Fri 13 Sep 2019 at 21:36
SINGAPORE: Home buyers on Wednesday (Sep 11) said that the bigger grants by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) offer them wider options, including buying resale flats if they fail in the bid for a new flat. With the Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG), which took effect…
Thu 22 Aug 2019 at 18:25
For some politically apathetic young Singaporeans, the key takeaway from the recent National Day Rally 2019 was the announcement of the Greater Southern Waterfront development, also affectionately known as the upcoming “Keppel Club BTO”. That’s right! There’s going to be an HDB BTO in this uber-prime…
Thu 27 Jun 2019 at 18:18
Whether if you’re buying a new property or a resale HDB, one common term that you probably hear often is OTP, or Option to Purchase. In Singapore, an Option to Purchase is one of the first few steps of buying a property, and comes before the…
Mon 13 May 2019 at 20:41
Starting from today (10 May 2019), new rules regarding the use of CPF for purchasing residential properties and HDB loan limits will take effect – for both HDB flats and private properties. DollarsAndSense explains what these new rules are – and how they might affect you….
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…
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…
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….
Sun 04 Nov 2018 at 22:38
SINGAPORE: You can engage as many real estate agents you want, and that is just what some people do when trying to sell or rent out their properties. It is like having a football team with 20 players instead of 11: The more people, the more…
Mon 29 Oct 2018 at 21:21
Several owners of shoebox units remain upbeat about selling their apartments in the future, in part thanks to recent guidelines set by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. SINGAPORE: For six months, Ms Hanna Sim was trying in vain to rent out her 1-bedroom apartment at private condominium…
