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Posted Date: April 14, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Property Information at your Fingertips
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There’s a new smart phone application (or app) in town, and no, it’s not about slinging frowning birds at pigs. It is a home buying guide launched by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), aptly nam...
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Related Categories: General
Tags: ‘Property Market Info’ app, iPad app, iPad apps, iphone app, iphone apps, property app, property singapore app, Singapore property market, URA, URA app, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: July 06, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Impact of Anti-Speculation Measures on Property Price Index
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It seems like anti-speculation measures are taking effect in both private and public sectors of the property market. Curiously enough, these two sectors are seeing very different outcomes. Private hom...
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Related Categories: HDB, Private Residential
Tags: anti-speculation measures, cooling measures, Eight Courtyards, private housing in Singapore, property price index, property prices, property trends, public housing in Singapore, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: July 18, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Danny Gilchrist
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Neighbourly Discontent
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is at the centre of a residential dispute between the residents of Jalan Angin Laut in Simei. One property has developed and extra two storeys over its neighbou...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates, Private Residential
Tags: architecture, Land Space, landed housing, private housing in Singapore, private housing trends in Singapore, property development, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: August 29, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Lisa-Ann Lee
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District Guide: Balestier
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A heritage area in District 12, Balestier is known among Singaporean foodies for its wide variety of hawker cuisine. But did you know that it also has a rich history, with ties to countries such as My...
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Related Categories: Location Guides, Country Guide - Singapore
Tags: 368 Thomson, Balestier, Balestier food, Casa Nuovo, District 12, Ei8ht Raja, HDB, Maha Sasana Ramsi Burmese Buddhist Temple, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall, Thomson-Balestier, URA, urban redevelopment authority, Whampoa
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Posted Date: September 30, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Noise and air pollution plagues Potong Pasir residents
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Roadside properties are a double-edged sword: their close proximities to highways not only bring about breeze, but noise and dust as well.(According to one resident, things will only quieten down at P...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates, HDB
Tags: air pollution, Central Expressway, CTE, Land Transport Authority, living in Singapore, LTA, noise pollution, Potong Pasir, Potong Pasir Avenue 1, roadside properties, Saraca Terrace, Seletar, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: October 31, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Supernatural sites in Singapore
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During this Halloween period, the whole island is buzzing with all things supernatural. iProperty.com.sg takes a second look at properties that have long been plagued with urban legends of ghostly act...
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Related Categories: Country Guide - Singapore, Others
Tags: Bedok Reservoir, Bukit Brown Cemetery, Eu Tong Sen, Halloween, Halloween in Singapore, Haunted, Lornie Road , Matilda House, old changi hospital, Punggol, Supernatural, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: November 14, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Home seekers buy smaller flats
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How do homebuyers counter the ever-rising housing prices?(Singapore is moving towards the cramped housing of cities like Hong Kong. Image courtesy of thinkstock.)According to the Urban Redevelopent Au...
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Related Categories: Useful Tips and Tricks, General
Tags: DTZ, Housing prices in Singapore, housing trends in Singapore, OrangeTee, private property prices in Singapore, Smaller homes, URA, URA Index, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: December 02, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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URA taking steps to increase buyer confidence
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Amidst much buyer dissatisfaction with the Singapore housing market, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is working on a raft of new rules to make developers’ actions more transparent and protect ...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Private Residential
Tags: buyer confidence, developers, marketing, rules and regulations, Singapore government, Singapore private housing market, transparency of information, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: December 28, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Daniel Seifert
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Three billion and change: A good year for collective property sales
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The collective sales for 2011 so far have reached more than S$3 billion, according to statistics from Credo Real Estate. Showing combined sales of S$3.04 billion from 49 sites that were sold, the figu...
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Related Categories: Market Reviews & Market Outlooks, General
Tags: 2011 property market, Credo Real Estate, government land sales, property sales, residential homes, Singapore property market, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 03, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Rental market should benefit from cooling measures, say experts
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At least one party has cause for celebration regarding the newest round of property cooling measures. Analysts predict that landlords may enjoy a boosted rental market this year, as home buyers put of...
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Related Categories: Leasing Your Property, Market Reviews & Market Outlooks
Tags: cooling measures, global economic uncertainty, Landlords, leasing property in Singapore, renting property in Singapore, Singapore rental market, Singapore rental prices, tenants, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: April 03, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Private housing prices down after three years
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According to estimates released yesterday, overall prices fell 0.1% in Q1 2012, ending March 31. This marks the sector’s first drop since 2009’s global financial crisis, and a reversal from the 0.2% r...
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Related Categories: Market Reviews & Market Outlooks, General, Private Residential
Tags: ABSD, Central Area, Central Area Housing, Central Homes, city fringes, condominiums, condominiums in Singapore, cooling measures, flash estimates, high-end homes, landed homes, mass-market homes, property cooling measures, public housing prices in Singapore, Singapore private housing market, stamp duty, suburban units, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: April 11, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Straits Times showflat check: Developers not adhering to marketing guidelines
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In March 2011, the authorities proposed a few rules to make the marketing efforts of property developers more transparent. However, a recent Straits Times report suggested that these guidelines have f...
