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A haven for residents - and birds, trees
Part of Sungei Ulu Pandan woodland to be cleared for flats, but nature lovers' concerns also heeded.
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Property prices unlikely to fall yet even if launches have been stalled
Larger developers can still hold out, but some may be more open to slightly lower offers. |
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Pay $10,000 for stall the size of HDB toilet?
No choice, says association chairman, but some stall-holders at the Empress Road Market and Hawker Centre say it's too expensive.
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590 HDB blocks to be upgraded
Six precincts previously picked for the main upgrading programme under the old regime will also be switching to the new programmes. |
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More black-and-white homes for rental, spurred by keen response
About 36 units will be made available by first half of this year.
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Looking for a room to rent? Try ex-army camp
Two former barracks redeveloped as hostels to meet housing crunch caused by surge in number of foreigners here. |
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Rising cost of going en bloc adds to cooler market
New rules bump up lawyers' fees, draw out collective sale process by months.
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CentraLand to tap into commercial property market
The Chinese property developer is poised to tap into Zhengzhou with its ongoing development of J-Expo.
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New HDB upgrading scheme won't add much more to resale prices
The cost of upgrading to home owners will be less under the new scheme than under the previous programme.
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HDB launches 278 bigger flats in established estates for sale
They comprise 194 units of four-room, 64 units of five-room and 20 Executive flats in 13 established towns or estates such as Bedok, Bukit Merah, Geylang, Tampines and Toa Payoh. |
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Find your dream home easily online
A new website launched recently, homespace.sg, takes the tedium out of househunting.
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2,224 in HDB line and it's only Day 1
278 surplus Housing Board flats in established towns like Bedok, Geylang and Toa Payoh drew more than 2,200 buyers within hours of going on sale. |
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These stars will search property for you
Three separate ads fronted by artistes Rayson Tan, Benjamin Heng and Lynn Poh appeared recently touting a newly-launched project near Bedok Reservoir. Buyers, industry players and the celebs themselves have their say.
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Stanchart leases Changi office at $206m
The deal, involving a 15-year lease, puts Stanchart's total spending on relocation and consolidation projects over the next 10 to 12 years at over $1 billion.
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Some small property launches but most still hold back
Property developers are starting to gingerly test the volatile market.
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15-year wait for dream home over
Property woe over: 792 owners, including Abas Nordin and Azizah Karna (photo above), finally received the keys to their home in Taman Kantan Permai in Malaysia after waiting almost 15 years because the project was abandoned. |
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Land sales to generate $9.8b in '08/09
Proceed from land sales are expected to slip six per cent in the coming fiscal year.
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Spruce-up time for 650 HDB flats in Tampines
New Housing Board scheme will see the Government foot most of the bill. |
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HDB flat still very affordable for average S'porean
Property prices may be on the rise but HDB flats still remain very affordable for the average S'porean, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan emphasised.
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10,000 applicants for 278 flats
The surplus flats are in coveted mature estates like Toa Payoh, Tampines and Bedok. |
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New home sales remain low with cautious property market
Developers launching fewer units as fears over US slowdown, stock volatility linger.
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Modest weekend sales at Waterfront Waves
Twenty units at the 99-year leasehold project, which fronts Bedok Reservoir, were sold over the weekend. |
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Merchant Square and Waldorf Mansions up for sale
The four-storey office building, Merchant Square, is being sold with a guide price of $73 million.
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Why is brother's flat cheaper?
HDB says prices of new flats pegged to current resale prices, flats in outer areas cheaper. |
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Luxury-home prices may fall
But mass market in Singapore may hold its own or ease 5-10 per cent in worst-case scenario.
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Where to find HDB resale flats for less than $200,000
Choices are limited to three- and four-roomers in outlying areas like Yishun and Jurong West. |
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Bought last year
Stuck this year
Condo-flipping woes: Speculators paying the price of market cooldown as offers slow to a trickle.
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Cheated once
cheated twice
First, crooked landlord cheats couple of advance rent. Then, when they rent another flat, same thing happens. |
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Project deferral: HDB upgrading not affected
Postponement affects some public projects, like hawker centres and school upgrading.
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HDB reviewing couple's appeal for housing grant
HDB replies to reader. |
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China firm puts in top bid for Bishan HDB site
Qingdao Construction offers $135.9 million for Design, Build and Sell Scheme plot.
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HDB launches 494-unit Punggol project
New build-to-order project to meet surging demand. |
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Sold for $2m: One of 37 chalets at airshow site
Most of the chalets come with open viewing decks on their roofs and have been popular vantage points to catch the daily aerial displays.
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No to upping $8,000 income cap for 1st-time HDB buyers
Families in this group unable to purchase new homes, and yet could not buy them in the resale market. |
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'Honey, quit work so we can buy flat'
Reason: They won't exceed HDB's $8,000 income ceiling.
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Newly-weds dominate queue for flats
They form majority of the 10,240 applicants vying for 278 HDB units in mature estates in latest sale exercise. |
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Call to up $8,000 income ceiling for 1st-time home buyers
First-time home buyers have been scorched by last year's trailblazing property prices, says MP Christopher de Souza.
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Let's not create high-rise slums
I suggest that town councils carry out regular checks and enforce the maintenance policy more strictly. |
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The new downtowns?
Woodlands, Punggol, Changi find favour.
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