Will Union Square and CanningHill Piers breathe new life into Clarke Quay? For several years, editorials and news headlines have painted a dire picture of the nightlife at Clarke Quay. Prominent and familiar F&B operators have exited the market, and most tenants point to rising rents, stiff alcohol duties, and high labour costs that make […] The post The Plan To Revive Clarke Quay Starts With 1,062 New Homes first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Throughout our series analysing executive condominiums (ECs) in Singapore, the story of The Canopy, a 406-unit development in Yishun, is a noteworthy case for the EC market. Launched for sale in November 2010, it entered the market after the Global Financial Crisis when the residential market in Singapore experienced an optimistic boom. At the time, interest […] The post Most EC Owners From This Era Made A Lot Of Money. Why Didn’t This Project Keep Up? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Thousands of rental agreements are signed each year, and every so often disputes concerning the security deposit between landlords and their tenants land both parties in court. A recently concluded dispute which featured a missing signed inventory list led to a landlord withholding $2,765 from a $8,000 deposit. The story behind this case, which worked its way […] The post How This Tenant Lost $1,695 From His Deposit — And How You Can Avoid The Same Costly Mistake first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

One of the biggest misconceptions about becoming a real estate agent in Singapore is that success happens immediately after passing the RES examination. Many new agents enter the industry expecting quick results, only to discover that real estate is a business built on trust, consistency, and relationships. The first year can feel particularly challenging because […] The post The New Real Estate Agent’s Roadmap: What You Should Be Doing at 3, 6 and 9 Months (2026) first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The days of $1.3 million being comfortably sufficient for a three-bedroom condo are gradually fading. In many newer projects today, that amount isn’t even enough for a two-bedroom unit, especially if it’s in a more developed location. That doesn’t mean affordable family-sized homes have disappeared though. Older developments, and condos in less well-known locations, can […] The post Here Are 5 Of The Cheapest 3-Bedroom Condos You Can Still Buy — From Under $1.3M first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

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 synthetic drug, a mixture of fentanyl and psychoactive chemicals, could cause severe intoxication and leave users in a “zombie-like” state, Malaysia’s deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said. 

President Prabowo Subianto has gone on more than 50 overseas trips to over 20 countries in less than two years in office, far more than his predecessors.

Recovery operations have been complicated by more than 2,000 aftershocks since the quake, some reaching magnitudes as high as 6.4 on the Richter scale.

Indonesia’s emergency interest rate hike and efforts to support the rupiah may have helped calm markets for now, but economists say investor confidence will not fully return unless the government addresses deeper concerns.

Indonesia's dependence on Singapore stems from the island state’s position as Southeast Asia’s primary digital hub, hosting major subsea cable networks - cables laid on the seabed between land-based stations - data centres and global cloud services.

It was the second reported US attack on a merchant vessel with a predominantly Indian crew this week.

The newly updated index offers a glimpse into how Washington views the relationship between China's commercial sector and military development as geopolitical competition intensifies, say analysts.

The explosion, which killed 20 and injured 120, occurred at the Erawan Shrine in the centre of Bangkok, an area popular with foreign tourists.

The property went under the hammer for its £2.5m guide price. The post Brighton seafront hotel helps Savills raise over £40m at June auction appeared first on Property Week.

The fried chicken chain has signed seven new leasing deals with British Land to open across the developer's retail park portfolio. The post Wingstop signs seven retail park leases with British Land appeared first on Property Week.

The developer's scheme in Barrow upon Soar will also deliver a range of infrastructure benefits including affordable units, education and healthcare contributions, public open space, biodiversity enhancements and offsite road improvements. The post William Davis Homes wins appeal for 70-home Leicestershire scheme appeared first on Property Week.

He joins from The Church Commissioners for England, where he was head of real assets. The post Montagu Evans appoints Weir to head planning department appeared first on Property Week.

It has completed five new leases at the central London campus across both office and retail spaces. The post Tishman Speyer signs 81,000 sq ft in Belvedere campus leasing flurry appeared first on Property Week.

Group revenue rose 5.6% to £120.6m and earnings per share increased 2.1% to 19.4p, but operating profit fell 52.8% year on year to £53.3m. The post Safestore returns to earnings growth as expansion progresses appeared first on Property Week.

The funding from Paragon will finance the operator's acquisition of the site and the development of a 71-bed care home. The post MACC secures funding to deliver £25m Birmingham care home appeared first on Property Week.

He will take the helm of the London office investor in September, succeeding Paul Williams, who is retiring. The post Derwent names former Assura boss Murphy as next chief executive appeared first on Property Week.

The funding will back the expansion of the fully let Falcon Business Park in Loughborough. The post Aureon and Arax win £42.3m Investec industrial development loan appeared first on Property Week.

He will take up the role next spring, succeeding Stephen Clifton, who is retiring in March. The post Knight Frank lines up Robinson for UK managing partner role appeared first on Property Week.