New Private Home Sales Up 13.6% in March 2023, The Continuum Opens for Preview, Prices Start From $1.4 Million, and More

New private home sales in Singapore increased for a third consecutive month in March 2023, rising 13.6% month-on-month (MoM) to 492 units, while The Continuum opened for preview on 21 April 2023, with prices starting from $1.4 million.

Continue Reading24 Apr 2023

El Development and Gao Xiu Hua submit top bids for Slim Barracks Rise GLS sites

Two residential sites at Slim Barracks Rise received robust interest during the close of their tender, with each site attracting 10 bids, revealed the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Tuesday (28 September).

Continue Reading29 Sep 2021

Sales galleries introduce high-end amenities to attract potential buyers

Singapore’s private housing market developers, especially those of the luxury market, have lately been more creative with their sales galleries.

Continue Reading28 Jan 2020

CapitaLand tops SIAS 20th Investors’ Choice Awards for fourth straight year

The Group also received the Sustainability Award in the Big Cap category, the Most Transparent Company Award in the Real Estate category and runner-up for the Singapore Corporate Governance Award.

Continue Reading27 Sep 2019

Positive buyers’ demand seen at The Antares launch

Located right next to the Mattar MRT station on Downtown Line, The Antares comprises one block of 18-storey, one block of 17-storey and two blocks of five-storey residential flats.

Continue Reading17 Sep 2019

New private home sales down 30% m-o-m in April

Sales of new condominium units in Singapore fell on the back of fewer project launches last month...

Continue Reading16 May 2019

Oxley profit surges 121% in Q1

Its profit gain was primarily due to fair value gain of investment properties both in Singapore and overseas.

Continue Reading14 May 2019

Private home sales up 4.4% as developers offer higher agent commissions

The prospect of the Cross Island Line may have also boosted sales at projects situated near upcoming stations...

Continue Reading18 Mar 2019

Property moguls top Singapore’s richest: Forbes

Real estate tycoons Robert and Philip Ng who control Far East Organization lead the field with a net worth of US$12 billion...

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CapitaLand’s Q4 net profit soars 71% to $475.7m

The developer does not expect home prices to rebound quickly after new property cooling measures were introduced in July...

Continue Reading21 Feb 2019

Singapore developers remain pessimistic about the property market

Potential risk factors include too many property launches, rising inflation/interest rate and a decline in the global economy...

Continue Reading21 Jan 2019

REDAS names CDL group general manager as new president

Chia brings with him 40 years of corporate leadership and management experience. He joined CDL in 1981...

Continue Reading18 Jan 2019

New private home sales fell almost 50% m-o-m in Dec

New private home sales fell by almost 50 percent to 602 units in December from 1,201 units in November...

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Private home sales rebound in November amid surge in new launches

Singapore saw developers’ sales soar 146 percent month-on-month to 1,198 units (excluding ECs) in November...

Continue Reading18 Dec 2018

Nominations for 2019 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) now open

The sixth annual edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) called on the general public...

Continue Reading18 Dec 2018

New bill requires developers to do background checks on clients, report suspicious deals

Singapore’s Parliament passed a bill on Tuesday (20 Nov) that requires developers to conduct due diligence checks...

Continue Reading21 Nov 2018

Property cooling measures averted a 10-15% growth in home prices

While developers may want a “complete laissez faire situation” of allowing “the market to run its own course"...

Continue Reading16 Nov 2018

URA limits number of private condos outside central region

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) changed the formula for determining the maximum number of units that developers can build in new non-landed residential projects...

Continue Reading18 Oct 2018

Buyers of two freehold condos still waiting on completion despite 2016 TOP

Two freehold condominiums in Singapore should have been completed in 2016, but until now buyers are still awaiting their completion, reported the Straits Times...

Continue Reading16 Oct 2018

Finalists for 2018 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) revealed

The official nominees for the 2018 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) have been unveiled, including the finalists...

Continue Reading27 Sep 2018