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How HDB keeps it affordable
COV, supply of new flats and subsidies keep prices for HDB flats affordable. -ST
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Act now to prevent a housing bubble
Banks should tighten lending terms to head off possible mortgage defaults. -ST |
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Property run-up may end in 2010: UK group
But CapitaLand remains bullish and will launch two new projects soon. -ST
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Laguna Park en-bloc sale
It reached the 80 per cent consent level last December. -ST
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HDB resale prices to rise
Prices may rise by 1 or 2 per cent: Minister. -ST
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Govt may restart land sales
Experts see move as a measure to cool the buzzing property market. -ST
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Draw up guidelines to determine COV for resale flats
Lack of funds for the COV means the buyer may be out of the bid for property, says reader. -ST
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Laguna Park goes on sale for $1.2b
Consent level reached in Dec, but now's the right time for tender, it says.
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Govt likely to release more land for sale
'Every likelihood' the Govt will reintroduce confirmed list of land sites, says Mah
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View from the Pinnacle
Singapore to possibly have the world's largest sky garden - 500m long and 24m wide. -ST
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Is simply banning them enough?
Cheats abuse cheap HDB rental flats by subletting units for cash. -TNP
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Office market tested with Merchant Square sale
The guide price for Merchant Square is now $48 million, down from $73 million in February last year, the peak of the previous property boom. -ST |
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Another round of trimming for development charge rates
Sharp cuts for commercial DC rates at Raffles Place; no change for landed residential, industrial uses. -BT
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410 units snapped up at Trevista preview
Singaporeans make up 87% of buyers; even Swiss nationals among purchasers. -BT |
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Get pros to clean HDB flat windows
Better equipped professionals are a better alternative to maids risking their lives cleaning windows, says reader. -myp
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New 'vertical village'
Called The Interlace, the condo is designed by world-renowed architect Ole Scheeren. -ST
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Queries on en bloc laws: Ministry replies
STB does not only consider financial objections when it comes to collective sales. -ST
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Deals stay hot on bungalow fever
Record year in the offing for good class bungalow sales. -BT |
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Preventing a property market bubble
Second signal from government in two months underlines unease over current real estate boom. -BT
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Condo-style HDB flat prices going up
Increases of up to $20k surprise analysts, given buyers' income ceiling.
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Do the criteria reflect reality?
The inclusion of statistics will help answer the question of whether supply can meet demand.
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Solve key concern - soaring resale prices
For a more meaningful comparison, average figures based on mature and non-mature estates should be used. |
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High HDB resale prices not all good news
More financial barriers to buying flat mean harder time for newlyweds, says reader. -myp
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Pinnacle in name, and in pricing too?
HDB has 111 units left for sale, and property agents say five-room flats could top $700k. -ST |
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Land potential a big IF: Experts
Some see red over investment companies' unlikely push to develop UK's greenbelt. -TNP
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Filling the void
New project aims to liven up HDB void decks and other public spaces. -myp |
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Give newlyweds incentives to buy smaller HDB flats
First-time buyers should look for new three- or four- room flats. -myp
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Couples, consider BTO flats
Better for newlyweds to be prudent about their property purchase than for Government to control HDB resale prices. -myp |
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Er, what is a caveat?
Joyce Teo explains what is a caveat and what it means to your property investments. -ST
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Close neighbours seek en bloc sale
Neighbours hope that large family or extended families will buy their properties rather than a developer. -ST |
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Sales quieten down at Trevista, Trizon
But developers gear up for new launches, such as Hundred Trees and Cyan. -BT
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Tokyo apartment rents under pressure
A growing number of Tokyo residents are demanding their landlords reduce rents or are moving out to less expensive suburbs. -Reuters
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BTO flats not best option for newlyweds
To newlywed couples, their marital apartment is not so much a long-term investment as it is their first home.
