Luxury home prices on the upswing
While it has taken a beating from the government’s property cooling measures in recent years, luxury home prices in Singapore are now showing signs of recovery
Continue Reading • 7 Jul 2017
CDL’s Kwek: Worst not over for property market
Singapore’s real estate market is still struggling, with home prices falling for the third year in 2016 due mainly to the cooling measures, according to CDL's Executive Chairman, Kwek Leng Beng...
Continue Reading • 24 Feb 2017
Review property tax, urges Redas
The Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) has called on the government to review the property tax for vacant private land, and to grant property tax exemption...
Continue Reading • 13 Feb 2017
Replace ABSD with a new property tax: JLL
With house prices under considerable pressure, given the subdued economic outlook both locally and globally as well as the expectations of rising interest rates...
Continue Reading • 1 Feb 2017
Large developer stocks to benefit from a home price rebound
With home prices set to make a comeback, analysts expect the government to signal its intention to review the property cooling measures at the budget speech in February...
Continue Reading • 26 Jan 2017
Home prices in Singapore now more affordable, according to study
Singapore homes recorded a slight decline in their median price last year, according to the 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey.
Continue Reading • 24 Jan 2017
Knight Frank: S’pore prime home prices to increase 2%
Prime residential prices in Singapore are expected to increase by two percent in 2017, according to property consultancy Knight Frank and reported the Financial Times...
Continue Reading • 18 Jan 2017
Property market stabilising, says MAS chief
The various property cooling measures rolled out by the government have been effective in stabilising Singapore’s once soaring property market, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 17 Jan 2017
China home prices, property investment set to rise
Average home prices in China are projected to increase by 4.1 percent year-on-year to 7,435 yuan (S$1,544) per sq m in 2017, while property investment...
Continue Reading • 9 Jan 2017
HK home prices hit new high in November
After an eight-month rise, private home prices in Hong Kong achieved a new record in November, rising by 0.79 percent from the previous month, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 3 Jan 2017
CDL to benefit from improving market sentiment
Improving sentiment in the housing market will likely benefit CDL, as it remains the developer with the most available inventory, with much of its land bank...
Continue Reading • 8 Dec 2016
HK raises stamp duty to cool resurging property market
Hong Kong Transport and Housing Secretary Anthony Cheung revealed that the government has increased the stamp duty to 15 percent for all home purchases, except for first-time buyers who are permanent residents, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 7 Nov 2016
Banks able to withstand house price slump: Fitch
Singapore’s banks are strong enough to withstand a severe downturn in the country's property market, according to Fitch Ratings.
Continue Reading • 31 Aug 2016
News Roundup (25/06/2016 - 08/07/2016)
Our top Singapore and regional property stories.
Continue Reading • 8 Jul 2016
S'pore property market closer to bottom than HK
LaSalle Investment Management believes that Singapore’s real estate market could reach its lowest level sooner than Hong Kong, media reports said...
Continue Reading • 27 May 2016
Singapore property now less attractive to investors
Singapore’s appeal as a property investment destination for institutional investors has diminished this year, in comparison to other developed Asia Pacific cities, particularly in Australia and Japan.
Continue Reading • 5 Apr 2016
Budget 2016: What to expect
The Singapore government seems determined to maintain its property cooling measures, resulting in more overseas investment from Singaporeans. Will the government finally look to stop the large capital outflows?
Continue Reading • 11 Mar 2016
PropNex bucks trend with $200m in commissions
Despite Singapore’s sluggish property market, PropNex Realty saw gross commissions soar to a record high of $200 million in 2015, while transaction volume surpassed...
Continue Reading • 9 Mar 2016
HK home sales plunge 70% from last year
Residential transactions in Hong Kong plunged by 70 percent on an annual basis last month, as buyers shunned the housing market amidst falling prices and economic uncertainty...
Continue Reading • 8 Mar 2016
Still too early to remove cooling measures: Wong
It is premature to lift Singapore’s property cooling measures as it could undo the government’s efforts to make home prices affordable, said Lawrence Wong...
Continue Reading • 1 Mar 2016