SINGAPORE – A cracked facade, water seeping through the walls or loose concrete may seem like a straightforward building defect. But when such problems emerge… Read More »When condo defects emerge years later, who pays?
SINGAPORE – The tried-and-tested courtship ritual of booking a brand-new HDB flat before getting married paid off handsomely for one Singaporean couple, who will reap… Read More »Property valuation reports: Why it pays to pay for one
SINGAPORE – The Housing Board has completed a Build-To-Order (BTO) project in Tengah, using new technologies and construction methods to transform how public housing is… Read More »HDB completes Tengah BTO project using new technologies
SINGAPORE – The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has mooted raising the density limits of three housing plots in Upper Changi and Simei, so more people… Read More »More homes could be built in Upper Changi near MRT stations, as URA relooks land density limits
SINGAPORE – Bidding was spirited for two luxury apartments with private lifts at Gramercy Park, including a four-bedder with a massive marble feature wall –… Read More »No sale at first auction of 6 luxury apartments, Suntec office seized in $3b money laundering case
SINGAPORE – Step into this four-bedroom apartment on the 61st floor of Wallich Residence – owned by convicted money launderer Zhang Ruijin – and the sweeping vista is… Read More »$3b money laundering case: A look inside the luxury condos with panoramic views up for auction soon
SINGAPORE – The Public Service Division (PSD) is reviewing a research paper published by a US-based non-profit organisation that claimed Singapore civil servants disproportionately bought homes… Read More »PSD reviewing paper that alleges civil servants disproportionately bought homes near unannounced MRT stations
SINGAPORE – Two sites for purpose-built dormitories will be put up for sale by the Government in 2027. To be sold on 30-year leases, the sites are… Read More »Sites in Mandai and Upper Jurong Road to be sold for purpose-built dormitories by end-2027
SINGAPORE – It all started over a get-together of old friends and empty nesters whose children are grown up and have moved out of the family… Read More »Can’t bear to downsize your home? Think of it as rightsizing
SINGAPORE – The seeds of his business were sown when Muhammad Hisham Bakri was a child, helping his grandmother make lapis cakes during Hari Raya. Hipster… Read More »He turned a home-based baking business into a thriving enterprise
SINGAPORE – An iconic eight-block public housing project in Tampines with a distinctive brick-faced facade – left largely unpainted for more than 30 years – is… Read More »Plan to paint iconic brick-faced Tampines HDB project to address water seepage draws criticism
SINGAPORE – It will soon be easier for older private developments to undergo a collective sale, following changes to the Land Titles (Strata) Act that were passed… Read More »Lower collective sale thresholds address upkeep cost of old properties, facilitate renewal: Edwin Tong