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Dakota Crescent site in high demand
Plot attracts 13 offers; top bid of $329m far exceeds trigger price. -ST |
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HDB 'box' spaces are part of common area
Yellow, red boxes outside shops do not belong to shops, and cannot be sublet: HDB. -ST
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Measures to ensure a stable and sustainable property market
The Ministry of National Development announced three measures affecting the property market today. -AsiaOne
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Govt reins in property market
It has moved to rein in the fast-rising private property market by stopping nterest absorption scheme, but will be resuming land sales next year. -myp
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Resale flats at or below valuation available
Minister Mah said not all buyers have to cough up a huge amount of cash upfront for a resale flat. -myp
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Resale flats at or below valuation available
Making loans available will only push prices higher: Mah. -myp
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People should be free to decide what a flat is worth: HDB
COV likely to fuel escalation of prices, says reader. -ST |
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Smaller homes take lion's share of sales
Buyers continue to be price sensitive. -BT
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Make resale flats affordable
Despite help from HDB loan, resale flats in Tampines are still priced beyond his means. -myp
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Shorter rental-flat wait
Better management of demand and supply of rental flats cut waiting time by eight months. -myp
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Speculators likely to be hit: Experts
They see limited impact on genuine buyers in axing of interest-only, interest absorption loans. -ST |
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Loans to help buyers pay cash-over-valuation?
Minister: Bridging loans will increase flat prices. -TNP
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HDB flats still affordable, says Mah
8 in 10 households qualify for grants; first-timers use less than 30% of household income to service loans. -ST |
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Flat-hunters feeling COV pinch
HDB flat buyers need to have cash in hand as cash-over-valuation premiums soar because of strong demand and low supply. -ST
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More options for property buyers, owners please
Reviewing some of the rules would help to rein in runaway prices in the private property market. -BT |
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Condo preview turns ugly
Shouting match because some ex-Gillman Heights residents unhappy with units on offer. -TNP
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Interlace preview: Gillman owners disappointed
Offered units' prices were too high, had bad facings and were on low floors. -ST |
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HDB flats linked to mall
Clementi integrated estate will also feature library and interchange. -ST
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Backdoor approach
They hope 20 per cent of units will be sold to single buyer so there would be fewer parties to deal with. -ST
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Four ways to bring down flat prices
Current measures do little to alleviate problems at the root of HDB resale market. -ST
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Buyers paying more for private homes
Median prices for non-landed units up sharply in third quarter. -ST |
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Pace of new home sales eases in Aug
Figure dips to 1,699 from July's 2,772 but it's still robust - it was 325 in Aug 2008. -ST
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Good riddance to property froth
Government intervention arrests property bubble property asset-price inflation. -ST |
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HDB flats: Prices and quantity
The affordability and availability of HDB flats were concerns raised by several MPs. This is an edited excerpt of the replies from National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan. -ST
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Removing IAS crutch sends strong signal, observers say
Move clearly aims to deflate speculative property bubble. -BT |
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Income ceiling stays
Buy resale if you can't afford private, replies HDB. -ST
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Govt move has 'no impact' on new launches
No need for price change as few take up absorption scheme, say developers. -ST |
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HDB flats linked to mall
Clementi integrated estate will also feature library and interchange. -ST
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Far East tops tender with bid 35% clear of field
It plans Holland V-type shophouses, 150-200 apartments. -BT |
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Landlords risk more rooms for more revenue
Partitioned rooms likely illegal.
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Her tenant had her own tenants
Woman warned by URA that condo is illegally sub-divided. Her defence? She didn't know that... |
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How HDB determines the prices of flats
Recent transacted prices of resale units nearby one of the basis for price. -ST
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Are flats too pricey or buyers too choosy?
Experts advise buyers to keep an open mind in terms of location, size. |
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Go for affordable BTO flats
HDB: flat buyers need to decide on their trade-offs, such as price and location. -myp
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Bids show developers still hungry for land
But future offers may be more restrained as more land is released. |
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Hungry Ghost, hungry buyers
Ignoring taboo associated with Hungry Ghost Festival, buyers push up sale value to 3-year high.
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Golden Mile owners try backdoor route to en bloc sale
They hope 20 per cent of units will be sold to single buyer so there would be fewer parties to deal with. |
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Married, but no place of their own
Mr Jayce Ng and his wife Jacelyn, both 30, live in separate homes as they wait for an affordable flat.
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S'pore falls to 26th spot
Singapore has fallen off the ranking of the world's top 20 most expensive office locations. -ST
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If I don't get a rental flat, I'll bomb the place
HDB rental housing section officers have to deal with bomb threats, lonely old men and not-so-honest mamasans.
