HDB… HDB resale prices slide back down 12 Mar 2015 After a tepid spike in January, resale prices for Housing Board flats quickly headed back south last month. The fall is likely to be a result of continued cooling measures,…
Commercial property… URA revised DC rates for urban Singapore in Feb 2015 1 Mar 201512 Mar 2015 The Ministry of National Development has revised the development charge (DC) rates for the period 1 March 2015 to 31 August 2015. The review is carried out on a half-yearly…
Katong-JooChiat… Laid-Back Tanjong Katong stirred up with change 16 Feb 2015 A cool breeze from the coast is not all that is sweeping along Tanjong Katong Road these days. The winds of change are stirring the placid neighbourhood, a largely residential…
Landed Property… More room to shape landed homes 16 Feb 2015 Owners and developers of landed homes will have more flexibility when it comes to redevelopment, under new rules announced yesterday. The changes give greater leeway when it comes to altering…
Condos… City Fringe Homes more rent resilient 16 Feb 2015 Home owners of properties on the city fringes need not feel so despondent over heavier than average price falls over the last year.Prices there may have dropped more than properties…
Property news… More Private properties sold at a loss 6 Feb 2015 More people here selling private homes suffered losses last year as prices across the island kept tumbling. In the most extreme cases, sellers of high-end properties gave up hope of…
Neighbourhood news… Rezoning won’t change character of Geylang area 6 Feb 2015 The move to exclude new residences in part of Geylang will not change the red-light area's character, said the MP of the area, Mr Edwin Tong. Instead, he expects more…
General News… Singapore ‘most liveable city in the world’ for expatriates: Index 6 Feb 20156 Feb 2015 Singapore has again been ranked the most liveable city in Asia and the world according to an index for expatriate living conditions published by human resource consultancy ECA International on…
Condos… Developers are cutting back on the frills to move units 6 Feb 2015 Developers are cutting back on the frills to move units in a slowing property market. The trend is most evident at EL Development's Symphony Suites in Yishun Ave 9 and…
Condos… Private home resales up 8.4% in H2 from H1 3 Feb 20153 Feb 2015 In what could be a ray of hope for a recovery in resale volumes of private housing transactions, the number of units transacted in this segment rose 8.4 per cent…
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