further this year, albeit at a gradual pace, media reports said. The drop in prices...
Continue Reading • 4 Jan 2017
Some global property markets overheating: report
Residential and commercial property prices in some developed economies have spiralled so high that there is a significant chance these markets could overheat...
Continue Reading • 4 Jan 2017
S’pore GDP up 1.8% in Q4
Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.8 percent in Q4 2016 on an annual basis, surpassing the revised 1.2 percent growth in the quarter before...
Continue Reading • 4 Jan 2017
Private home prices fell 3% in 2016
Private home prices across Singapore fell by three percent in 2016, slightly lower than the 3.7 percent decline in 2015, according to URA flash estimates...
Continue Reading • 3 Jan 2017
HDB resale prices down 0.1% in 2016
Prices of HDB resale flats fell by 0.1 percent for the whole of 2016, according to flash estimates of the Resale Price Index (RPI). Resale flat prices for Q4 2016 also dropped...
Continue Reading • 3 Jan 2017