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Related Categories: Legal Matters, General, Private Residential
Tags: condominiums, consumers, developers, marketing guidelines, private housing trends in Singapore, rules and regulations, Shoebox Units, showflats, Singapore condominiums, Smaller homes, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: July 05, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Private housing owners profit from market rebound
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With encouraging new data, it has been revealed that private residential owners are benefitting from the recovery of the Singapore property market.(Since the recovery of the property market late 2009,...
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Related Categories: Market Reports, Private Residential
Tags: caveats, investors, least profitable developments, most profitable developments, owners, private housing prices in Singapore, profitability, profits, property investment, Singapore private housing market, Square Foot Research, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 03, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Ho Yun Kuan
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Strata-Titled Offices: An Investment Option
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Following the first article in this series, which outlined the history of strata-titled offices, this second article shifts the focus to the present, and delves into the investment potential of such p...
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Related Categories: Buying Guide - Singapore, Others
Tags: buyer’s stamp duty, International Plaza, investment, investment potential, SBF Center, Sim Lim Square, Singapore Business Federation Centre, Strata-titled offices, The Adelphi, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 13, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Kayley Tan
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Guidelines for Private Roof Terraces and Enclosed Spaces to Be Revised
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The guidelines for developing private roof terraces and enclosed spaces on ground floors will be reassessed by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Currently, developers are able to develop outdoo...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: CityLife@Tampines, EC, Executive Condominiums, GFA, Khaw Boon Wan, National Development Minister, private roof terraces, PSF, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 10, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Tia Tan
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Private Residential Prices Exit 2012 on a High
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2012 ended with a bang for the private residential market as private homes reflected a record property price index of 211.9 points in the fourth quarter. This is according to preliminary numbers relea...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: additional buyer’s stamp duty, cooling measures, non-landed, private homes, private residential market, private residential properties, property price index, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 21, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Goh Junyi
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The rising popularity of the suburbs
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The development of social amenities and an improved transport infrastructure in the suburbs have led to an increase in demand for homes in the northern, eastern and north-eastern parts of Singapore.Wi...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Bedok, EC, Executive Condominiums, MRT, Pasir Ris, PSF, Tampines, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: January 21, 2013 12:00 AM, By: Goh Junyi
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Good Class Bungalows: in a Resilient Class of Their Own
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Despite the recently announced
cooling measures, and the resulting slowdown in sales, good class bungalows
(GCBs) remain appealing to buyers, say property analysts.
This can be seen in the prices...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Buyer Stamp Duty, buyer’s stamp duty, Chee Hoon Avenue, cooling measures, GCBs, Good Class Bungalows, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: March 25, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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Resale home sales down, new home sales up
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Despite an increase in the sale of new private homes, the resale market appears to end the first quarter of 2013 with a whimper. According to the latest caveats lodged with the Urban Redevelopment Aut...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: ABSD, Akitek Ju-rurancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Asia Property Market Sentiment Survey, caveats, investment homes, new launch, new private homes, new sale market, Non-landed Resale Market, resale homes, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: March 26, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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Kismis Lodge sold en bloc for $84.2m
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Kismis Lodge, a freehold residential site housed among the landed residential development in Upper Bukit Timah, has been sold in an en bloc deal for $84.18 million. The buyer, Newfort Alliance (Cairnh...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: $70.6 million residential, 2008 Masterplan, Akitek Ju-rurancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, effects of property cooling measures, en bloc, Freehold, Kismis Lodge, landed residential development, mixed landed development, Upper Bukit Timah, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: March 27, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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URA sets new limits on shoebox units in malls
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The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has put a limit to the number of shoebox shop units in future mall developments. With effect from today, retail units must have an average shop size of at least...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: new cooling measures, Akitek Ju-rurancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, anti-speculation measures, commercial properties, new measures, retail floor area, shoebox retail units, Shoebox Units, strata retail market, trends in suburban mall developments, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: April 16, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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Developer sales hit highest record of 2,793 units in March 2013
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A total of 2,793 private homes were sold last month, a figure which is nearly 4 times the 712 units sold in February. March 2013 marked the highest monthly new sales volume since the Urban Redevelopme...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Akitek Ju-rurancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Bartley Ridge, developers monthly sales data, D'nest, pent up demand, Private home sales, sale launch, Sennett Residence, urban redevelopment authority, Urban Vista
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Posted Date: April 22, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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How about getting a freehold landed home for under $2m?
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Many home hunters may hold the perception that possessing a landed freehold property, the rarest of land titles in Singapore, is way out of their reach. However, data from the Urban Redevelopment Auth...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Freehold landed properties, Landed property prices , Real Estate Information System, suburban condominiums, URA Realis, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: April 30, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com Singapore
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Record 18,400 new homes to be completed this year
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According to the latest data from Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), an estimated 18,400 homes are expected to be completed this year. This figure surpassed the previous high of 14,600 units built i...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Akitek Ju-rurancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, HDB rental market, non-landed private residential properties, supply of flats, The Interlace, urban redevelopment authority, Waterbank, Waterview
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Posted Date: May 16, 2013 12:00 AM, By: iProperty.com.Singapore
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5 plots set to stand 2,700 homes for sale
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In line with the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, 5 residential sites comprising of 2,700 home units are opened for sale since yesterday. These plots are launched by the Urban Redevelopment Auth...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates
Tags: Geylang East Avenue , government land sales, Prince Charles Crescent, SGS, Siglap Road, Tampines Avenue 10, Toa Payoh Lorong 6, urban redevelopment authority
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