Residential Property

Private property prices dipped 0.1% in 1Q12

Private property prices dipped 0.1% in 1Q12

Small as this price decline estimate may be, it will be the first to hit the normally appreciating segment since 2Q09.

Core Central Region price falls could be worse than estimates

Don't be surprised if actual property price declines exceed expectations, says Savills Singapore.

Why is the Outside Central Region so price resilient?

It is the only region where private property prices might still be rising, and Colliers explains why.

2012 Property Prices Outlook: It's all downhill from here

Private residentials are too expensive now for what homebuyers are willing to pay which will lead to a 5% yearly dip, says Colliers.

HDB resale prices in 1Q12 the lowest in six years

Buyers wary of paying higher cash-over-valuations.

Chart of the Day: Private Residential Price Index soars high in 1Q12

Prices of residential homes have gone up more than 80% in the 1Q2012 since it reached bottom in 1Q09.

URA names new chairman

Goodbye Alan Chan, hello Peter Ho Hak Ean.

3 new condos soon to rise at your suburban neighborhood

Shopping for a new roof over your head? New condominium developments Natura, Ripple Bay, or Palm Isles may just be what you are looking for. 

New tender bid confirms Punggol as a red-hot address

An Executive Condominium site in the increasingly developed area courted a top bid of $136.70 million.

HDB flats still overtake condominiums in affordability

That's not surprising as the average PSF for older condominiums is at least twice those of HDB flats in general.

Prices of resale homes dipped 0.8% MoM in Feb

Even prices of small units, which saw huge demand in recent months, dropped by 0.9%.

Who gets first dibs on 8,000 new HDB flats?

First-timers should make way for other home buyers who will be prioritized in this new flats roll-out.

How Parcwood Rose outsold them all

Its gamble to reconfigure the site with smaller studio apartments led to an impressive 90%+ take-up rate.

Singapore’s executive rentals rising fast

Rental values now rank sixth most expensive globally and show no signs of ebbing.

Billionaires’ property value in Singapore rose 14%

This ultra wealthy group now owns an average of 12,300 sqft in Singapore property worth S$2,180 per sqft.

March residential sales will be halved

February saw a sharp take-up of private residential units but this month it will dwindle to around 1,200 units, says Colliers.

Singapore now has highest property taxes and levies

It edged out New York in a new survey with its hefty transactional costs at over 2.5% of property value per annum.