Couple viewed flat and then came hubby’s sister – seeking agent’s commission

Straits Times Singapore, December 9, 2009, Wednesday RECENTLY, I advertised to sell an apartment unit and a few days later, a woman called and came over to view the unit. She showed interest and brought her husband for a second viewing. The couple indicated they liked the place and requested another viewing with their family. At the third [...]

Hong Leong Finance woos bungalow buyers

Straits Times Singapore, December 8, 2009, Tuesday By Joyce Teo   Good class bungalows, generally priced at more than $15 million, number only about 2,400 here, forming a small and exclusive market. — ST FILE PHOTO BUYERS looking for a grand landed home with sprawling grounds in central Singapore can now take up a special package from Hong [...]

HDB rents ‘holding steady’

Sunday Times Singapore, December 6, 2009, Sunday Plenty of flats available to meet demand by IRs’ foreign employees By Joyce Teo Owners of public flats not far from Sentosa, and with rooms to spare, take note.  Foreigners slotted to work at the soon-to-open integrated resort (IR) there are scouting for rental units.  But property agencies say that given the [...]

Wealthy S’poreans bullish on property

Straits Times Singapore, December 4, 2009, Friday   But Barclays advises caution as prices may ‘moderate’ or flatten By Joyce Teo WEALTHY investors in Singapore are so keen on putting their millions into pro-perty investments that even giant bank Barclays is urging caution.  A survey by Barclays Wealth has found that Singapore’s high net worth individuals are more [...]

$100m for first collective sale this year

Straits Times Singapore, December 2, 2009, Wednesday Dragon Mansion deal is ‘sign of confidence’ in mid-tier homes market By Joyce Teo Owners of each Dragon Mansion unit will get $1.4 million, well above the estate’s highest transacted price of $880,000, said the broker of the sale. — ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN OWNERS at the Dragon Mansion have completed [...]

Skybridges not deemed part of condo’s gross floor area

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemember 29, 2009, Sunday We refer to last Sunday’s article, ‘More condos let you walk on air’, which reported that fully covered skybridges are considered part of a condominium’s gross floor area, which is pre-determined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). The report elaborated that this means the floor area occupied by [...]

Sales of new private homes down again

Number of units launched, sold in Oct lowest since Jan; Govt’s cooling measures taking effect   By Joyce Teo           An artist’s impression of Lincoln Suites in Khiang Guan Avenue in the Newton area. SALES of new private homes plunged last month to just 811 units – well down on September’s [...]

Impact of new sites won’t be felt yet

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 15, 2009 Sunday Sites for tender will yield 2,925 units but they won’t be ready for at least 11/2 years By Joyce Teo The Government came out about a week ago to say that there is no shortage of residential supply and thus no need for buyers to rush. That was when it announced [...]

Record $653,000 for 4-room flat

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 13, 2009 Friday         Industry players caution high price for unit in Queenstown is a one-off       By Jessica Cheam       The four-year-old 969sqft unit at Forfar Heights, Strathmore Avenue, is just five minutes walk from Queenstown MRT station, and on the top, 40th floor of the [...]

Apex court clears air on property deal

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 10, 2009 Tuesday   Not signing option form may not be enough for pullout if all the terms for deal have been met By K.C. Vijayan, Law Correspondent FAILING to sign the option-to-purchase form may not be enough to let one pull out of a property deal. This is especially so if the buyer’s [...]