URA launches second Paya Lebar Central land parcel
The 3.9 ha mixed-use site at Paya Lebar Road / Sims Avenue can generate about 1.77 million sq ft of gross floor area for office, retail and residential uses.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
JLL reshuffles Singapore Capital Markets team
JLL Singapore Capital Markets business will see some senior director changes as of 1 November 2014.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
Building awareness for Lease Buyback Scheme a challenge
Queries on the Lease Buyback Scheme almost tripled to 500 three weeks after changes to the scheme were announced on 3 September.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
Bangkok: Back to normal
Average launch prices for condominiums in Bangkok's CBD rose 12.2 percent in the three months immediately after the coup.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
Grab a slice of Madonna’s interior design
Madonna’s interior designer, Nicola Fontanella has brought her renowned flair, glamour to nine luxurious apartments at London's Dover House.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
Vietnam mulls foreign buying - again
In a move to bring ownership laws in line with other countries ahead of AEC 2015, Vietnam is mulling changes to its property laws.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
African buyers look to London
Although small in number, buyers from Africa are increasing their interest in London properties priced above £5 million, according to new research.
Continue Reading • 28 Oct 2014
Philippine developer taps Ascott for Ortigas project
Philippine-based CDC Holdings has appointed Singapore’s The Ascott Limited to manage its 280 serviced apartments at a recently launched project, according to media reports. Known as CDC Millennium Ortigas, the 31-story mixed-use development comprises commercial space, residential units and...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2014
HDB resale volume to hit 10-year low this year, report
HDB resale volume is expected to hit to a 10-year low this year at around 16,500 to 17,000 units, while resale prices are expected to drop by as much as seven percent, according to PropNex and reported in the media. HDB resale prices will continue to be affected by a looming flood of new homes...
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2014
Oversupply among potential risks in the next six months
65.6 percent of the respondents surveyed in the Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI) in Q3 2014 indicated the property market will face excess supply from new launches.
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2014
S'pore's biggest condo turns into a musical instrument
Residents of d'Leedon celebrated the completion of the eight-hectare project by witnessing a world record-setting feat on Saturday.
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2014
Rents of luxury units declining: report
The average monthly gross rents of luxury/super-luxury apartment could decline by about 5 percent for the whole of 2014.
Continue Reading • 27 Oct 2014
HSR project to benefit both countries
The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project should not be viewed as a mere transportation upgrade, but as a project that would benefit both Malaysia and Singapore...
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
Private home prices fall for fourth straight quarter
Prices of private housing units fell by 0.7 percent in Q3 2014, following a 1.0 percent drop in the previous quarter, according to URA data...
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
HDB resale prices see further declines
Prices of HDB resale flats fell by 1.7 percent in Q3 2014 after declining by 1.4 percent in the quarter before...
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
More senior executives leaving CapitaLand
Deputy CEO of CapitaMalls Asia Simon Ho, and CEO of CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sharon Lim will be resigning.
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
Cairnhill Mansions gives en bloc another go
The ageing Cairnhill Mansions near Goodwood Park Hotel in District 9 is expected to make its fourth attempt at an en bloc sale.
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
Property buying advice at free seminar
Singapore property market outlook at The Tembusu showflat...
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
Eye on Marine Parade: Reclaimed Glory
Just over 40 years ago, it would have been rather hard to imagine Marine Parade's mere existence. Built entirely on reclaimed land in the 1970s, Marine Parade was developed covering 50 hectares to house over 7,000 units of flats.
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
High-Speed Rail may start construction next year
The High-Speed Rail (HSR) link between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore is expected begin construction in Q3 2015 and details will be finalised at a meeting between the two governments early next year.
Continue Reading • 23 Oct 2014