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| 18.09.2024 | Tensions Rise in Singapore: From Aggression to Acquittals | Singapore is a city-state known for its order and discipline. Yet, recent events have revealed cracks in this polished facade. Two incidents, one involving public aggression and the other a high-profile corruption case, have captured the pu... |
| 16.09.2024 | Corruption charges against HDB senior estate manager, construction firm director withdrawn | Listen to this article
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| 04.09.2024 | Water Woes and Woodland Wonders: A Tale of Singapore's Urban Landscape | In the bustling heart of Singapore, two recent events highlight the city's ongoing battle with infrastructure and its commitment to green spaces. On one hand, a pipe leak disrupted water supply in Farrer Park, while on the other, the grand ... |
| 03.09.2024 | As cat licensing scheme kicks in, some welfare groups fear a rise in abandonment cases | Listen to this article
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| 03.09.2024 | New Bidadari Park inspired by Winnie the Pooh forest, features recreational lake, trails and treehouse playground | Listen to this article
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| 28.08.2024 | The Rise of AI in Pet Care: A New Era for Furry Friends | In the heart of South Korea, a quiet revolution is taking place. The pet care industry is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by artificial intelligence. This transformation is not just about convenience; it’s about redefining how we care fo... |
| 27.08.2024 | With rising resale prices, is HDB's lease buyback scheme a good option for seniors? | Listen to this article
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| 26.08.2024 | Former WP NCMP Yee Jenn Jong issued POFMA order over false claims about AHTC investigation | Listen to this article
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| 21.08.2024 | Singapore's Housing Landscape: Navigating Change Amidst Rising Prices and New Policies | Singapore is at a crossroads. The city-state is reshaping its urban landscape, particularly around its coveted waterfront areas. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong recently unveiled ambitious plans to develop five residential and mixed-use precin... |
| 21.08.2024 | Singapore's Housing Policy: A Balancing Act Between Affordability and Demand | In the bustling city-state of Singapore, housing is more than just a roof over one’s head; it’s a cornerstone of identity and stability. As the government grapples with soaring demand and rising prices, recent policy changes signal a shift ... |
| 20.08.2024 | Higher prices for new homes near waterfront expected under Singapore's plans to remake city centre: Analysts | Listen to this article
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| 20.08.2024 | Tightening of HDB loan limits will have limited impact on property market in the long run, say analysts | Listen to this article
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| 20.08.2024 | Lower HDB loan limit aims to encourage prudent borrowing, dampen higher-end market demand: Desmond Lee | Listen to this article
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| 19.08.2024 | HDB loan limits tightened in new property cooling measure; eligible first-time buyers to get higher grants of up to S$120,000 | Listen to this article
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| 18.08.2024 | NDR 2024: Singles applying for BTO flats near parents to have priority; low-income couples to get higher grant | Listen to this article
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| 18.08.2024 | Highlights: PM Lawrence Wong's first National Day Rally |
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| 15.08.2024 | The Balancing Act: Hawkers, Budget Meals, and the Cost of Living | In the bustling heart of Singapore, hawkers are the lifeblood of local cuisine. They serve affordable meals that bring comfort and satisfaction. But as the cost of living rises, these culinary warriors face a daunting challenge. The governm... |
| 14.08.2024 | 12,656 households have opted for HDB lease buyback scheme since 2009 | Listen to this article
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| 10.08.2024 | Deep Dive Podcast: Is it sustainable for hawkers to offer budget meals? | To help alleviate cost of living pressures, all coffee shops leased from the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will need to offer budget meal options by 2026. But how do such meals, which cost about S$3.50, affect incomes of hawkers?
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| 03.08.2024 | Singapore's Housing Landscape: Upgrades and Growing Pains in New Developments | Singapore's Housing and Development Board (HDB) is on a mission. With over 53,000 flats set for a S$742 million upgrade, the government is addressing the needs of its aging housing stock. This initiative, part of the Home Improvement Progra... |
| 03.08.2024 | Anywhere Real Estate Inc. Navigates Challenges and Seizes Opportunities in Q2 2024 | In the world of real estate, the landscape shifts like sand in the wind. Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS) stands at the forefront, reporting its second-quarter financial results for 2024. The numbers tell a story of resilience, adapta... |
| 02.08.2024 | Tengah residents welcome new amenities, but gripes on mobile reception and bus routes remain | Listen to this article
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| 01.08.2024 | Property agent issued POFMA order over false claims about ethnic integration housing policy | Listen to this article
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| 28.07.2024 | Over 53,000 flats to get S$742 million upgrade in latest round of HDB's home improvement scheme | New: You can now listen to articles.
