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July’s new home sales recover from June lull

THE private housing market regained some momentum last month, as developers sold 1,091 private homes (excluding executive condominiums), more than double the 536 units sold in June. Consultants attribute the marked increase to the pick-up after the mid-year lull. June is when buyers tend to hold off buying and developers hold back new launches due to the school holidays. But consultants say July's...

New homes sold by developers more than double from June

DEVELOPERS launched 624 private homes (excluding executive condominiums) in July and sold 1,091 units, based on figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released on Monday. The launch volume was more than twice June's 234 units, while the sales volume also doubled from June's 536 units. Some 464 units sold (out of 500 launched) at MCL Land's Jurong West condominium Lake Grande in July...

Lake Grande

Bound by the Jurong Gateway and Lakeside precincts, Lake Grande’s prime location connects you effortlessly to all your work, education and leisure opportunities – perks of living in Singapore's second Central Business District. Lake Grande's choice location puts the Lakeside MRT station at your doorstep and major expressways such as KJE, PIE and AYE a short drive away. The upcoming Jurong Region Line...

Corals at Keppel Bay owners to get integrated smart home app

The idea of a smart home brings to mind Marvel's Tony Stark and his "smart home" controlled by his trusty computer sidekick, Jarvis. Keppel Land partners software developer Philip Tang & Sons to offer residents of Corals at Keppel Bay their own miniature version of Jarvis - an integrated smart home app called Habitap. Homeowners of the development, which has sold about 56 per cent of its units for...

61% of Lake Grande snapped up during its launch

IN what MCL Land chief executive officer Koh Teck Chuan described as “overwhelming demand”, the developer sold 436 units or 61 per cent of its Jurong West condo, Lake Grande, during its launch weekend. “We initially released 350 units out of the 710 units in the project but due to overwhelming demand, we released another 150 units,” he said. The average transacted price was S$1,368 per square...

Mon Jervois

Mon Jervois offers the ultimate urban retreat in the exclusive District 10, capturing the prestige for which the location of Chatsworth-Bishopsgate-Tanglin is known. An exclusive prime location facing Good Class Bungalows (GCB) and near to various Embassies such as High Commission of Brunei Darussalam, Embassy of Republic of Indonesia and Malaysia High Commission. Location: Jervois Road (District...

Corals at Keppel Bay

Corals at Keppel Bay is the third phase of residential developments in the Keppel Bay waterfront precinct. Located along the historic King's Dock, the development comprises 366 luxurious waterfront homes designed by world-renowned master architect Daniel Libeskind. Corals at Keppel Bay offers home owners an idyllic lifestyle in a picturesque setting, with choice units of 1- to 4-bedroom apartments and...

Developers sold 2,344 private homes in Q2, up 65.2 per cent from Q1

DEVELOPERS have sold 2,344 private homes excluding executive condos (ECs) in the second quarter of this year based on preliminary figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released on Friday. URA will issue its final numbers for Q2 2016 later this month. The 2,344 private housing unit sales for Q2 is 65.2 per cent higher than the 1,419 private homes that developers moved in the first quarter...

Developers’ sales of private homes hit 10-month high in May

DEVELOPERS' sales of private homes surged to a 10-month high last month on the back of new launches Gem Residences and Stars of Kovan and steady sales in projects released earlier. Sales are expected to moderate this month, assuming there are no new launches. However, things should pick up again in July, when developers of at least one private condo and two executive condo (EC) projects are expected to...

Le Nouvel Ardmore apartment sold for $21m

Wing Tai has sold another apartment at its freehold Le Nouvel Ardmore condominium. The seventh floor unit is being sold for S$21 million, which works out to S$4,006 per square foot based on the strata area of 5,242 sq ft (inclusive of 280 sq ft of strata void area). The buyer is believed to be Trihatma Kusuma Haliman, who controls Indonesian property group Agung Podomoro Land, which has been making...