Living in these condominiums will “transport” you to another country in an instant. Villa Marina Condo ( Photo: 99.co) Some countries may have come out of their lockdowns, but travelling for pleasure seems all but impossible in the near future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all lost, however, when there are condos in Singapore […]

Resale volumes spiked dramatically in June and July 2020, shortly after the two month circuit breaker was lifted. If that tells you anything, it is that the demand for resale flats remains strong. And while the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has put the brakes on many areas of our lives, it has not been able […]

Cheng Hsing Yao, group managing director of GuocoLand Singapore, is convinced that as a developer, one has to look beyond Covid-19 pandemic and take a long-term view. He believes it is more important to ensure that buildings can withstand the test of time and be adaptable for its occupants.“There will be all kinds of shocks […]

Clavon at Clementi Ave 1 The public tenders for a land parcel at Clementi Avenue 1 (Clavon) and an executive condo site at Canberra Link, both under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, closed on July 3. The land parcel at Clementi Avenue 1 is zoned for residential use and attracted five bids, while the […]

What is Mortgage Servicing Ratio? Mortgage servicing ratio (MSR) refers to the portion of a borrower’s gross monthly income that goes towards repaying all property loans, including the loan being applied for. MSR is capped at 30% of a borrower's gross monthly income. It applies only to housing loans for the purchase of an HDB flat or an executive condominium bought […]

What is TDSR? TDSR stands for Total Debt Servicing Ratio refers to the portion of a borrower’s gross monthly income that goes towards repaying the monthly debt obligations, including the loan being applied for. In a nutshell, the TDSR limits the amount borrowers can spend on debt repayments to 60 percent of their gross monthly […]

Life has returned over the weekend following the reopening of project sales galleries on Friday, June 19. Sales achieved at project galleries across the board totaled 38 units on Friday, 45 units on Saturday and 61 on Sunday, bringing the total to 144. WITNESS THE BEAUTY WORLD TRANSFORMATION WITH DAINTREE RESIDENCE AT DISTRICT 21 NEXT […]

Analysts say that the site is expected to get a good amount of interest, due to its locational attributes and affordable quantum.  A residential with commercial at first storey site located at Tanah Merah Kechil Link has been launched for sale by public tender under the Confirmed List of the first half 2020 Government Land […]

At long last, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has finalised the long-awaited Master Plan 2019, following the teaser that was the URA Draft Master Plan earlier this year. Mapping out present and future uses of land in detail, the URA Master Plan reveals a lot about the Singapore government's plans to develop the country in […]

Singapore loves an acronym, and same goes for the real estate sector. Broadly, the Urban Redevelopment Authority has divided Singapore into three main regions, which the URA calls "market segments". These regions are: Core Central Region (CCR), Rest of Central Region (RCR) and the Outside Central Region (OCR). The boundaries of these regions are anything but clear […]

Very few executives could have predicted a virus originating in China would lead to worldwide economic devastation in 2020. Just four months after the first official reports of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, more than three million cases have been confirmed globally, and with this comes exponential economic unrest. The pandemic could possibly trim global […]

It is no secret that Singapore is a popular location among wealthy foreigners to park their businesses and settle down. Some well-known Singapore residents include Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and actor Jet Li. Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin Becomes Singapore's Richest Person Jet Li: Bungalow at Bukit Timah Related Story: Read More Property purchases by these […]