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| 27.07.2024 | The HDB Housing Landscape: Trends, Challenges, and the Future | In Singapore, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the backbone of the housing market. It’s where dreams of homeownership begin. Recent reports reveal a dynamic shift in the HDB resale market. Prices are climbing, and transactions are... |
| 26.07.2024 | HDB resale prices increase 2.3% in Q2 of 2024, transactions up 4% | Listen to this article
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| 24.07.2024 | About 70 flats taken back by HDB for flouting minimum occupation period rules, unauthorised rentals | Listen to this article
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| 19.07.2024 | Unauthorised plants dealt with on 'case by case basis': MPs | Listen to this article
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| 14.07.2024 | She’s 64 and climbs 40 storeys in under 7 minutes: Veteran tower runners and the community they inspire | Listen to this article
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| 13.07.2024 | How to beat the heat in Singapore, without air-conditioning | Listen to this article
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| 11.07.2024 | Commentary: Singapore is right to be tough on Airbnb-style short stays | Listen to this article
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| 04.07.2024 | 'Heartbreaking': Residents lament chopping down of 'unauthorised' trees at Aljunied HDB block | Listen to this article
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| 03.07.2024 | 71 offenders fined since 2019 for providing illegal short stays in Singapore | Listen to this article
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| 01.07.2024 | More coffee shops to offer budget meals, accept CDC vouchers | Listen to this article
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| 30.06.2024 | Ulu Pandan park connector fully reopens after Clementi landslide reconstruction works | Listen to this article
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| 28.06.2024 | Monitor lizard wanders into 11th floor Punggol flat, captured by NParks | Listen to this article
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| 27.06.2024 | BTO projects in Tampines, Holland Vista rank as top choices among first-timers in June exercise | New: You can now listen to articles.
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| 21.06.2024 | Over 8,500 flats set to be launched in October BTO exercise, about half may be Plus units: Analysts | Listen to this article
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| 19.06.2024 | Singapore completes first underground service reservoir, located under Bidadari park | Listen to this article
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| 19.06.2024 | HDB offers almost 7,000 units in June BTO exercise, including Prime flats in Tanjong Rhu and Holland Vista | Listen to this article
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| 17.06.2024 | Residents of new Punggol BTO flat plagued by 'mountain' of trash dumped at car park | Listen to this article
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| 16.06.2024 | Upcoming June BTO project in Marsiling to be completed in under 3 years | Listen to this article
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| 14.06.2024 | Commentary: HDB 'White Flat' layout is not for everyone - I would regret choosing it | Listen to this article
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| 13.06.2024 | Homeone Euro Trading Celebrates 23 Years of Excellence and Introduces Licensed Aircon Installation Services | SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 June 2024 – Homeone, a trusted name in providing licensed electric storage and gas heater installation, is proud to announce the celebration of its 23rd anniversary. This milestone marks over two dec... |
| 12.06.2024 | Heritage elements, bus-only corridor: First look at plans for Chencharu, Yishun's new housing area | Listen to this article
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| 05.06.2024 | HDB's new resale flat listing service earns praise for 'consumer-centric' nature but sellers suggest tweaks | Listen to this article
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| 01.06.2024 | Dozens of HDB blocks, precincts across Singapore to get S$95 million upgrade | Listen to this article
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| 31.05.2024 | HDB's Bidadari master plan wins international real estate award | Listen to this article
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| 30.05.2024 | HDB resale flat listing service officially launched, over 600 units for sale | Listen to this article
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| 29.05.2024 | Interest rate for CPF Special, Medisave and Retirement accounts increases to 4.08% in Q3 2024 | Listen to this article
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| 27.05.2024 | Open-concept HDB flats without partition walls to be piloted in October | Listen to this article
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| 22.05.2024 | KKR, TPG eye possible takeover of PropertyGuru: report | AcquisitionsConsumer TechNews
Miguel Cordon · 22 May 2024 · 2 min readKKR, TPG eye possible takeover of PropertyGuru: report
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| 19.05.2024 | Commentary: We need to tackle unrealistic S$2 million HDB flat listings | Listen to this article
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| 17.05.2024 | PropertyGuru Q1 loss narrows to $4.6 million | News
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| 14.05.2024 | Singapore must pursue national interests in consistent, principled manner: DPM Lawrence Wong | Listen to this article
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| 12.05.2024 | New resale flat listing service by HDB aims to provide convenience and be a 'trusted' marketplace | Public home buyers and sellers will soon have a one-stop shop to make their transactions. The Housing and Development Board's Flat Portal can be used to list, market and compare resale units. Claudia Lim reports.
