SINGAPORE – The classification of Housing Board towns into mature and non-mature estates based on the availability of land, instead of the age of existing flats, is a sound metric that is commonly used in urban planning, say analysts. It also gives buyers a sense of the pricing and amenities expected, they added. In a[…]
Demand for Housing Board resale flats remained strong last month, with prices continuing to climb and more flats changing hands despite tightened Covid-19 measures in the second half of the month. HDB resale prices rose for the 13th straight month, advancing 0.5 per cent last month compared with June, according to flash data from real[…]
SINGAPORE – A five-room Housing Board flat in Bishan has changed hands for a record $1.295 million this month, smashing the previous high of $1.268 million lodged just last month. The 120 sq m unit at Block 273A Bishan Street 24 in a Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project called Natura Loft was sold[…]
SINGAPORE – Resale prices for Housing Board flats climbed for the fifth consecutive quarter, though the volume of transactions was hit by tightened Covid-19 measures. Property analysts expect that prices are likely to rise further, with demand outstripping supply in part due to delays in completion of new HDB flats. In the second quarter of this[…]
Rents for private apartments were unchanged last month while those for Housing Board flats edged up by 1 per cent from the previous month, according to flash data from real estate portal SRX released yesterday. Rental volumes for both condominium units and HDB flats rose for a third consecutive month in June, after tighter Covid-19[…]
Housing Board resale prices climbed for the fifth consecutive quarter but eased from recent highs, flash estimates released yesterday showed. Resale prices rose 2.8 per cent in the three months to June this year from the previous quarter, compared with a 3 per cent rise in the first quarter. Year on year, HDB resale prices[…]
Lease extensions also unlikely, but units’ rarity may cushion depreciation effect Two-storey terraced houses with spacious living areas and mini front porches complete with gates – these sound like private landed properties, but the Housing Board block sign gives them away. HDB terraced houses – a rarity in Singapore’s public housing – have come under[…]
SINGAPORE – Tightened Covid-19 measures had some cooling effect on the Housing Board resale market last month as fewer property viewings were conducted in person, resulting in fewer flats changing hands. However, HDB resale prices continued to climb for the 11th straight month, rising 1.2 per cent last month compared with April, according to flash[…]
SINGAPORE – A total of 87 Housing Board flats have changed hands for at least $1 million in the first five months of the year, surpassing the 82 units sold for at least that amount in the whole of 2020. So far, this is the highest number of million-dollar flats sold in a year on[…]
SINGAPORE – Four Singapore projects have bagged one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious awards in the region. They were lauded for their excellent land use that can be replicated in other communities. Kampung Admiralty and Punggol town were hailed for their good planning, design and sustainable development, as well as for bringing the community together. Lakeside[…]
28 first-time applicants competing for each unit in the mature estate despite high prices Home seekers made a rush for the four-room Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in Telok Blangah, the most expensive in the Housing Board’s sales exercise last month, contributing to one of the highest application rates in recent years. Located in the mature estate[…]
A total of 3,879 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats across four projects in four estates, including 175 flats in Bukit Merah, were launched for sale yesterday, although buyers may have to wait more than five years for some of them to be completed, because of the foreign construction worker supply crunch. Another 2,494 flats not sold in[…]