Residential Property
Million dollar HDB resale flats on the rise
Million dollar HDB resale flats on the rise
An HDB terrace in Jalan Bahagia was sold for a record high price of $1.19m.
Property curbs couldn't stop ultra-wealthy and foreigners from buying luxury homes in Singapore
Six super luxury homes were sold for $10m and above after the cooling measures.
First-time buyers and displaced homeowners will drive housing demand
Smaller units are poised to enjoy healthier take-up rates.
Chart of the Day: Property curbs hit Chinese and Indian condo purchases in Q3
Home buys by Indian nationals nearly halved to 61 units.
Chart of the Day: Cooling measures hit foreign buyers' interest in Q3
PR buyers' home purchases went down by 26.4%.
Chart of the Day: Landed home sales crashed 31.9% in Q3
64 homes were sold in District 19.
HDB upgraders shunned by property curbs and Hungry Ghost Festival in Q3
HDB dwellers were more cautious as their condo purchases dropped 36.3% to 1,486 units, with almost half of transactions below $1m.
Completed condo prices slipped 0.6% in October
Units in the non-central region saw a price decrease of 0.9%.
Chart of the Day: Mid-tier property sales picked up in Q3
New condo sales in the RCR jumped 92.5% to 1,671 units in Q3 amidst more launches.
Chart of the Day: Condo sales outside central crashed 32.2% in Q3
Resale condo deals in the area plummeted 44.7% to 1,051 units.
Developers to bear new responsibilities in screening buyers under new bill
Violators may pay a $100,000 fine or be disqualified from obtaining future licences.
Freehold site in prime Novena revives en bloc attempt at $145.8m
Over 60% of land owners have agreed to lower the price to $129.1m.
URA shoebox rules do not impose minimum flat size: Minister Wong
It only prescribes higher average sizes to 85 sqm.
New private home sales plunge 47.7% in October as developers market less projects
This translates to 932 sold units.
Weakening property market deals another heavy blow to China's slowing economy
The number of failed land auctions has doubled to 796 from January-July 2018.
Yanlord Land Group profits skyrocketed 61% to $201.1m in Q3
It was boosted by significant increases in GFA delivered to customers.
HDB rents rose 0.3% in October
Rents for HDB three-rooms grew 1%.
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