Residential Property

Singaporean proptech Ohmyhome debuts on NASDAQ

CEO Rhonda Wong discusses plans for expansion and growth in Southeast Asia after the IPO.

SG retains lead in Asian outbound real estate investment 

The Lion City’s investment reached US$28.284b.

Rental demand for HDB and private non-landed residential declines in Q2

PropertyGuru sees expatriates’ rental demand to be slower due to low expansion.

Hospitality, retail, and office REITs benefit from reopening

However, there is a limited new supply for logistics, office and retail segments.

HDB's new housing grant scheme may create uncertainty: Huttons

Huttons believed that only HDB Flat Eligibility applicants could use the grants.

HDB introduces flat eligibility letter

It will replace the HDB Loan Eligibility letter.

Yanlord Land contracted pre-sales doubles to S$810m in April

The city of Suzhou contributed the highest with S$407m.

Higher ABSD rate hits foreign demand in ‘The Continuum’ sale

PropNex said the increased rate hit investment demand.

Singapore highest globally for total stamp duty on foreigners

The market recently put a 100% increase in the ABSD rate for foreigners.

Private home prices to cool off at 4%-7% in 2023: experts

Meanwhile, expect more buyers to return once the interest rate stabilised in the second half.

HDB resale prices to cool off at 5%-8%: experts

Meanwhile, expect demand for resale flats to increase in the second half of 2023.

HDB resale volume down 4.3% MoM in April

There were 2,188 HDB resale flats sold in April 2023.

CICT’s downtown malls to benefit from return-from-office workers

The recovery of China’s economy will also woo visitors in the malls.

The Impact of the ABSD rate hike and property buyer tax on real estate investments

The Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) is a property buyer tax in Singapore that was introduced in 2011. It is a tax that is imposed on top of the...

Prices and demand for shophouses to pick up in the coming months

The ABSD rate hike will help drive demand in the market.