Walking and cycling plan a new requirement for developers
Property developers will soon be required to submit a Walking and Cycling Plan (WCP) for their future developments to meet the needs of pedestrians and cyclists, according to the government...
Continue Reading • 3 May 2016
Singapore remains most attractive for infrastructure investment: report
Singapore has retained its position as the world’s most attractive market for infrastructure investment, according to the third edition of the Global Infrastructure Investment Index...
Continue Reading • 3 May 2016
Luxury house hunting takes to the skies
There is a new way to go luxury house hunting. In some US cities, real estate agents have taken to the skies using helicopter tours to impress clients, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 3 May 2016
840,000 households to get $86m in rebates
Around 840,000 Singaporean HDB households will get $86 million worth of Service and Conservancy Charges rebates in 2016, announced the Ministry of Finance last Friday...
Continue Reading • 3 May 2016
Strong interest for Gem Residences
More than 2,000 visitors have visited the sales gallery of Gem Residences at Lorong 5 Toa Payoh since it opened on Friday, 29 April. The 99-year leasehold project will be launched in end May...
Continue Reading • 2 May 2016
Malaysia's S P Setia acquires another Australian site
Malaysia-based S P Setia Berhad announced on Friday (29 April) that it has secured a prime site in the upper east-end of Melbourne's central business district (CBD) for A$101 million...
Continue Reading • 1 May 2016
Plans underway to build Southeast Asia's tallest skyscraper
Malaysia’s biggest fund management company plans to build a 118-storey skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur that will surpass the height of the Petronas Twin Towers, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
URA, CEA look into possible rental violations
The URA and the CEA are currently investigating possible violations of the minimum rental period for private residential properties, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
North-South Corridor to be ready in 2026
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be calling several tenders for the construction of the 21.5km North-South Corridor (NSC) in the coming months...
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
Trump expands into Canada
Trump Tower Vancouver, an upscale hotel-cum-residential development, is scheduled to open in late summer 2016. At 616 feet tall, the US$360 million, 63-storey tower, is currently the second-tallest building in the city.
Continue Reading • 29 Apr 2016
URA launches sale of River Valley site
A prime residential site at Martin Place in the River Valley area has been launched for sale by public tender, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...
Continue Reading • 28 Apr 2016
Resale condo prices down in March
Prices of completed non-landed private homes fell by one percent in March 2016, after rising by 0.5 percent in the month before, revealed flash estimates of the NUS price index...
Continue Reading • 28 Apr 2016
Doctor house calls a first for Singapore condo
The sales gallery for Gem Residences, the first private condominium to launch in Toa Payoh since 2009, will open tomorrow (29 April) at Lorong 5 Toa Payoh...
Continue Reading • 28 Apr 2016
Forest-themed condo fully sold
Jewellery and property group Aspial Corporation has secured $275 million in revenue after selling all the units at Waterfront @ Faber, which comprises 199 apartments and 11 strata-landed homes...
Continue Reading • 28 Apr 2016
Four HDB blocks in Ang Mo Kio to be demolished
Four HDB blocks in Ang Mo Kio that were built about 40 years ago are set to be demolished in February 2017 to make way for new residential projects, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 28 Apr 2016
KL aspires to be among top global cities by 2020
According to a report, the Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley National Key Economic Area aims to be among the top economic and liveable cities in the world by 2020, said media reports...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Sale of Sentosa villa scrapped after China buyer arrested
The sale of a $23.8 million bungalow along Lakeshore View in Sentosa Cove was scrapped after the would-be-buyer was arrested for her involvement in a Ponzi scheme, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
More launches around the corner
With recent launches being warmly received by the market, developers are poised to unveil more residential projects in the coming months, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Chinese property giant in trouble?
China’s second-largest developer, Evergrande Real Estate Group, claims it can meet debt obligations despite Standard and Poor’s assessment that the company is now vulnerable to non-payment...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016
Times of uncertainty demand investments that protect capital
SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE: As the financial centre of Asia, and as a small and open economy, Singapore is affected by the slowdown of Asia’s economies, led by the volatility...
Continue Reading • 27 Apr 2016