Condos… Bumper crop of shoebox units to come in 2017 28 Aug 201528 Aug 2015 High Park Residences in Sengkang has enjoyed roaring sales in recent weeks, but investors in its smaller units may have trouble leasing them out. Many shoebox units are coming onstream,…
Condos… Record private home completions in Q2 send vacancies to a high 5 Aug 2015 A RECORD volume of private home completions in the second quarter sent the vacancy rate north, and as leasing demand could not keep up with the gush of completions, rents…
General News… HDB resale volume surges 5 Aug 2015 The Housing Board resale market saw a spike in transaction volume last quarter, even as prices dipped, the latest official data showed. Resale flat volume climbed 27.8 per cent in…
Condos… Central Region condo prices ease the most from 2013 peak: index 5 Aug 2015 From their peak in May 2013, prices of completed private apartments and condos in the Central Region have fallen 12.7 per cent, based on National University of Singapore's (NUS) June…
Condos… Condo resale prices inch up 0.4% in June: SRX Property 21 Jul 2015 Resale prices of non-landed private residential properties edged up 0.4 per cent in June compared to May, according to flash estimates from SRX Property on Tuesday. Year on year, prices…
Economics… No quick recovery for Singapore property market: seminar 21 Jul 2015 AS Singapore faces a "new normal" of slower growth and even stagnation risks, the property market is unlikely to stage a major rebound even if some cooling measures are relaxed…
Condos… Amber Park’s third en bloc attempt fails 21 Jul 201513 Jun 2017 It was third time unlucky for the Amber Park condominium, after yet another collective sale tender closed with no bids. The 29-year-old Katong estate condo was put on sale last…
Condos… Leasing woes for private non-landed, public housing 21 Jul 2015 Latest data showed that the leasing market remained anaemic in both the private non-landed and public housing markets. Rents for private condominiums and apartments edged down 0.5 per cent last…
Condos… Private home, resale HDB prices continue slide in Q2 21 Jul 2015 PRICES of both private and public housing continued their slide in the second quarter of this year, albeit at smaller magnitudes compared to a quarter ago. Still, clear signals of…
General News… Rule on cement may drive up renovation bills 21 Jul 201521 Jul 2015 Renovation contractors say a new rule requiring pre-packed cement to be used throughout Housing Board flats could add thousands of dollars to customers' bills. Since last month, it has been…