General News… East Coast Church won S’pore Institute of Architects’ Award 8 Oct 20148 Oct 2014 Christ Methodist Church won the Design Award in the institutional projects category at the Singapore Institute of Architects Awards. It was also shortlisted as one of five projects in the…
Activities Winners for World Architectural Festival 2014 in Singapore (our Sports Hub is also a winner) 8 Oct 2014 After three days of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore, the festival's super-jury has awarded the prestigious World Building of the Year award to The Chapel, Vietnam, designed by a21studio.…
Commercial property… London pips HK as costliest city to rent homes and offices 5 Oct 2014 London has become the world's most expensive city for companies to locate employees, overtaking Hong Kong, which had previously topped the list for an unbroken five-year period, according to property…
Economics… Unlock value of property to fund retirement: Aviva 5 Oct 2014 PROPERTY is a great asset but Singaporeans need to consider how to unlock its value if they wish to have an easier life in retirement, advises insurance boss Nishit Majmudar.…
Activities… TEHO buying ECG for $17M 5 Oct 2014 http://business.asiaone.com/news/teho-buying-local-property-firm-ecg-17m Offshore and marine company Teho International is buying local property firm ECG Property Services in a $17 million deal, giving the latter a listed vehicle for expansion. Teho executives…
Condos… Price gap narrows between RCR and OCR condos 5 Oct 2014 http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/wealth/others/city-non-city-condo-price-gap-narrows-20141004 The price gaps for resale private condos in the city area versus those in the city fringe and suburbs have been narrowing since the market started softening in late…
Condos… Auguest homes sales down 15% 28 Sep 2014 http://business.asiaone.com/news/new-private-home-sales-august-down-15-cent A double whammy of tough loan rules and no launches in the Hungry Ghost month belted new home sales last month, but analysts predict a turnaround when more units…
Activities… Wear an Artpiece, Touch a Legacy 25 Sep 2014 Batik art was rather unappealing to me for quite a long time. Preferring contemporary art work, I thought Batik art as somewhat outdated and unfashionable. Even old Chinese art fascinated…
Commercial property… Macpherson-Paya Lebar Industrial site up for en-bloc sale 23 Sep 201423 Sep 2014 http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/citimac-industrial/1374730.html Citimac Industrial Complex at the junction of Macpherson Road and Paya Lebar Road has been put up for collective sale, with the owners seeking bids of S$550 million and…
Activities… Grand Duchess for rent 22 Sep 201422 Sep 2014 Grand Duchess at St Patrick's is a freehold development located at Saint Patrick's Road. This low-rise development has 8 storeys and comprises of 121 units completed a few years ago.…
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