Activities… Bishan DBSS flat sets record HDB resale price 2 Feb 20172 Feb 2017 A Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat in Bishan has fetched a record $1.18 million in the priciest public housing resale deal to date. The five-roomer is one of…
Activities… De-licensed projects to use net prices in URA index 29 Nov 201629 Nov 2016 As reported in September 2016, for de-licensed private projects where the developers offered incentives and discounts to buyers, URA will not include such incentives into the prices when it compiles…
Activities… $1.89M per unit for Potong Pasir enbloc sale 7 Oct 20161 Feb 2017 A joint venture between UOL Group and United Industrial Corporation (UIC) has bought a privatised former HUDC estate in Potong Pasir Avenue 1 for S$334.2 million. The 175-unit estate, known…
Economics… TDSR framework exempted from home mortgage refinancing 1 Oct 201629 Nov 2016 MAS announced in September that borrowers may be exempted from Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) framework when refinancing their homes. The TDSR rules still apply to new housing loans. The…
Activities… Singapore emerged as TOP asian economy in innovation. 26 Sep 201626 Sep 2016 Singapore has emerged as the top Asian economy in innovation, going by the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII), bettering other top asian economies -- South Korea (11th), Hong Kong (14th),…
Activities… Katong/St Patrick Semi Detached house @$5k+ only 19 Jun 201620 Jun 2016 Beautiful katong semi detached house for rent. Near Katong eateries, malls, schools ( Tao Nan, Ngee Ann, CHIJ, St Patrick's, Victoria School and Junior College). Partially furnished with garden. 4…
General News… Housing rents down for private housing, flat for public housing 16 Jun 201616 Jun 2016 According to SRX report, rents of private flats dropped in May while those of HDB remained unchanged. Overall 16.5% fall in private homes rental were registered from the peak in…
Condos… Signs of recovery in new sales? 16 Jun 2016 According to the recent transactions in May, the sales of new private homes has reached a 10-month high. 1058 new homes were sold in May compared to 748 in April.…
Activities… Saving Dakota Crescent 16 Jun 201616 Jun 2016 On local press recently, there is a group of architects, led by Mr Jonathan Poh, seeking to save parts of Dakota Crescent. Dakota Crescent is one of the oldest public…
Activities… Katong Shopping Centre may go enbloc again 15 Jun 201615 Jun 2016 Katong Shopping Centre (KSC) in Katong/East Coast area is making a third time try at the collective sale market, with a asking price of about $630m. More than 80% of…