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PropertyGuru's H2 2016 Private Residential Property Outlook

The second half of 2016 for the private residential market looked mixed with challenges, both domestically and internationally...

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PropertyGuru's H2 2016 HDB Property Outlook

Public housing is on the road to recovery, as HDB resales see continued volume increases...

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CapitaLand expects quick sell-out of Vietnam project

CapitaLand's newest 302-unit luxury residential tower in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest city, will be launched next Saturday to Singaporean investors, marketing agent JLL said...

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Work starts on world’s tallest tower

Dubai developer Emaar Properties has marked the ground-breaking of The Tower at Dubai Creek, which will be the world’s tallest tower when completed in 2020...

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Singapore's tallest building nears completion

Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore's tallest building at 290 metres high, is close to completion, said property developer GuocoLand. The office component and basement retail space have already received the TOP...

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Govt urged to conserve Dakota Crescent

Member of Parliament Lim Biow Chuan has called on the government to reconsider its plans to redevelop Dakota Crescent, media reports said. Named after a plane that crashed at Kallang Airport,...

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Man jailed, fined for subletting rooms as brothels

A hotel chef was jailed for three months and fined $23,000 for subletting rooms in condominiums to prostitutes for use as brothels, media reports said. He earned around $15,000 in profit from renting rooms out as brothels...

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Demystifying the concept of Islamic banking

Islamic banking and finance is a provision of financial services that is compliant with the principles and rules of Syariah law. This system of banking emerged as a new entity...

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Feng Shui: The long and short of feng shui

Apart from enhancing wealth, feng shui is also supposed to enhance health. Here, we look at how to tap into the latter aspect (with a factor known as “mountain energy”) for your best shot at longevity.

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65% of Forest Woods units sold at launch

Forest Woods, a condominium project by CDL, Hong Leong Holdings and TID, received a strong response during its launch over the weekend, with 337 of the 519 units (65 percent) sold...

Continue Reading10 Oct 2016

Thomson Nature Park to be ready by 2018

Work on the new Thomson Nature Park will commence early next year and is expected to be completed by end-2018, revealed the National Parks Board (NParks) on Saturday...

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ProperTips: Looking for overseas housing

Searching for a new home an ocean away can be incredibly daunting. Here are some quick tips and things to look out for, to help to make your overseas home search a little easier!

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Illuminating interiors

Gone are the days when homeowners and even designers saw lighting as a purely functional tool. Today, lighting plays a significant role in setting the overall tone of the home...

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The top 10 pet peeves of showflat visitors

In property-crazed Singapore, showflats have become a common sight. Be it in the city centre or the suburbs, mock-ups of apartments, marked by giant balloons, are fast becoming a part of the urban landscape...

Continue Reading7 Oct 2016

GLS bids rise amid strong demand

The number of bids for Government Land Sales (GLS) launches has been on the rise this year amid fierce competition among developers to acquire land sites, media reports said...

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Heeton sells iLiv@Grange for $95m

Property developer Heeton Holdings has sold its entire stake in the 16-storey iLiv@Grange condominium project. In an SGX filing last week, the company revealed that the disposal was made through a sale...

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Four buildings win awards for restoration

Four heritage buildings have been conferred the URA Architectural Heritage Awards 2016 for their exceptional restoration works, revealed the agency on Thursday. The Awards honours the people who make conservation happen...

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Lighting things up

Lighting plays a huge part in determining the ambience and aesthetic appeal of your home. As such, you should be discerning when choosing lighting for your living space.

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Raintree Gardens sold en bloc for $334.2m

The 175-unit Raintree Gardens residential development at Potong Pasir has been sold collectively to UVD (Projects), a joint venture company of UOL Group and UIC, said marketing agent JLL...

Continue Reading6 Oct 2016

Fewer people becoming property agents: CEA report

The number of licensed real estate agents in Singapore fell to 30,423 in the year to March 2016 from 32,006 over the same period last year, revealed the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)...

Continue Reading6 Oct 2016