by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | HDB
The Straits Times, 26 Mar 2022, Sat 5:00 am By Michelle Ng An executive maisonette on the 12th floor, located within walking distance of Aljunied MRT station, has many of the attributes Housing Board flat buyers look for. With an asking price of about $950,000 –...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | Investments
The Business Times, 25 Mar 2022, Fri 5:50 am By Lisa Kriwangko AFTER a burst of interest in property auctions last month, Knight Frank’s March auction saw only one property go under the hammer this week, with two others sold before the auction event. A freehold...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | Investments
The Business Times, 25 Mar 2022, Fri 5:50 am By Nisha Ramchandani CAPITAL from Singapore accounted for the majority of Asia’s US$54.6 billion in outbound commercial real estate investment in 2021, a CBRE report says. Outbound flows from Asia rebounded from 2020,...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | HDB
The Business Times, 25 Mar 2022, Fri 5:50 am By Tan Nai Lun THE current income ceiling that buyers need to meet to buy a build-to-order (BTO) Housing Development Board (HDB) flat still looks reasonable for now. In fact, buyers can look to other options available in...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | Government Announcements
The Straits Times, 24 Mar 2022, Thu 11:41 am By Lim Yan Liang Singapore will significantly ease its current pandemic restrictions and live with Covid-19 as it has reached a major milestone in battling the virus, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (March...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | Collective Sale
The Straits Times, 23 Mar 2022, Wed 7:27 pm By Grace Leong Freehold commercial building Verdun House in Farrer Park has been relaunched for collective sale via tender at $55 million – its third try in four years. The reserve price works out to $1,790 per sq ft...
by George Goh | Apr 3, 2022 | Investments
The Straits Times, 22 Mar 2022, Tue 6:50 pm By Kelly Ng MORTGAGE rates in Singapore could be raised 3 times this year, by 25 basis points each time, according to mortgage advisors polled by The Business Times. Their projections come after Federal Reserve...
by George Goh | Mar 22, 2022 | Collective Sale
The Straits Times, 21 Mar 2022, Mon 3:13 pm By Grace Leong High Point condominium in the Orchard Road area is back on the collective sale market three months after Hong Kong-listed Shun Tak Holdings backed out of a $556.7 million winning bid for the freehold...
by George Goh | Mar 22, 2022 | Collective Sale
The Business Times, 22 Mar 2022, Tue 5:50 am By Vivienne Tay LAKESIDE Apartments at 9E, 9F Yuan Ching Road will be put up for collective sale again on Mar 22 at a reserve price of S$240 million, marketing agent PropNex Realty said on Monday (Mar 21). The asking price...
by George Goh | Mar 22, 2022 | Financing, Investments
The Straits Times, 19 Mar 2022, Sat 5:00 am By Chor Khieng Yuit Home owners will have to brace themselves for higher interest rates for home loans – whether floating or fixed – as rates in the United States go up. The US Federal Reserve raised rates...
