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25/05/2023

SINGAPORE: Homebuyers who want to gauge the level of workmanship of condominium projects can now check a new banding system that ranks developers and builders according to their track record for the past six years. The banding is based on the Construction Quality Assessment System (CONQUAS), a frame...

16/05/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/new-private-home-sales-hit-7-month-high-in-april

New private home sales, excluding exec condos, surged 80.3 per cent to 887 units in April from March. Read more at straitstimes.com.

07/05/2023

https://www.asiaone.com/money/do-we-still-need-property-agents-2023

With property portals and the HDB resale portal now so established, buyers and sellers alike have started to wonder: why do we still need realtors? Has Proptech evolved to the point where we can cut out the middlemen? The answer is not as clear-cut...

01/05/2023

Such investors who buy homes in the names of others could lose property if the “owner” sells it and keeps money. Read more at straitstimes.com.

01/05/2023

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/who-knows-where-you-live-home-address-leaked-misuse-3451886?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_01052023_cna

Your name and address may well be found in publicly available directories that got the information from leaked or hacked databases. Experts tell Talking Point how individuals can reduce the risk of such personal data being compromised.

28/04/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/absd-raised-to-preemptively-dampen-property-investment-demand-desmond-lee?utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_PM

The move will prioritise Singaporeans buying homes for owner-occupation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

28/04/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/absd-hikes-to-hit-foreign-buyers-of-higher-end-private-homes-most-impact-on-prices-uncertain-analysts

Foreigners now have to pay a rate of 60 per cent, up from 30 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com.

18/04/2023

FREEHOLD Katong Shopping Centre, Singapore's first air-conditioned mall when it opened in 1973, is being offered for collective sale at S$638 million. Read more at The Business Times.

10/04/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/big-jump-in-hdb-resale-flats-that-sold-for-800k-to-999k-during-the-pandemic

The total is up 190 per cent, setting the stage for more resale flats to hit the million-dollar mark. Read more at straitstimes.com.

10/04/2023

https://www.straitstimes.com/business/invest/over-280-landlords-caught-by-iras-for-under-reporting-income

Some had mistakenly lowered their income by deducting expenses that were not related to their rentals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

03/04/2023

SINGAPORE - Private home prices gained 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 even as sales dropped, fuelled by a surge in landed property prices and overall growth in non-landed prices, particularly in the city fringe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

02/04/2023

The audit by IRAS will ruffle the property investment community because such cases are apparently quite common. Read more at straitstimes.com.