PropertyGuru News and Views Issue 99
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Login to continue Reading • 27 May 2016
Holiday at home
You may be too busy to fly off to the Caribbean for a holiday away from the city, you can still enjoy resort-style relaxation in your own home. Here are four real-life examples from which you can draw some inspiration.
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Letting the good fortune flow
It’s easy to associate fengshui with water. After all, the Chinese characters that make up the term literally translate to “wind” and “water”. It’s no surprise, then, water is...
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News Roundup (16/05/2016 – 27/05/2016)
Our top Singapore and regional property stories Fight over HDB flat goes to court In a case pending before the High Court in Singapore, a woman has sued her two grandchildren for attempting to sell an HDB flat she claims she solely paid for, reported The Straits Times. According to Madam...
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Paradise found
For many years, the idyllic island of Lombok in Indonesia has lived in the shadow of Bali, its more famous neighbour to the east. However, too many tourists and a growing trash problem...
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The life of the leisure class: Looking at Sentosa Cove
Sentosa Cove is a private, exclusive enclave, meant for the wealthiest of the wealthy. But cooling measures have caused transaction prices to plummet. Can HDB upgraders ever reach this Promised Land? We give you the Guru View.
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High life, low prices
Thousands of Singaporeans are set to travel overseas to take advantage of the school holidays, which have just started. While many will choose to stay in hotels or Airbnb rentals,...
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Tampines North: The next home design, furnishing and electronics hub
The master plan for Singapore’s East region seem to contain all the ingredients for Tampines North to emerge as the next home design, furnishing and electronics hub.
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Housing highlights
A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline. In this edition: Cluny Park Residence and Skyline Residences.
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Tips for buying holiday homes
First of all, determine your purpose for having a holiday home. Do you intend to stay there yourself, lease it to others, or both? Depending on your intended use for it,...
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Eye on Sentosa: Sun, sea and sales
Once a British military base and Japanese killing field, Sentosa has transformed into one of the Southeast Asia’s most popular island resorts, with plenty of luxury homes to boot. We look into its past, present and future.
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Is Ang Mo Kio the best mature estate for property investment?
With lower average prices and higher rental yield, coupled with a well laid out master plan for rejuvenation, properties in Ang Mo Kio have been marked to perform better than their counterparts.
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URA releases residential site at West Coast Vale
A 99-year leasehold residential site at West Coast Vale has been released under the reserve list of the first half 2016 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme, said the URA...
Continue Reading • 26 May 2016
23 units at Starlight Suites sold in bulk sale for $48m
To avoid paying extension charges, the 23 remaining unsold units in Starlight Suites in River Valley have changed hands for around $48 million to a firm linked to Evia Capital, media reports said...
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9 projects commended for boosting construction productivity
Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has recognised nine property developments for taking the initiative to improve productivity in how they were built...
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11 bids for Bukit Batok mixed-use site
Despite the slowdown in Singapore’s property market, the tender for a residential and commercial site in Bukit Batok drew 11 bids, with a Chinese developer submitting the highest offer...
Continue Reading • 25 May 2016
Applicants less likely to get BTO flats in mature towns: Wong
Following the start of the Housing Board’s May 2016 sales exercise, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong reminded potential buyers that it’s not easy to purchase BTO flats in mature estates...
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HDB launches almost 9,000 flats in May
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched 8,940 new flats for sale on Tuesday (24 May) under its May 2016 sales exercise. They comprise 3,770 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats across four projects...
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Tan Tock Seng’s descendants sell Cuscaden Rd bungalow for $145m
Hong-based Shun Tak Holdings, a company founded by casino mogul Stanley Ho, has purchased a bungalow at 9 Cuscaden Road for $145 million. This is the group’s first foray into Singapore...
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En bloc market unlikely to pick up soon
Despite Qingjian Realty’s $638 million acquisition of Shunfu Ville last week, other en bloc deals are unlikely to follow anytime soon, given the prevailing tough market conditions, media reports said...
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