When Lim put his three-room HDB flat in Tampines on the market in September 2023 after it reached its minimum occupation period (MOP), he was not expecting the overwhelming interest it received. ( read original story ...)
Older buyers, smaller households among factors driving demand for smaller flats in Singapore
Demand for two- and three-room flats is surging despite their seeing the sharpest price growth from 2020 to 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Are More Property Cooling Measures Coming to Singapore In 2025?
Thanks to a recent newspaper article, many people are asking if new cooling measures have already kicked in. Which is disappointing for so many reasons, not least being that so few read beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Raising The Standard in Singapore
Boutique hotel operator The Standard needs little introduction. Established in 1999 in Hollywood, The Standard hotels are known for their pioneering design, taste-making clientele and non-conformity ... ( read original story ...)
Record 1,000 HDB resale flats hit $1m in 2024: Market anomaly or new norm?
The number of flats sold on the resale market for a million dollars or more has reached a record high and is unlikely to slow down in 2025, according to property experts. Real estate agency ERA ... ( read original story ...)
SDP urges transparency over buyer of Shanmugam’s GCB at Astrid Hill
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has called for transparency regarding the buyer of Minister K. Shanmugam’s former Good Class Bungalow (GCB) at 6 Astrid Hill, sold in 2023 for S$88 million. The ... ( read original story ...)
What MinLaw didn’t POFMA: Revealing insights Into Singapore’s luxury property market
While Bloomberg and other media outlets were POFMAed for their report on GCB transactions, what MinLaw didn’t POFMA reveals intriguing insights: nearly half of GCB deals lacked caveats in 2024, buyers ... ( read original story ...)
Bloomberg issued correction directions over article on S’pore property deals
Bloomberg has been issued correction directions under Singapore’s fake news law following a recent article on good class bungalow (GCB) transactions in the island state. The Edge Singapore, The ... ( read original story ...)
Corrections regarding false statements of fact by Bloomberg L.P., The Edge Singapore, The Independent Singapore, and The Online Citizen
There are no publicly available government records of GCB sale transactions if caveats are not lodged. ( read original story ...)
Why This Potential New Singapore Property Rule Could Be A Good Thing For You In 2025
I’m not sure I want the ‘old bird’ agent,” was the phrase that surprised me this week. In most situations, people would want a veteran on their side. Most of us prefer the older and more experienced ... ( read original story ...)
China Banks Raise Mortgage Rates For the First Time Since 2021
Chinese banks raised new mortgage costs for the first time in three years, as narrowing margins are dragged down by a persistent property slump and slowdown in the world’s No. 2 economy. ( read original story ...)
Singapore property
THE Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) is assessing whether property agents should be required to facilitate a minimum number of transactions in... ASIAN real estate group Hongkong Land Holdings is ... ( read original story ...)
How Does MAS Policy Impact The Singapore Dollar? And Why Should You Care?
To understand how the MAS impacts the Singapore Dollar, we have to first get to grips with exactly how the central bank goes about implementing its policy. ( read original story ...)
2 men, 38 & 44, travel to S’pore to steal from landed property, S$390,200 of jewellery remains missing
They were part of a syndicate that had come to Singapore around June 2024 to commit housebreaking offences in groups. ( read original story ...)
Money Talks – Best of: How do you pick the best mortgage loan for your new home
In the third episode of the top five episodes of the Money Talks season, CEO of Mortgage Master, David Baey, shares his insights on how to navigate the costs of home ownership, amd getting the most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Shanmugam and Tan See Leng to take legal action against Bloomberg over article
Ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng have sought legal advice, with both saying they take ‘a serious view of the allegations’. ( read original story ...)