Singapore home prices remain depressed
Singapore's housing market is still weak, with house prices falling 2.94 percent during the year to the second quarter of 2016, revealed a report from Global Property Guide...
Continue Reading • 20 Sept 2016
Surge in supply may drag down home prices
Private home prices here are expected to be dragged down by the large upcoming supply of 10,262 units in the second half of this year and 14,578 units in 2017, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 19 Sept 2016
BCA proposes list of upgrades to improve lift safety
The BCA has published a list of recommended upgrades for existing elevators, to further improve their safety and performance as part of its ongoing review of lift regulations...
Continue Reading • 19 Sept 2016
Working mum quits job to sell luxury condos, raise kids
Property agent Lynn Er is a married mother of two boys who quit the rat race more than seven years ago to become a property agent, so that she could spend more time with her family...
Continue Reading • 16 Sept 2016
5 best-selling projects in August 2016
Property developers sold 805 housing units in August, including executive condominiums (ECs). The five top-selling projects, all located in the Outside Central Region (OCR) are...
Continue Reading • 16 Sept 2016
Private home sales plunge 56% as Ghost Month deters buyers
Sales of new private homes, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), fell 56 percent to 473 units in August from the 1,091 units sold in the previous month, according to the URA data...
Continue Reading • 15 Sept 2016
Former property agent fined for handling client’s money
Under the Estate Agents Act, it is an offence for property agents to handle any transaction monies for or on behalf of anyone in relation to the sale and purchase of property in Singapore and the lease of HDB property...
Continue Reading • 15 Sept 2016
Roxy-Pacific buys another site at Jalan Eunos
RH Eunos, a unit of property developer Roxy-Pacific Holdings, has agreed to purchase a freehold residential site at Jalan Eunos for $10.978 million. Comprising lots at 180,182 and 184 Jalan Eunos,...
Continue Reading • 15 Sept 2016
The Tembusu condo topped out
Property developer Wing Tai Holdings on Wednesday (14 September) topped out the construction of The Tembusu, a freehold condominium near Kovan MRT station...
Continue Reading • 14 Sept 2016
Singapore named Asia’s most sustainable city
Singapore has been listed as Asia’s most sustainable city, and second in the world, in this year’s Sustainable Cities Index by Arcadis, media reports said. This is a major improvement from last year...
Continue Reading • 14 Sept 2016
UK home prices up 0.1% amid muted market conditions
Home prices in the UK rose by 0.1 percent in August to £292,921 (S$527,510), pushing prices up by 4.3 percent from the previous year, reported Bloomberg, citing a report...
Continue Reading • 14 Sept 2016
Leedon Park GCB could fetch over $70 million
A sprawling good class bungalow (GCB) located on one of the highest points of the Leedon Park GCB area has been launched for sale, revealed sole marketing agent JLL...
Continue Reading • 13 Sept 2016
More Indonesians buying up Singapore property
The number of Indonesian nationals purchasing luxury homes in Singapore has nearly quadrupled from last year’s total. So far this year, Indonesians have acquired 30 properties in Singapore valued at $5 million or more...
Continue Reading • 13 Sept 2016
Smart technologies used in planning of Tengah
Tengah is poised to be the biggest smart and sustainable development by the HDB to date, with planners using smart technologies to promote efficient use of water and energy, as well as provide eco-friendly features...
Continue Reading • 13 Sept 2016
Maids can’t use pools, other condo facilities
Some condominiums in Singapore continue to enforce strict rules preventing domestic helpers from using the facilities, such as swimming pools and gymnasiums, as they are meant for homeowners only...
Continue Reading • 9 Sept 2016
Tengah new town to be built right into nature
Singapore’s 24th HDB town, Tengah, will be the first forest town in Singapore with a car-free town centre. National Development Minister Lawrence Wong unveiled the masterplan for the new town...
Continue Reading • 9 Sept 2016
CapitaLand named Asia’s most sustainable diversified property developer for sixth year
CapitaLand has been named the most sustainable diversified real estate developer in Asia by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) for the sixth consecutive year...
Continue Reading • 9 Sept 2016
Green mark criteria for residential buildings updated
The Green Mark Scheme for new residential buildings has been updated to include the use of smart technologies as one of the criteria needed for developers to have their buildings certified, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 8 Sept 2016
Second viewings after initial offer not always allowed
Property developer CapitaLand has come forward to clarify that home buyers are usually given access to its completed condominium units, pending completion of the sales process...
Continue Reading • 8 Sept 2016
S’pore home prices down 2.4% in Q2
Singapore saw house prices fall by 2.4 percent year-on-year in Q2 2016, effectively placing it among the worst performers, along with Hong Kong and Taiwan, revealed Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index...
Continue Reading • 8 Sept 2016