S'pore recognised for innovation, sustainability: report
Of all the cities in the region, Singapore is recognised most for its innovative approach to sustainability and the environment.
Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2014
KL home to world's most millionaires
Malaysia's capital beat out other global cities for most number of HNWIs...
Continue Reading • 11 Dec 2014
25.7% of private homes to get tax cut
Amidst rising vacancies and a sluggish residential market, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) will reduce the property tax for next year of about 73,300 private houses.
Continue Reading • 11 Dec 2014
Lake Life a hit with first-time buyers
Around 45 percent of Lake Life's buyers were first-time buyers, and the project sold 521 out of its 546 units during its launch – a record for the most first-day sales since the government tightened mortgage rules.
Continue Reading • 11 Dec 2014
CBRE Group launches new brand positioning
CBRE Group has launched its new global brand positioning, along with a platform to express the positioning inside and outside the company, Build on Advantage.
Continue Reading • 11 Dec 2014
10 towns in the heritage spotlight
The National Heritage Board (NHB) is commissioning a project to document the history of ten towns by June 2015.
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Govt exploring new concept for worship spaces
MND is looking at the possibility of some religious groups co-sharing spaces and going high-rise...
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Thong Sia Building in Orchard Road up for sale
Opportunity to own a freehold commercial and residential building in Orchard ...
Continue Reading • 10 Dec 2014
Hiap Hoe sells upscale condo to controlling shareholder
Hiap Hoe Group is selling its high-end condominium, Treasure on Balmoral, to its controlling shareholder, Hiap Hoe Holdings, to dodge hefty extension fees under the qualifying certificate (QC) rules.
Continue Reading • 10 Dec 2014
Architecture firm proposes retirement home with farming facilities
A design studio has designed Home Farm, a conceptual proposal for retirement housing for Singapore that combines apartments and facilities with vertical urban vegetable farming.
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SLP International joins forces with popular YouTubers to educate young buyers
First video released is a short music parody on a current pop song called BANG BANG...
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S'pore to help develop Andhra Pradesh's new capital city
Singapore and India's Andhra Pradesh state have signed Memorandum of Understanding to masterplan and develop the latter's new capital city and surrounding region.
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Property portal in Vietnam holding biggest seminar of 2014
The topic is "Forecasting the trend of real estate market in 2015"...
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HDB resale price index revised to cover all towns, flat models
Revision of the HDB resale price index takes into account more attributes, such as age, size, storey and proximity to amenities...
Continue Reading • 9 Dec 2014
Hong Leong Group is Singapore's top seller
City Developments Limited (CDL) and its parent Hong Leong Group emerged as Singapore's top seller of residential units, selling 1,370 new homes so far this year.
Continue Reading • 9 Dec 2014
Four areas to pay more for rubbish collection
Waste collection fees for residents of four sectors to be raised on 1 Jan 2015...
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Rochester 20 welcomes first tenant
The world's largest chemical company, BASF launched the BASF Learning Campus (Singapore) at Rochester 20 yesterday.
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Keppel Corp listed on global sustainability index
Keppel Corporation has been included on the latest Euronext Vigeo World 120 index.
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Property tax reduced for bigger HDB flats
Owners of the larger HDB flats will enjoy savings of up to $14...
Continue Reading • 8 Dec 2014
Govt trims land sales in sluggish times
Fewer land sales made available to allow the market to absorb unsold units...
Continue Reading • 8 Dec 2014