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Steps like a longer minimum occupation period could kick in to mitigate effect, say experts The prospect of public and private apartments being built on… Read More »Spotlight on ‘lottery effect’ of flats slated for Keppel Club site

They share building-design strategies to lower reliance on air-con for energy savings With temperatures in Singapore set to rise with climate change, the country needs… Read More »Experts raise cool ideas to tackle urban heat in S’pore

SINGAPORE – A good class bungalow (GCB) at 7 Chestnut Crescent will be put for sale via auction by its owner next month with an… Read More »Good class bungalow in Bukit Panjang up for auction with $9m asking price

Developers sold 1,178 private homes in July, up 43.5 per cent from the 821 units they moved in June, but 31.7 per cent lower than… Read More »Private home sales up 43.5% in July, with 1,178 units sold

Rents of condominiums in Sin-gapore inched up in July after two straight months of decline, while those of Housing Board flats held largely steady from… Read More »Condo rents recover slightly, while HDB rents stay flat

SINGAPORE – Rising sea levels are an existential threat for Singapore, and the Republic is considering major engineering works to tackle this. Among the strategies… Read More »National Day Rally 2019: Land reclamation, polders among ways S’pore looks to deal with sea-level rise

A “Downtown South” resort is likely to be built on Pulau Brani in future, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Recounting how these plans… Read More »National Day Rally 2019: ‘Downtown South’ resort likely to be built on Pulau Brani

Mega waterfront development to include private and public housing, office space and recreation options About 9,000 housing units – both public and private – will… Read More »National Day Rally 2019: HDB flats among 9,000 homes planned for Keppel Club site

Successive generations will have space to fill their hopes and dreams Hundreds of years ago, an ancient earth wall, a defensive line, used to stand… Read More »National Day Rally 2019: Singapore, a city of layers built by multiple generations: PM Lee

SINGAPORE – Despite a Boon Keng five-roomer selling for a record sum, HDB resale prices remained pretty much stable last month, new figures show. The… Read More »Boon Keng 5-room HDB flat sells for record $1.2 million in July but resale prices dip 0.2%

High rentals fuelling demand for such illegal partitioned units Four square metres – or just enough space to squeeze in a modest clothes rack, a… Read More »High rentals fuel demand for illegal ‘cubicle’ units in apartments