Reading the signs
In view of the Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day, PropertyGuru teamed up with fengshui master Jet Lee, founder of geomancy consultancy Yi Culture, to give readers of all Chinese zodiac signs a glimpse into their fortune for the year of the monkey.
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
Malaysia: Down, but not out
With the ringgit sliding, an uncertain economy, and the political scandal, many are left wondering whether this is the right time to enter Malaysia’s property market...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
News Roundup (29/01/2016 – 19/02/2016)
Home buying momentum remains despite slower sales Sales of new private homes in Singapore fell 16 percent to 322 units in January this year from the 384 units sold in December 2015, according to latest data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Including executive condominiums...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
Eye on Ang Mo Kio: In the red
Despite being developed later than most other residential estates in Singapore, Ang Mo Kio is today an urban planning area and a fully-fledged housing estate with promising property prospects.
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
Where will the Malaysian Ringgit head in 2016?
The Ringgit has made a slight recovery, and is no longer at the low point it was previously. How will our northern neighbours’ currency fare in 2016?
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
Housing highlights
A look at some of the developments shaping Singapore’s skyline.
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Corporate entity versus individual: Differences in property ownership
Whether you are planning to purchase residential property as a corporate entity or as an individual, there are a number of hard and fast rules you must follow...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
8 bathroom designs to spruce up your home
If standard-issue apartment bathrooms aren’t your thing, make yours a stunning masterpiece worthy of even royalty. After all, if you’ve already spent a pretty penny on doing up the rest of your home, why neglect the bathroom? Here are eight impressive bathrooms from which you can draw...
Continue Reading • 19 Feb 2016
Yio Chu Kang EC site draws 10 bids
Launched for sale by the Housing Board in December 2015, the 99-year leasehold site is expected to generate around 520 executive condominium units...
Continue Reading • 18 Feb 2016
Mortgagee listings surge on the back of staff cuts: DTZ
The economic slowdown and soft leasing market has led to staff cuts, which caused some affected homeowners to have difficulty financing their mortgages...
Continue Reading • 18 Feb 2016
US housing starts down 3.8% in January
Housing starts in the US fell 3.8 percent to a 1.1 million annualised rate in January this year, from a 1.14 million pace in December 2015, according to fresh data...
Continue Reading • 18 Feb 2016
Sexy homes pricier than lovely homes
Latest analysis shows that homes with ‘seductive’ and ‘sexy’ in their property descriptions cost much more than those with ‘love’ in their descriptions...
Continue Reading • 17 Feb 2016
CapitaLand registers lower profit
Southeast Asia's largest property developer, CapitaLand, achieved a total PATMI of $1.07 billion for the 2015 financial year. Proposes dividend of 9 Singapore cents per share...
Continue Reading • 17 Feb 2016
10 years on, Iskandar is struggling
Iskandar’s housing market continues to struggle, as evidenced by the drop in new launches and sales transactions last year, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 17 Feb 2016
Wandervale EC to open for applications amid oversupply worries
Wandervale is the first major property launch for 2016. Sim Lian's 534-unit EC project is expected to have an average selling price of $750 psf to $770 psf...
Continue Reading • 16 Feb 2016
Home buying momentum remains despite slower sales
Sales of new private homes in Singapore fell 16 percent to 322 units in January this year from the 384 units sold in December 2015, according to URA data...
Continue Reading • 16 Feb 2016
London home prices up 5.4%
Housing prices in the city rose 5.4 percent month-on-month, bringing the average price to £643,843 (S$1.3 million), revealed property portal Rightmove...
Continue Reading • 16 Feb 2016
Singapore's first luxury EC completed
CityLife @ Tampines, Singapore's first luxury EC, has been completed. Launched in 2012, 90 percent of its 514 units were sold within two days of its launch...
Continue Reading • 15 Feb 2016
5-room Pinnacle flat sold for nearly $1.07m
The recent sale of a unit on a high floor is believed to be the second-highest price ever for a 5-room flat in Singapore, according to media reports...
Continue Reading • 15 Feb 2016
Man cheats property buyers of $1.8m
The 39-year-old salesman used his ill-gotten wealth to purchase a BMW 5 Series car, which he drove using an expired vehicle licence plate number...
Continue Reading • 15 Feb 2016