Fri 31 May 2019 at 18:18
Minister Lawrence Wong says the cooling measures implemented have achieved what they set out to do Singapore’s property cooling measures have achieved what they set out to do, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong, but most analysts do not expect them to be lifted in…
Fri 04 Jan 2019 at 18:08
SINGAPORE — Not since 2007 has the property market had such an eventful year. 2018 will be remembered most for the year the en bloc movement reached fever pitch, which went by with multiple asking prices above S$2 billion, ugly spats between neighbours, and calls among…
Wed 26 Dec 2018 at 17:21
Homeowner Grace Koh had barely settled into her new condominium apartment along Singapore’s breezy East Coast in August, when the interest rate on her mortgage jumped from 1.5 per cent to 1.8 per cent. When she first took out the S$1.1 million (US$800,000) home loan with…
Sun 02 Dec 2018 at 15:43
SINGAPORE: What happens when you have bought a newly launched property from a developer, but wish to sell it before it is completed? Before completion, a transaction of a unit between the original buyer and new buyer is called a sub-sale in industry parlance. This…
Sun 02 Dec 2018 at 15:37
SINGAPORE: The Urban Redevelopment Authority released four sites as part of the 2H2018 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme. Two of the sites, one on Sims Drive and another along Middle Road, are under the Confirmed List and are open for public tender. A site along Dairy Farm…
Wed 21 Nov 2018 at 14:49
SINGAPORE: Six super luxury homes were sold for $10m and above after the cooling measures. Despite the cooling measures imposed back in July, foreigners and utra-wealthy individuals still flocked to Singapore for their luxury home purchases properties still came cheaper compared to other hot areas such…
Fri 16 Nov 2018 at 12:04
SINGAPORE — If the Government had not stepped in with measures in July to cool the property market such that there are now signs of moderation, property prices would have surged ahead, possibly going up by 10 to 15 per cent, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said….
Sat 10 Nov 2018 at 19:41
SINGAPORE: With all the turmoil of a Trump presidency and Brexit, we wouldn’t be surprised if analysts eventually suggest hiding your money in a sock. In the aftermath of the last crisis years (2009 to 2013), the Singapore property market — particularly its luxury segment —…
Thu 01 Nov 2018 at 02:18
SINGAPORE: Two residential sites and one White site with a combined yield of 2,000 homes and 540 hotel rooms were released for sale under the second half 2018 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme on Wednesday (Oct 31). The plot of land at Kampong Java Road belonging…
Thu 01 Nov 2018 at 01:00
SINGAPORE: Guess which city managed to top a luxury real-estate ranking despite a slew of cooling measures to tame its property market? Yes, the tiny island nation of Singapore, nudging out Hong Kong. Luxury home prices rose 13 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30 from…
