The final quarter of 2026 also heralds the last Build-To-Order (BTO) sales exercise of the year. It will be the largest offering of BTO flats this year, with 7,970 flats across seven projects. Originally scheduled for October, the November BTO sales exercise was delayed by a month in view of a series of policy changes […] The post 7,970 BTO Flats Are Launching In November — We Compared The 3 Most Anticipated Projects first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

URA’s price index shows landed homes up 7.0% in a year and condos up 1.8%. How to read the chart, how the two lines split after 2009, and its limits. Landed home prices have pulled well ahead of condo prices in URA’s index. In Q2 2026 the landed index stood at 258.4, up 7.0% on […] The post Landed vs Non-Landed Home Prices: How the Gap Opened Since 2004 first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Summary Ghosted by your interior designer, left with unfinished renovation work or stuck waiting for your furniture to be delivered? For some home owners, creating their dream home can quickly turn into a costly nightmare. So what can homeowners do to protect themselves from renovation woes? What red flags should they look out for before […] The post [Post 1649] Renovation red flags: What to know from start to finish | Deep Dive first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

How the HDB loan and a bank loan are priced, the rules on each, and the monthly cost of a median-price loan over 25 years at several rates. The two loans differ less in today’s rate than in what can happen to the rate later. Take the median HDB resale flat, which sold for S$630,000 […] The post HDB Loan vs Bank Loan: What Does S$400,000 Cost a Month? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Faber Residence opened for sales on 18 October 2025. The guide price was from S$1,995 psf (price per square foot), according to the GuocoLand press release. Of its 399 homes, 344 (86%) sold that weekend at an average of S$2,160 psf, GuocoLand said. The guide price was about 9% above the middle value of the […] The post Faber Residence Review: Faber Walk, District 5, S$1,995 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Skye at Holland opened for sales on 11 October 2025. The guide price was from S$2,598 psf (price per square foot), according to EdgeProp. The developers said 658 of the 666 homes (99%) sold over the launch weekend. The average price was S$2,953 psf (UOL and CapitaLand Development). The guide price was about 16% above […] The post Skye at Holland Review: Holland Village, District 10, S$2,598 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Pinery Residences sold 544 of its 588 homes, or 92.5%, in the launch weekend of 28 and 29 March 2026. The average was S$2,546 psf (per square foot). EdgeProp reported this from the developers’ figures. The starting price at the preview was lower. It was from S$2,340 psf for a 635 sq ft 2-bedroom, according […] The post Pinery Residences Review: Bedok Reservoir Road, District 16, S$2,340 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Thomson Reserve opens for sales on 31 October 2026 with a guide price from S$2,608 psf (price per square foot), according to UOL and CapitaLand Development press release. That is about 28% above the median resale price of the older leasehold condos around it. It is about 14% above Jadescape, the newest leasehold condo in […] The post Thomson Reserve Review: Upper Thomson, District 20, S$2,608 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

EdgeProp reported on 27 September that Amberwood at Holland sold 23 of its 212 homes (11%) on its launch weekend of 25 and 26 September 2026. The average price was S$3,019 psf (price per square foot). Sim Lian Group released only 70 homes in the first phase. Against those homes, the take-up was 33%, according […] The post Amberwood at Holland Review: Holland Link, District 10, S$2,945 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Pollen Collection II is on sale in batches. URA’s developer-sales file shows 110 of its 186 terrace houses on sale and 48 sold by September 2026, or 44% of the houses on sale. Bukit Sembawang put 52 houses on sale in early December 2025 and 15 more in June 2026, EdgeProp reported. EdgeProp also reported […] The post Pollen Collection II Review: Pollen Rise, District 28, S$2,601 PSF first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

MSCI warned last week it was considering demoting Indonesia's equities to "standalone" market status, triggering a record-breaking market rout.

The haze sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only in Indonesia, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste, prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis.

Tokyo climbed above 30°C by early afternoon on Wednesday (Oct 21), the threshold the Japan Meteorological Agency classifies as a "midsummer day".

PayLah! users will now be able to scan to pay at more than 250,000 participating merchants in Taiwan.

Tensions between North and South Korea have risen since Pyongyang began fortifying its border in April 2024.

Given concerns about the app being used to monitor Malaysian citizens' data, Anwar suggested they switch to using Tuju, an app developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority.

Federal civilian agencies should remove DeepSeek products as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek from their IT systems, the US Department of Homeland Security said.

The FCA has closed its investigation into the troubled social housing investor, but the firm still faces legal action brought by current and former shareholders. The post Financial Conduct Authority to take no action against Home REIT appeared first on Property Week.

‘The Beatles Story’ will see the former St Johns market hall repurposed, while the Beacon Tower will house a Yellow Submarine-themed experience. The post Apple Corps to create 100,000 sq ft immersive Beatles attraction in Liverpool appeared first on Property Week.

Prime minister Andy Burnham has reportedly ‘cooled’ on ambitions to pump central government funding into the new towns programme, instead looking to a more devolved approach. The post Burnham eyes more devolved approach to new towns appeared first on Property Week.

Businesses across England face a £1.1bn increase in business rates from April 2027 following last month’s inflation spike, according to analysis by global tax firm Ryan. The post Rising inflation triggers £1.1bn business rates hike next April appeared first on Property Week.

SEGRO has contracted £70m of new headline rent year to date, the REIT revealed in a trading update ahead of its proposed takeover by Prologis. The post SEGRO reports ‘good letting progress’ ahead of Prologis takeover appeared first on Property Week.

Cummins has been a non-executive director at the budget accommodation operator since 2022. The post Safestay names Cummins as executive chairman as Lipman retires appeared first on Property Week.

The company will become part of CBRE's critical infrastructure services business line and was acquired in a deal including multi-year earnout clauses worth up to £300m. The post CBRE snaps up UK data centre services firm Onnec in deal worth up to £760m appeared first on Property Week.

The funding from The Housing Finance Corporation's Blend programme comprises a £50m bond and a further £50m facility to invest in the housing association's homes. The post Raven Housing Trust wins £100m loan to support investment plans appeared first on Property Week.

The housebuilder plans to build a total of 539 homes across three schemes in the South Yorkshire borough. The post Honey submits plans for Barnsley housing schemes totalling £161m appeared first on Property Week.

The group will take on construction management for the 105,000 sq ft redevelopment of 5 Chancery Lane, following the collapse of previous contractor Ardmore. The post RED Group to finish Ardmore’s £50m Holborn office retrofit appeared first on Property Week.