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SINGAPORE – Homebuyers can now get a better sense of how well developers and builders perform with the roll-out of a new construction quality banding… Read More »Homebuyers to benefit from new banding system tracking the performance of developers, builders

SINGAPORE – Interest rate rises have impacted mortgage payments, but local banks DBS Bank, UOB and OCBC Bank say home owners who recently refinanced their… Read More »Home owners who refinanced recently able to cope with increase in mortgage payments, say banks

The desire to live the Singapore dream of upgrading to private property has driven some newer owners of Housing Board flats to jump the gun… Read More »Buying private homes in trust not a way for HDB owners to get around MOP rule

SINGAPORE – The new Bidadari Housing Board estate is on track for completion, with more than 70 per cent of flats in the estate now completed.… Read More »More than 70% of flats in Bidadari delivered, estate on track for completion

If you are thinking of buying a second property, it may be simpler to just pay the additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD) than to buy… Read More »Why paying ABSD for a second property beats setting up a trust

Will private property become the remit of the wealthier and older generation at the rate housing prices have gone up over the long term? J… Read More »Housing may be affordable – but is housing mobility slowing?

SINGAPORE – Sales of luxury houses in Sentosa Cove picked up in the second half of 2022 as the high-end landed market softened elsewhere, said… Read More »Sentosa Cove property sales pick up in H2 2022 with more bungalows, condo units sold

SINGAPORE – New private home sales hit a seven-month high in April, powered by a strong take-up at two major city fringe projects – one… Read More »New private home sales hit 7-month high in April

SINGAPORE – New homes are set to be built on two land parcels in Zion Road that were part of a Selective En bloc Redevelopment… Read More »New homes set to be built on former Sers site near Great World mall

SINGAPORE – Despite concerns over rising mortgage rates and a potential slowdown in the global economy, Singapore’s property market continues to defy expectations, with new… Read More »Prices for new condo launches hit new highs in 2023

SINGAPORE – Residents of a condominium in Yishun have raised a stink over the bin centre of an adjacent Build-to-Order (BTO) Housing Board project that… Read More »Condo residents raise a stink over Yishun BTO bin centre, HDB adjusts project