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.

This is Mr Lam’s first visit to Singapore as the president of Vietnam.

Beijing will not send Defence Minister Dong Jun to Asia's top security summit, where US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to speak.

The UAE-based developer has secured permission to redevelop Great North Leisure Park in north London into a mixed-use neighbourhood with 20 residential buildings, more than 43,000 sq ft of public realm and a new sports pavilion. The post Khan backs Arada’s rejected 1,485-home Finchley redevelopment appeared first on Property Week.

Justice for Property Rights is planning a legal challenge to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, claiming plans to cap ground rents are "not reform" but "state-backed expropriation". The post Campaign group threatens legal action against leasehold reforms appeared first on Property Week.