Residential Property

How much is 63 Hillview Avenue worth?

The 230,915 sqft freehold site is now up for tender bidding and seller Colliers International pegs its price at S$330 million. Read ››

CDL builds green with Haus@Serangoon Garden

Each of the 96 terrace houses will have a system to harvest rainwater, generate solar electricity, and convert the heat from air-conditioner to provide hot water. Read ››

Who won the Tampines Avenue 10 tender?

The consortium of F.E. Lakeside Pte. Ltd., FCL Topaz Pte. Ltd. and Sekisui House, Ltd clinched the residential site with a bid of $252,777,000. Read ››

Chinese house prices slip again in April

But the gradual price decline is still manageable for the government and is a necessary pain for Chian to pop any forming price bubbles. Read ››

Tampines Avenue 10 bid flop blamed on poor transport options

Only three consortiums showed interest on the residential site with the top bid coming in at $252,777,000. Read ››

High-end sales at CCR shoot up 247% in April

The big boost came from the selling of 87 out of 100 units at the new Eon Shenton project. Read ››

Bullish sales in Outer Central Region becoming infectious

Developers in nearby Core Central Region and Rest of Central Region are regaining confidence and ramping up their residential launches. Read ››

Amara Holdings subsidiary awarded Tampines Central property lease

An Executive Condominium Housing Project will be developed on the 20,750 square metre site. Read ››

Five residential sites to be up for grabs this month

The sites will yield about 2,100 units - so take your pick. Read ››

Singapore's luxury residential prime market down 2% for Q1

So which cities in Asia have the highest for the quarter? Read ››

UOL's 1Q12 profit down 63% to S$84m

The decrease is due to reduced profits from property development segment and from associates. Read ››

Farrer Drive residential site gets tender greenlight

Tender was triggered when the land parcel received a developer bid of not less than $88,888,000. Read ››

City Developments' PATMI spirals down by 44.5%

Lack of gains from the disposal of the Corporate Office caused the steep decline in City Development's profit after tax and minority interests. Read ››

OUE profit down 92% to S$21.7m

To blame is the absence of fair value gains in the first quarter of 2012. Read ››

How do changes in housing developers rules impact the property industry?

Changes implemented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority generated mixed feelings especially on practicability. Read ››

No upside surprise for City Developments

The property developer has given no reason to believe it will buck the first quarter's seasonal slump. Read ››

Woodlands site tender bid tops at $247 million

Hao Yuan Investment Pte Ltd won against a small field of five bidders, with an expected sell price of up to $750 psf. Read ››

What are CapitaLand's growth pillars?

The property developer is leaning heavily on local and Chinese residential and mall projects to propel its earnings. Read ››

Making a splash: Watercolours opens

Opening its application on Labour Day, the executive condominium has already received 400 online applications. Read ››

Straits Trading's Chief Financial Officer retires

Ong Lee Keang Maureen (Mrs Maureen Leong) was tasked to oversee the Group's financial functions. Read ››

Real estate firms fear business decline

Survey shows a net weighted balance of 23% of firms in the real estate industry anticipate a less favourable business climate in the coming months. Read ››

CapitaLand Limited profit up 31.3% to S$133.2 million

The Group's Earnings before Interest and Tax soared to S$331.4 million, 16.9% higher than 1Q 2011, thanks to higher portfolio gains, fair value gains of investment properties and slightly higher operating income. Read ››

CapitaLand Limited appoints Dr Hu Tsu Tau as Senior Advisor

Dr Hu will offer his recommendations on strategic and governance-related issues, including matters concerning the Group’s investment projects. Read ››

"Shoe box units" a big hit among home buyers

Total primary sales of homes rose strongly +83%QoQ in the first quarter of the year on the back of buyers’ preference for units of less than 30 square meters. Read ››

No one's buying new: Zero units sold at new Sentosa properties

Ho Bee takes a beating as its 1Q12 revenue dives 51% due to unsold units at its newly completed and existing residential projects. Read ››

Singapore Land sales jump-started in Q1

Earnings was up 41% y-o-y, mainly led by additional units sold at The Trizon. Read ››

Residential property prices down in Q1

The 0.1% marginal decline was the first quarterly fall since the 2nd quarter of 2009. Read ››

Chart of the Day: Luxury homes getting cheaper?

Median price of non-landed luxury properties dropped 8% to S$2,548 per sq ft. Read ››

Chart of the Day: New home sales up to 6,682 units in Q1

The new high surpassed even the full-year sales of 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2008. Read ››

Residential sales boom in Q1

Home sales rocketed a record high of 6,682 units despite cooling measures and a gloomy economic outlook. Read ››

Beijing luxury property slides 77.83% in Q1

Some highly geared developers presented worsening financial conditions with others forced to issue debt notes. Read ››

UOL's Katong Regency roars at former Lion City Hotel site

Around 70% of the 244 units have been reserved, with 130 units secured by sure-buyers. Read ››

Government land will dominate 2Q12 investment sales

Private sector transactions should take a backseat until 3Q12 when macroeconomic concerns are less pronounced. Read ››

Stagnating rental yields for 3 Marina Bay properties

Psf selling prices are outpacing rental prices at The Sail @ Marina Bay, Marina Bay Residences and One Shenton. Read ››

Dichotomized private property performance in early 2012

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released the flash estimates for prices of private residential properties in 1Q 2012 in early April. Read ››

Did Keppel Corp flunk its 1Q12 report card?

It's tricky to tell with earnings jumping 141% to S$751 million yoy but mainly due to accounting changes. Read ››

Keppel Land's net profit up by 70.3%

Property trading, with gains tripling to $133.4 million, contributed largely to the overall earnings. Read ››

URA implements changes in Housing Developers Rules

New rules include providing more information on housing projects and property before issuing option-to-purchase. Read ››

SC Global unveils Sculptura Ardmore residence

The anticipated condominium development is situated at the highest point of Ardmore Park. Read ››

UOL to launch Katong Regency on April 19

Prices for the 244-unit development along Tanjong Katong Road start at $950,000. Read ››