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.

The 35-year-old woman is accused of belonging to a criminal group in Phnom Penh and of conspiring to cheat people in Singapore via government official impersonation scams.

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American AI hardware giant Nvidia this week announced its entry into the consumer PC arena, in collaboration with Asus and other companies.

PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on Wednesday (Jun 3) called for the revival of Muafakat Nasional - created to consolidate the Malay-Muslim vote - stressing cooperation between the country’s two largest Malay-Muslim parties.

Silmy Karim's arrest on Jun 4 came a day after Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) detained Dadan Hindayana, the former head of an agency which oversees President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals programme. 

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Viral clips from the May 29 episode of This is My Adventure 2 show digitally added seat belts overlaid on members of popular Chinese boy band Teens in Times (TNT) and other celebrities as they ride in a minibus.

The mayor's office has reversed the rejection of 1,768 homes in the north London borough, approving Barratt London’s 283-home scheme and Arada London's plans for Great North Leisure Park in Finchley. The post City Hall overturns rejection of second Barnet resi development appeared first on Property Week.

Law firm King & Spalding took the final available floor in the City office tower, expanding on its existing space in the building. The post Top-floor deal takes Stanhope and Mitsubishi’s 8 Bishopsgate to fully let appeared first on Property Week.

The hotel has extensive grounds, leisure facilities and the potential to add value via an existing planning permission for 22 additional bedrooms. The post Knight Frank markets Manchester Mercure hotel for £9.25m appeared first on Property Week.

The JV has been seeded with APG's 1,100-home Cherrywood portfolio and will develop a further 2,300 homes across three Dublin schemes. The post Kennedy Wilson and APG form €2bn Irish PRS joint venture appeared first on Property Week.

The prime minister vowed "to get Britain building again" by backing local mayors to step in and push through stalled schemes such as the new town planned for Enfield in north London. The post Starmer says he won’t ‘give in’ to new town naysayers after Enfield’s withdrawal appeared first on Property Week.

The package will help provide transport and community infrastructure to support the Bedfordshire project, with Comcast NBCUniversal investing £5bn in the five-year construction phase. The post Government to provide £1.3bn to back Universal theme park development appeared first on Property Week.

A British Infrastructure Taskforce report commissioned by the chancellor is believed to propose using Private Finance Initiatives to pay for new town infrastructure. The post Reeves mulls use of public-private partnerships to support new towns appeared first on Property Week.

The partners have acquired a 700-acre site for the scheme, where 3m sq ft of commercial space, schools, healthcare provision and public green spaces are also planned. The post Homes England and Hill Group plot 10,000-home Cambridge scheme appeared first on Property Week.

Some 93% of respondents to a survey by UK accountancy firm Menzies reported late payments from clients, while 23% said rising costs were putting unsustainable pressure on margins. The post Research finds nine in 10 construction firms at risk of ‘serious financial distress’ appeared first on Property Week.

The new body will identify suitable land, invest in critical infrastructure and bring forward schemes on derelict sites across the city of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. The post Government launches Greater Cambridge development corporation appeared first on Property Week.