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Private home prices down 3.7% in 2015

Singapore private home prices for 2015 down 3.7 percent...

Continue Reading4 Jan 2016

HDB resale prices down 1.5% in 2015

Resale flat prices for 2015 fell by 1.5 percent compared with the previous year...

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New flats are still affordable: HDB

The Housing Board has offered almost $2 billion in housing grants to households in recent years...

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GCB sales on the rise

GCB prices could drop by around 5% this year, say experts...

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Top 10 stories of 2015

Here's a rundown of the most read stories on PropertyGuru this year...

Continue Reading31 Dec 2015

Indonesia struggles with 13.5m housing backlog

Indonesia's government is struggling to build new homes fast enough to meet surging demand arising from urbanisation and population growth...

Continue Reading31 Dec 2015

Hong Kong to exceed housing supply target

Four land parcels on the island were recently launched, offering a total of 1,550 housing units...

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18,000 new flats to be launched in 2016

The government will launch 18,000 new flats in 2016, up from 15,000 units this year...

Continue Reading30 Dec 2015

HDB launches tenders for EC sites at Yio Chu Kang Road, Sumang Walk

The two sites can potentially yield about 1,300 residential units...

Continue Reading30 Dec 2015

Experts forecast lower loan growth

Loan growth in Singapore is expected to decline further in 2016, say experts...

Continue Reading30 Dec 2015

London buyers fazed by higher stamp duty

The new measures are intended to deter speculators and protect first-time home buyers...

Continue Reading30 Dec 2015

Tougher times ahead for housing market

The weak economy, interest rate hike and property cooling measures are expected to put more pressure on private home prices in 2016...

Continue Reading29 Dec 2015

Non-landed home prices down 0.6%

Prices of completed non-landed private homes dipped 0.6 percent in November after rising in the previous month...

Continue Reading29 Dec 2015

UK tax hike to impact overseas buyers

The plan to raise sales taxes on second homes in Britain will also cover overseas buyers...

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HDB scheme benefits 74,000 elderly households

The Enhancement for Active Seniors programme, introduced in 2012, aims to improve the lives of seniors living in HDB flats...

Continue Reading28 Dec 2015

HDB to use smart planning tools in more estates

The Housing Board will use smart planning tools to improve the planning and design of HDB towns...

Continue Reading28 Dec 2015

Exchange of unused expired HDB and URA parking coupons

Parking coupons valid until 31 December 2015 can no longer be used from 1 January 2016...

Continue Reading28 Dec 2015

2016 will be “the worst year for Malaysian property”, says expert

Property prices across the causeway are expected to drop further in 2016, but this will not translate to more sales...

Continue Reading24 Dec 2015

Asia’s most expensive apartment sells for S$106.86m

The sale of a luxury unit at the Opus Hong Kong apartment block translates to S$18,637 psf...

Continue Reading24 Dec 2015

US new home sales up 4.3% in Nov

New home sales in the United States rose in November 2015, according to latest data...

Continue Reading24 Dec 2015