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Some 'flippers' took big hit in sub-sale deals
They were caught out earlier this year when prices fell as awarding of projects' TOP neared. -ST
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Watching HDB price behaviour, sensibly
There is a rising pitch of anxiety evident in queries and feedback about HDB housing in recent months. -ST
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Law Society scraps fee guidelines for conveyancing
A statement issued yesterday says lawyers should be free to negotiate fees with their clients. -ST
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Residential plot for sale
The 2.08 ha plot is near Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and Bishan Park. -ST
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The Meyer Place up for collective sale
Property consultants marketing the site say it should fetch at least $65 million. -ST
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Property: Govt has learnt from history
Calibrated measures will likely curb speculation without killing demand. -ST
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Surge in complaints from home buyers
Case said the number of such complaints it received started to surge from May. -ST |
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Private homes still seeing high demand
Cooling-off measures had little impact on weekend's sales. -ST
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Poorer year so far for subsale market
Deals done in Q1 post poorest returns since the start of last year. -BT |
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HDB's ethnic quota policy needs tweak
Updating status on first day of the month and allotting Indians and foreigners in the same group no longer work. -ST
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Staggered income ceiling worth a look
Suggestion allows families who only just exceed the $8,000 income ceiling to buy larger premium public flats. -ST |
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Some 'flippers' took big hit in sub-sale deals
They were caught out earlier this year when prices fell as awarding of projects' TOP neared. -ST
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Your guide to Househunting 2009
More than 30 current projects listed and another 29 possible launches in the next six months. -BT |
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Whopping $5m subsale loss for St Regis unit
The top loss-incurring unit, on the sixth floor, was sold in May for $7.98m.
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Making sense of home loans
We survey what's on offer by major banks and discuss key features of the packages. -BT |
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Landed homes the way to go
Buyers took advantage of lower prices, which have corrected by some 20 to 30% from the peak, and low interest rates to buy their dream landed homes. -BT
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Some choice locations for landed homes
Favoured locations include East Coast and Bukit Timah. -BT |
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The growing GCB market
Prices have more than doubled over the last decade. -BT
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Buying interest in new homes still high
200 of the 280 units at Hundred Trees condo sold in first day. -ST |
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No such thing as 'standard' commission in property deals
Agent's commissions have no fixed 'standard', are a matter for private negotiation. -ST
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Don't blame insufficient land release for property price surge
Increase in flat prices is primarily due to Singapore's growth and prosperity as well as inflation. -ST |
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How to live in cheaper flat?
Cheaper flat in Woodlands, but work is in Shenton Way and parents are in Tanah Merah. -ST
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The Meyer Place up for collective sale
Sale could net the 28 owners a sale price of $2.2 million to $3.3 million each, depending on the size of their unit. -ST |
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Another residential plot triggered for sale
Developer commits to bid at least $82m for Upper Thomson Rd site. -ST
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Residential market needs a rework
Changing policies as market conditions change reflects pragmatic and adaptive policymaking which should be applauded. -BT |
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HDB rental market stabilises for now
But hiring of foreign staff by IRs could see rental demand increase in months ahead. -BT
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Don't bank on en-bloc jackpot yet
Most developers unlikely to meet owners' high asking prices, say experts. -ST |
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316 Hundred Trees units sold
That is nearly 80 per cent of the popular development. -ST
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There's still demand for no-frills, low-cost flats
Reader says policymakers should cater for significant group who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Malaysian market picking up
To some, the fact that the wealthy are once again putting their money in real estate is a sign the market is on its way up. -BT
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Not all Reits are created equal
Volatile as the year might have been, the consensus on the inclusion of Reits in investment portfolios is favourable. -BT |
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HDB policies improved our standard of living
Younger couples have many options, but they should be mature and realistic in their expectations. -ST
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Hundred Trees condo priced at $895 psf
Buyers can opt for an interest absorption scheme (IAS) for additional 2.5 per cent. |
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We are creating our own housing bubble
Buying small and then upgrading to a bigger flat later when you can comfortably afford it should be a safer way for buyers. -ST
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Widow can't find affordable home
Even after waiting for 30 months, her choices boil down to balloting or waiting in queue behind thousands. -ST |
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18 failed attempts to get an HDB flat
Despite trying relentlessly for seven years, couple still cannot get their hands on HDB flat. -ST
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Hundred Trees sells another 116 units
This, even as frenzied pace of selling appears to have slowed slightly. |
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Aztech jumps on property bandwagon
Listed electronics maker joins other small firms branching into real estate. -ST
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