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.

In a cave in South Sulawesi's Maros-Pangkep, an artwork depicting human-like figures interacting with a pig was dated by researchers from Australia's Griffith University to be at least 51,200 years old.

Indonesian authorities seized the drugs from a foreign vessel in Sumatran waters. 

Women make up more than 90 per cent of traders at Siti Khadijah Market, one of Kelantan’s best-known attractions.

The comments were made in relation to the US Department of Defense putting US research funding restrictions on dozens of Chinese universities. 

The dissolution of the Sarawak state assembly follows a series of state elections across Malaysia over the past year, including in Sabah, Johor and Negeri Sembilan, with Melaka set to head to the polls on Nov 14.

Indonesia is the world's leading nickel producer, giving it an advantage in developing a local EV battery supply chain and expanding manufacturing. 

Perikatan Nasional can now contest next month’s Melaka election under its own name and symbol, after securing a temporary legal reprieve from deregistration.

Jio Platforms', India's largest ever, is being closely watched as a test of investor appetite for large listings at a time when AI-linked stocks are facing increased scrutiny.

Only three other markets have faced a double MSCI downgrade from emerging market to “standalone” status since 1997.

The proposal comes after a landmine explosion in the demilitarised zone last month that injured South Korean soldiers.

Turner is the co-founder and managing partner of industrial agency DTRE and Clayton former executive director of CBRE. The post Kingsbridge strengthens advisory board by appointing Turner and Clayton appeared first on Property Week.

As part of its northern expansion, the regulator will move from its existing Leeds base to MEPC's larger 2 Wellington Place in 2028, after the building has been refurbished. The post Financial Conduct Authority to relocate to larger Leeds office hub appeared first on Property Week.

The firm said the figure was on a par with the same period last year, with the market continuing to show resilience. The post Mid-box industrial take-up passes 4m sq ft in year to date appeared first on Property Week.

The school was part of the wider 719-room Hawthorne House student accommodation scheme, which Unite has retained. The post Unite sells London academy school for £40.7m appeared first on Property Week.

The standout sale was the 2.9-acre Holm Island in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, once used as a private retreat by King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, which went under the hammer for £1.495m. The post Private island helps Savills raise £52m at October auction appeared first on Property Week.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and OMERS have agreed to sell their combined 63.9% stake in the UK’s largest port operator, with the deal expected to close in the first half of 2027. The post Associated British Ports sold to IFM Investors in deal valuing group at over £10bn appeared first on Property Week.

The strategic leadership advisory firm will take occupation of the space near Waterloo Bridge in January 2027 on a 10-year term. The post Helical lets three floors of Brettenham House to FGS Global appeared first on Property Week.

Savills has been appointed to market the 10 luxury properties mainly in the Scottish Highlands and Islands either as a portfolio, sub-portfolios or individual assets. The post Blantyre Capital hoists for sale flag over Scottish and Lake District Crerar hotels appeared first on Property Week.

The partnership will invest in logistics warehouse facilities, focused on locations near major European consumer centres. The post Norges and Ares establish €1.5bn European logistics investment partnership appeared first on Property Week.

Vista Square was acquired by Orka's joint venture with an unnamed global real estate investor and was backed by financing from Investec Real Estate. The post Orka Investments acquires 249-bed Liverpool PBSA development appeared first on Property Week.