Asia Gardens, a freehold 84-unit condo development located within the upcoming Spottiswoode residential cluster has been launched for collective sale. According to marketing agent Savills Singapore, the development sits on a 72,059 sq ft land parcel and has a gross floor area (GFA) of 201,465 sq ft. With a plot ratio of 2.8, the site is zoned for residential use under the 2008 Master Plan. The property...
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The proportion of private residential properties bought by foreigners and companies has fallen sharply - from about 20 per cent in 2011 to 7 per cent in the first half of this year. Short-term property speculation has also fallen sharply, as indicated by the relatively low volume of sub-sales. And private home prices moderated significantly, rising marginally by 0.3 per cent in the first half of 2012...
Parliament has passed amendments to the HUDC Housing Estates Act to allow Braddell View residents to have the option of privatisation, should they decide to do so. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Minister of State for National Development Lee Yi Shyan said: "Privatisation will allow Braddell View flat owners to own private housing and have control over the management and maintenance of their...
CapitaLand said it will buy an Orchard area property from its associate, Ascott REIT, for S$359 million. It will redevelop the property, Somerset Grand Cairnhill, into an integrated development comprising serviced residences (with hotel licence) and high-end residential properties. CapitaLand is expected to sell the redeveloped serviced residences (with hotel licence) back to Ascott REIT for S$405...
Property developers will launch some 8,000 new private homes over the next six months, according to analysts' estimates. While there are small risks of oversupply in the horizon, market watchers told Channel NewsAsia that private property prices should remain stable this year. A consortium comprising Hong Leong Group, City Developments and TID Residential won the tender for the site at Mount Vernon in...
Private home prices recovered to hit a new high in the second quarter, rising on the back of an increase in the prices of resale units rather than those at developer sales, a permutation that helps to allay concerns over the sustainability of the market. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) flash estimates, overall private residential property prices rose by 0.4 per cent in the second...
Residential property purchases made by foreigners from countries exempted from ABSD (additional buyer’s stamp duty) rose in 1H2012, according to data released by CBRE. These foreign buyers, including permanent residents (PRs), hail from the US, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway – countries that have free trade agreements with Singapore. CBRE noted that the group accounted for 3.1 percent...
Malaysians have outpaced the Chinese as the top overseas buyers of Singapore properties, according to data compiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and CBRE Research. In 1H2012, Malaysians accounted for 27.6 percent of all foreign purchases, while buyers from China comprised 20.3 percent. In comparison, the Chinese took pole position in 2H2011 at 29.6 percent with Malaysia trailing at 18.7...
Cambridge Industrial Trust is acquiring the property at 30 Teban Gardens Crescent for S$41m from Eurosports Auto Pte Ltd. The property consists of (a) a 3-storey industrial building with a single storey factory cum car showroom and (b) a brand new annex block of a 2-storey showroom with ancillary office to be completed by the vendor. The total gross floor area of property to be acquired is expected to...
Since 2009, private homeowners in Singapore have greatly benefitted from the recovery in the property market. A report by Square Foot Research revealed that owners received at least S$20.3 billion in gross profit since late 2009 based on caveats data. This explains the strong sales figure of S$60.1 billion recorded during the period, noted the report. Square Foot added that actual figures could be a lot...