Yishun Integrated Transport Hub to open by 2019
This is the 10th integrated transport hub to be opened in Singapore...
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
REDAS urges govt to relook ABSD rules for luxury property
The imposition of ABSD on this segment runs counter to the government's efforts to encourage foreign investment flows into the country, says REDAS...
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
Govt trims development charges for non-landed housing
DC rates have declined by 3.2 percent on average for the non-landed residential sector...
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
Ho Bee posts massive profit drop
Ho Bee's full year profit falls to $315 million in 2014 from the previous year...
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
New fees will not stop Aussie buyers
Despite Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's proposal that foreign buyers will be required to pay fees for their overseas property buys, these are not expected to deter Singaporean investors according to one real estate firm.
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
Singapore denies delaying progress on RTS project
The Ministry of Transport has refuted Malaysian media reports which stated that Singapore is holding back on deciding the alignment for the Rapid Transit System (RTS) link...
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
London developer aims for Asian buyers and investors
Overseas property buyers and investors from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong are the target of Regal Homes for its latest London property development, Royal Quay.
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
Court: Thai 'secured' leases are void
In a shock decision by the Phuket Civil Court it has been ruled so-called “secured leases” offered by some real estate developers to allow foreigners to secure a cast-iron 90-year lease are not valid.
Continue Reading • 2 Mar 2015
Private property market 2015: The squeeze tightens further
Property developers certainly did not have the easiest year in 2014, with the various rounds of cooling measures still possessing strong influence over buyers’ appetite. Bearing testament of the cooling market is the consecutive quarter-on-quarter decline in non-landed private residential...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
What will happen in 2015: A PropertyGuru outlook
The property market in 2014 remained lacklustre as existing property cooling and the Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) continued to influence buyers’ appetite for real estate. Signs of weakening demand for both resale HDBs and private property were visible in the form of an overall fall in...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Botanique at Bartley to launch in March
UOL Group's upcoming Botanique at Bartley project is one of 10 major launches in 2015...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Suspected room rental scammer arrested
A man believed to be involved in at least six cases of rental scams for a Serangoon property has been arrested.
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Offer to privatise Keppel Land "not fair but reasonable": KPMG
Independent financial adviser KPMG Corporate Finance described Keppel Corp's offer to acquire Keppel Land's remaining shares for up to $3.2 billion as "not fair but reasonable".
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
UOL's FY 2014 net profit drops 13%
UOL Group Limited recorded a 13 percent drop in net attributable profit to $686 million for FY 2014, mostly due to lower fair value gains.
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Singapore celebrity couple endorse new Iskandar project
The Sungai Pulai Wellness Resort is located within a protected conservation area across from Tuas...
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Study on waste management in Iskandar to be carried out
The Iskandar Regional Development Authority will carry out a feasibility study with Ronser Bio-Tech on possible waste management projects in Iskandar Malaysia.
Continue Reading • 27 Feb 2015
Singapore's 'most odourless' paint now available
Dulux PureAir recognised by Singaporeans as the ‘most odourless’ paint...
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2015
Rent trends in 2015: What you need to know
Cooling measures and loan restrictions have definitely placed a damper on sentiments in various segments of Singapore’s property market. Leasing demand for public and private housing is no exception. Here are some trends that are expected to appear in the rental market in 2015: 1) Record...
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2015
Skimming the Subletting Situation
Just like how there are tell-tale signs which convey the degree of profitability for a particular investment, vacancy rates can provide a brief glimpse into the health of the rental market. Often either referring to completed units but unsold by developers or homes purchased by buyers but are...
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2015
Good property design may help bridge social divide
Architects and real estate developers can minimise the "not in my backyard syndrome" if they design Singapore property according to the needs of the community, Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing said.
Continue Reading • 26 Feb 2015