November 2020

If you’ve seen the movie ‘Up’, you might recall the scene where Carl’s old house gets surrounded by new high-rise buildings. Or you might have seen “nail houses” in China belonging to owners who stubbornly resist development and the demolition of their homes. Well, Singapore now has its own version of a holdout, after two...

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My daughter thinks her mother is cool to be an author. Apparently, none of her classmates’ parents has the same profession. The truth is: There is barely any local competition. The reason is: Unless you are publishing assessment books, you can’t make a living out of writing books in Singapore. Being an author is more... [read more]

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Of the total sales registered in the first nine months of 2020, 260 units were snapped up by foreigners. Buyers from China or Hong Kong accounted for 75% of foreign buyers.

Over 90% of the 120 units released sold at an average price of $2,250 per sq ft (psf). Most of the units sold were one-bedders which were transacted from $1,955 psf.

As far as new launch condos are concerned, developers typically focus too much on their marketing message and miss out on what really matters to buyers. This bite-sized review about Clavon, the latest new launch condo to hit the market in Clementi, will highlight the overlooked areas of interest that help buyers make a better...

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Whether it’s HDB season parking or parking fines, learn all there is to HDB parking in this handy guide.

The Ang Mo Kio site is the latest GLS site to be offered within that area in six years, and is expected to yield around 370 housing units. Meanwhile, the Tengah site is expected to be the first EC site within the new Tengah estate.

The District 15 site currently houses a three-storey development that features 10 terrace homes and a bungalow that was completed 25 years ago.

With more property transactions done remotely now, ERA has partnered with various platforms including Dedoco and Matterport to offer a digitised approach across every touch point of their services.

NEA received 286 complaints on renovation noise among landed housing residents from 2 June to 31 October, up 60% from the 178 complaints received over the same period last year.