When the government first introduced the Sellers Stamp Duty (SSD) in 2010, to curb short-term housing speculation, it was a clear move by the government to ‘kill’ the act of residential property ‘flipping’. Now, after several revisions to the SSD framework, including the latest revisions rolled out in 2025, I have a more nuanced perspective of […] The post Why Some New Condo Owners Struggle To Sell Even After Prices Have Risen first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

There are properties you move into and eventually stop noticing, and then there are homes that genuinely improve the quality of your everyday life. Lucerne Grand firmly belongs to the second category. It is a residential development that has been designed with real care, clear purpose, and a sharp understanding of what modern homeowners in […] The post Lucerne Grand: Refined Living in the Heart of Singapore first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Our property market may be the only thing with more sudden U-turns than Upper Thomson Road. I reckon that most of our longtime readers might be able to pick out distinctive design trends in the condominium market. Perhaps some seasoned property agents and real estate investors could even identify the age of a project, even […] The post The Condo Features Singaporeans Once Avoided — That Buyers Now Actively Want first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The record price for a resale four-room HDB flat in Punggol has been set by a unit at Northshore Straitsview, a Build-To-Order (BTO) development in Punggol. The 1,033 sq ft unit, between the 25th – 27th floors, changed hands for $870,000 ($842 psf) when it was sold earlier this week. This sale trumps the previous […] The post A Punggol 4-Room HDB Just Sold For A Record $870,000 — Despite One Major Drawback first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Private pools are usually associated with larger luxury homes, and much higher price points. But there are still pockets of the market where buyers can find freehold condo units with their own pool space, without crossing the $2 million mark. This week, we looked at a mix of duplex penthouses and ground-floor patio units that […] The post Here Are 5 Surprisingly Affordable Freehold Condos With Private Pools — From Under $2M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The real estate industry has never lacked information. Clients today can access property portals, market news, transaction histories, mortgage calculators, and endless opinions within seconds. Yet despite having more information than ever before, many buyers and sellers still feel uncertain when making one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. Why? Because information alone […] The post Why Impartial Advice Is Becoming the Real Competitive Advantage in Real Estate first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The 396-unit Chestervalewas one of the first executive condominiums (ECs) that Singaporeans encountered, after the hybrid housing scheme was launched in 1995. We’ve shared in previous articles that the first tranche of ECs got off to a relatively rough start. Those projects hit the market when the Asian Financial Crisis struck in 1997, and Chestervale launched that year. This makes […] The post This Old Bukit Panjang EC Once Had More Losing Sellers Than Winners — But Look At It Now first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

What’s different about landlords in Singapore, compared to many different countries? The answer, to me, is the degree of tolerance they have for vacancies. Now this definitely isn’t true for every landlord, and it’s anecdotal; but I meet more landlords here who are willing to let a unit go vacant for as long as a year, rather […] The post Why Singapore Landlords Still Refuse To Lower Rents — Even When Units Sit Vacant first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

These days, homebuyers consider a three-bedder that reaches 1,000 sq ft to be on the generous side. It wasn’t always this way though: in older condos, 1,000 sq ft was sometimes the size of a two-bedder. Just to show you how big some of these can get, we’ve highlighted resale options where the three-bedders reach an […] The post Here Are 5 Large 3-Bedroom Condos With 1,700 Sqft+ Space — Under $2M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

When homeowner Seng and his wife walked into the IKEA store after successfully balloting for a new four-room flat at Macpherson Weave, they did not think that they would end up with a home that is nearly fully decked out in IKEA furnishings, accessories, and designed by IKEA specialists. What started as an exploratory trip […] The post This Family Of Five Spent $40K To Have Their Macpherson BTO Fully Designed By IKEA first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Speaking at a special lecture in Singapore, Minister Hakan Fidan touched on Israel and the Middle East conflict, finding alternative connectivity routes to the Straits of Hormuz and Ankara’s foreign policy approach in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia’s defence minister said Norway cannot absolve itself of responsibility and should help facilitate the refund process, arguing that Oslo’s decision to revoke export licenses triggered the dispute.

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The scheme will also comprise a range of amenities and community facilities, including a primary school, a community building and green infrastructure. The post Gleeson gets go-ahead for 1,400-home Aylesbury scheme appeared first on Property Week.

The Ardent Companies, which acquired the 50,000 sq ft building in 2022, has instructed Savills to lead the sale. The post City of London’s Royal Exchange on the block appeared first on Property Week.

She joins the advisory firm from Avison Young, where she has spent more than 12 years. The post Bidwells appoints Jenkinson as head of London planning appeared first on Property Week.

It plans to place reserved-matters approval applications relating to large outline planning permissions in schedule 2, with smaller applications moved to schedule 1. The post Government unveils details of delayed planning committee shake-up appeared first on Property Week.

The development forms part of the housebuilder’s wider 174-home Althamer View development, located less than a 30-minute drive from Edinburgh. The post Avant Homes to deliver Scottish social housing scheme in £10.6m deal appeared first on Property Week.

The tower will equal the height of Western Europe's tallest building, The Shard, and offer office floorplates up to 26,000 sq ft, plus 125,000 sq ft of space accessible to the public. The post Square Mile’s new tallest tower rebranded One London with 2028 start date appeared first on Property Week.

Welsh lender Principality Building Society provided the finance for the housing association to develop new homes and upgrade its existing stock. The post Adra secures £20m loan to bolster its North Wales portfolio appeared first on Property Week.

The assets, which comprise 665 homes, form part of the developer’s 85-acre residential-led mixed-use estate and are operated under the Quintain Living platform. The post Quintain wins £188.8m government-backed loan for two Wembley BTR schemes appeared first on Property Week.

The facility will be structured over a 24-month term and will fund the delivery of 26 private sale homes as well as 11 affordable dwellings. The post Stancliffe Homes secures £12.5m Atelier loan for Derbyshire scheme appeared first on Property Week.

Knight Frank is marketing the property, which was developed by now-collapsed landlord Innovation Court, for around £9.75m. The post Administrators bring 244-bed Preston PBSA scheme to the market appeared first on Property Week.