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6 New Condo Launches in Singapore to Watch Out For In 2021
SINGAPORE - After a choppy 2020 in Singapore's real estate market due to the COVID-19 circuit breaker, what's in store for buyers and investors of new condos in 2021? Despite analysts' gloomy...
New Condo Launches to Watch Out For In 2020
SINGAPORE - After a frenzied 2019 in the new private residential sector, what's in store for buyers and investors of new condos in 2020? 2019 saw an avalanche of new private homes launching...
Do You Own Your HDB Flat? That’s Not the Real Issue
Singaporeans question whether they are owners or lessees of their HDB flats. Here is a summary of their main arguments, but that’s not the real issue here.
More than 1,000 new homes sold in one night before cooling measures hit
New cooling measures announced by the government on Thursday evening (Jul 5) sparked a last minute buying frenzy, as buyers rushed to avoid paying additional taxes on their new home purchases.
ABSD raised as new cooling measures announced
New cooling measures on residential property to “cool the property market and keep price increases in line with economic fundamentals”.
Malaysia to review high-speed rail link to Singapore
Malaysia will review the implementation the high-speed rail line to Singapore, among other mega projects, according to the newly appointed economic affairs minister Mohamed Azmin Ali.
New private home prices may hit S$2,900 PSF by 2030: DBS report
This comes on the back of a population of between 6.3 million to 6.5 million by 2030.
Are We Heading for a Severe Shortage of New ECs?
There will be no further supply of new ECs till the next launch at Sumang Walk in Punggol, towards the second half of 2019.
5 Ways a Private En Bloc is Different from HDB’s SERS
SINGAPORE - En bloc fever is raging in Singapore, nudging the private residential market upwards the past few quarters (see This is how much Amber Park condo owners will get). At the other end of...
Chinese Investors Worry About Johor’s Forest City After Mahathir Win
Many of the investors have been middle-class citizens from China, lured a massive promotional campaign promising an affordable project “near Singapore”.
6 Things That Will Happen If CPF Can No Longer Be Used for Housing
SINGAPORE - Following the President of Singapore Halimah Yaacob's call for policy suggestions, economist Walter Theseira suggested halting the use of CPF savings to buy homes. The rationale of the...
The Term “Near MRT” No Longer Works in Marketing Property: Agents
With the all-too-frequent MRT train disruptions lately, property agents say that the once oft-used benefit of properties “near MRT station” no longer works.
Higher property prices may trigger more cooling measures
Sentiment among developers is highest in the past few years, but will higher property prices trigger the Government to act again?
6 changes to the HDB resale process you must know
HDB is upgrading its resale portal to make it easier to file applications and conduct eligibility checks. Here’s what you need to know.
This is how much each owner will get in Changi Garden en bloc
Changi Garden, a freehold residential and retail development, has been bought en bloc for S$248.8 million by mainboard-listed Chip Eng Seng.
19,000 homes to be built in Kampong Bugis, Holland Plain and Bayshore
A total of 19,000 units in three upcoming neighbourhoods – Kampong Bugis, Holland Plain and Bayshore – are in the pipeline over the next decade.
Developers holding back units in a sign of higher prices down the road
CapitaLand has temporarily halted sales of two residential projects, a sign that the developer could be looking to raise prices down the road, analysts said.
This is how much each owner will get in Amber Park en bloc
The tender at Amber Park en bloc attracted eight submissions, and the sale holds the record as Singapore’s largest freehold collective sale by dollar value.
VIDEO: Why is Hong Kong housing so expensive?
HONG KONG - Hong Kong consistently ranks as the world's most expensive housing market and has just gotten even more expensive this year, rising more than 20% so far in 2017. Click on the video...
Singapore’s home prices rise for the first time in 4 years: URA data
Singapore’s home prices rose for the first time in four years, ending a record 15 quarters of decline and confirming recent signs that the property market is rebounding.
Zouk Residences? Former Zouk Land Parcel Triggered For Bidding
Literally Stay Where You Play(-ed).
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