Transaction volumes of bungalows in Good Class Bungalow (GCB) Areas have held up in the third quarter against the latest property cooling measures which took effect on July 6. Based on an analysis by List Sotheby's International Realty (List SIR) of URA Realis caveats data as of last Friday, there were 11 transactions in GCB Areas, totalling S$220 million in Q3 2018 - up from the eight deals amounting...
Kuok Hui Kwong, chairman of Shangri-La Asia and daughter of Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, is buying a bungalow in Belmont Road for S$43.5 million. This works out to S$1,430 per square foot, based on the freehold land area of 30,420 sq ft in the Belmont Park Good Class Bungalow (GCB) Area. Ms Kuok, who is about 40, is understood to be a Malaysian citizen and Singapore permanent resident (PR). When...
A freehold good class bungalow (GCB) near the Botanic Gardens that was owned by one of Singapore's founding fathers hit the market yesterday with market expectations that it could sell for more than S$100 million. The two-storey bungalow at 81 Dalvey Road, which sits on elevated ground, is owned by the estate of Mr Lim Kim San. He is the first Housing Board chairman and a former executive chairman of...
PROPERTY developer Sustained Land's boss, Douglas Ong, is buying a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) along Garlick Avenue in District 10. The S$23.88 million price translates to S$858 per square foot (psf) based on the freehold land area of 27,829 sq ft. Market watchers consider the psf price to be on the low side, even if the transaction is seen as reflecting purely the land value. The existing two-storey...
THE volume and value of transactions in Good Class Bungalow (GCB) Areas have risen so far this year, though prices continued to soften. Market views are mixed on whether transaction volumes will rise again or fall next year although there is a consensus that prices will keep on dipping at least in the first half. Agents cited a weakening economy and the rising interest rate scenario among other...
TWO freehold Good Class Bungalow (GCB) transactions in District 10 are in motion - one on White House Park near the Botanic Gardens and the other tucked away on Ewart Park off Holland Road. The bungalow on White House Park is being sold at S$25.5 million, which translates to S$1,686 per square foot based on the land area of 15,125 square feet. The bungalow has five bedrooms, a pool and enough parking...
A MEMBER of the Kuik family that founded the Sim Lian Group snagged a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) last month in Chestnut Drive for S$16 million while Nasrat Muzayyin, a director and shareholder of several oil trading companies here, picked up a bungalow in District 11 for S$22.24 million. These were among some 60 caveated landed residential transactions worth S$336.76 million last month. This followed...
The Good Class Bungalow (GCB) market continues to buzz with activity. The latest transactions include an old freehold house along Lady Hill Road in a prime GCB location which changed hands for S$24 million. The price works out to S$1,423 psf based on the land area of 16,863 sq ft. This seems a relatively low psf price for a prime GCB location but that may have to do with the property's age - it is said...
A sprawling GCB, situated on one of the highest points of the Leedon Park GCB Area, has just been lauched for sale by tender by sole marketing agent JLL. Built in the early 1990s, 17 Leedon Park comprises a 2-storey bungalow with a built-up area of approximately 9,000 sq.ft equipped with a 21 m long in-ground swimming pool and a lavish garden. Said Mr Karamjit Singh, International Director and...
A CHARMING single-storey bungalow on a sprawling site in Queen Astrid Park has changed hands for S$44.5 million. The buyer is understood to be a family member of Goh Hup Jin, son of billionaire paint tycoon Goh Cheng Liang. The transaction was an estate sale. The price works out to S$1,271 per square foot based on the freehold land area of 35,011 square feet. Located at the corner of Queen Astrid Park...
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