Only four industrial mortgagee listings were sold. Out of 82 auction listings in Singapore in Q2, only four were successfully sold, and these were industrial mortgagee listings. According to a Knight ... ( read original story ...)
Only 4 out of 82 auction listings in Singapore were sold in Q2
The success rate was at 4.9%. According to a Knight Frank report, Singapore auction listings rose 9.3% q-o-q to 82 (including repeat listings and excluding properties sold outside of auction) in Q2 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore looks for generative AI use cases with sandbox options
Two sandboxes, including one for government applications, will run on Google Cloud's generative artificial intelligence toolsets and offered free for three months. ( read original story ...)
IN FOCUS: With rising private home prices, is climbing the property ladder harder?
Analysts had differing views on whether prices in the private and public property markets are diverging and if this can lead to more inequality. ( read original story ...)
Chinese property firm Country Garden’s bonds, stocks slump amid repayment worry
SINGAPORE: Bonds and stocks of major Chinese property developer Country Garden fell on Friday (Jul 21), as investors became increasingly concerned about its finances and repayment ability. The slide ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners buying property: Approval required for ‘Commercial & Residential’ zone
The government has announced changes to the Residential Property Act, which will affect foreigners buying property. What are the changes? ( read original story ...)
Singapore says foreigners need approval to buy mixed commercial and residential properties, land
The government made changes to the Residential Property Act to ‘safeguard residential land for Singaporeans’ Mixed commercial and residential developments were previously part of the list of land use ... ( read original story ...)
Americans oust Chinese as Singapore’s top homebuyers
SINGAPORE: Americans replaced Chinese as the top foreign buyers of private apartments in Singapore, according to OrangeTee & Tie. Mainland Chinese have been the largest foreign buyer group in the ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners need approval to buy mixed commercial and residential properties, land in Singapore
Foreigners looking to buy property or land currently zoned for mixed commercial and residential use will be required to seek government approval from Thursday (July 20). ( read original story ...)
4 tips to help you become a homeowner in Singapore at an affordable rate
In terms of absolute prices the median price to own a private property is $1.6 million. While the situation is much better with public housing where Singapore was ranked "most attainable" in ULI's ... ( read original story ...)
In squeaky-clean Singapore, two political dramas raise questions
The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has long prided itself on its high ethical standards but two political entanglements within a week have some wondering if its reputation of "whiter than white" ... ( read original story ...)
Guide to Buying Your First Private Property in Singapore (2023)
If you are buying your first private property because Singapore home prices are finally dropping, this guide will help to simplify ... ( read original story ...)
How did CPIB come about and what powers does it have in investigating corruption in Singapore?
Two recent high-profile investigations involving government ministers – one on the rental of state property and another linked to Transport Minister S Iswaran – have put the CPIB in the spotlight. CNA ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Arrests Minister, Property Tycoon in Graft Probe
Singapore said it arrested Transport Minister S. Iswaran and property tycoon Ong Beng Seng earlier this week in a graft probe that has challenged the city-state’s reputation for clean governance.Both ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore minister, tycoon arrested in rare high-level graft probe
A Singapore government minister and a property tycoon were arrested this week, the anti-graft body said on Friday, without giving details of what prompted the rare high-level probe that has gripped ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Graft Scandal Embroils Top Politician, Property Tycoon
Singapore’s reputation for clean governance is facing its biggest challenge in decades after a graft probe ensnared a prominent tycoon and one of the city-state’s most senior ministers.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)