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| 06.05.2024 | One dead in Whampoa flat fire, about 200 residents evacuated | Listen to this article
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| 06.05.2024 | SG housing board opens doors for new home listing platform | News
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| 04.05.2024 | Xiang Yun, who plays a psychologist working with sexual crime victims in new series, opens up about own experience | Listen to this article
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| 01.05.2024 | Commentary: Singapore is getting serious about recreation | Listen to this article
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| 26.04.2024 | Man gets 20 days jail for neglecting 43 cats in flat without food, water in NParks biggest animal cruelty case | Listen to this article
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| 26.04.2024 | HDB resale prices rise 1.8% in Q1 of 2024; transactions up 8% | Listen to this article
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| 04.04.2024 | PALO IT Appoints New Managing Director to Drive Impactful Initiatives Across Public and Private Sectors | SINGAPORE, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Global innovation consultancy and agile software development company PALO IT has recently appointed Eugene Yang as its first Singaporean Managing Director.
Eugene's appointment as Managing Director i... |
| 25.03.2024 | Commentary: Before you decide to BTO, have you had the money talk? | Listen to this article
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| 12.03.2024 | Interest rates for CPF Special, MediSave and Retirement accounts dip to 4.05% for Q2 2024 | SINGAPORE: The interest rate for Central Provident Fund (CPF) Special, MediSave and Retirement accounts will dip to 4.05 per cent per annum in the second quarter of 2024.
This is down from 4.08 per cent in the previous quarter and marks the... |
| 12.03.2024 | Home buyers need to be more cautious, prudent amid looming economic uncertainties: Desmond Lee | SINGAPORE: The government has been "working very hard" over the last few years to restore stability in the housing market and balance the supply and demand of flats after disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Minister ... |
| 11.03.2024 | They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project. | Real Estate They met in culinary school and renovated a $444,000 public housing apartment together. The kitchen was the heart of the project.
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| 08.03.2024 | Heart of the Matter Podcast: Tengah woes - Legitimate concerns or normal teething problems? |
Some of the first batch of residents who moved into Singapore's newest HDB town have complained of lack of shops, poor internet connection and condensation issues with the centralised cooling system - the first of its kind in a residential... |
| 06.03.2024 | Huawei Champions the Singapore Land Authority's OneMap GPT Challenge | The world's first interactive itinerary planner demonstrates the boundless potential unlocked by the synergistic integration of artificial intelligence and geospatial mapping visualisation across industries
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| 12.02.2024 | A millennial couple in Singapore bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment for $535,000. They turned it into an artsy, industrial-style home. | Real Estate A millennial couple in Singapore bought a 30-year-old public-housing apartment for $535,000. They turned it into an artsy, industrial-style home.
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| 30.11.2023 | 250 assisted living HDB flats in Bedok for seniors to be offered during December BTO exercise | Listen to this article
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| 27.11.2023 | Take a look inside Singapore's public housing estates, where 80% of the resident population resides | Singapore's public housing apartments are also referred to as HDB flats. Kandl
Singapore's public housing apartments are home to about 80% of the country's resident population.
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| 05.07.2023 | A millennial couple in Singapore spent $40,000 renovating a four-room public-housing apartment and turned it into a modern Scandinavian-style home. Take a look inside. | The couple moved a partition wall back to open up the space, and they opted to use a curved wall to create a focal point in their home. Amanda Goh/Insider
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| 10.06.2023 | We're a millennial couple in Singapore. It took 2 years, 17 apartment viewings, and some negotiation, but we managed to find our forever home. | Joy Oh and Eddy Kur with their cat, Toaster. Joy Oh and Eddy Kur/Ohkur House
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| 07.06.2023 | Meet the typical Singaporean millennial. They live in one of the world's most expensive cities, were raised to chase cars, cash, and condos, and say they feel torn between worlds. | Derek Chan and Bavani Palanivellu. Derek Chan, Bavani Palanivellu.
There are 1 million millennials in Singapore — the largest generational group in the country.
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| 02.06.2023 | We're a millennial couple in Singapore, where real-estate prices are skyrocketing. House hunting was surprisingly easy. | Vanessa Tai and her husband on the day they got the keys to their Housing Development Board apartment. Vanessa Tai
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| 12.12.2022 | Commentary: This bullish property market will not last forever | SINGAPORE: Global uncertainties have reached unprecedented levels as political tensions, high inflation and interest rates persist. But even as the value of stocks and cryptocurrencies plunged, the Singapore property market has maintained s... |
| 26.11.2022 | IN FOCUS: How a Tampines resident’s noisy neighbour situation went ‘from bad to worse’ to a 30-year nightmare | SINGAPORE: The renovation for his new flat in Tampines was going along smoothly, at least until contractors detected water damage to the ceiling due to leaks.
Having already splashed S$35,000 on the makeover for what would be his first home... |
| 23.11.2022 | HDB launches largest BTO offering in November exercise, application period extended to 9 days | SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Wednesday (Nov 23) launched more than 9,600 flats for sale under the November Build-To-Order (BTO) exercise, the largest BTO offering in a single launch.
HDB also extended the applicatio... |
| 03.11.2022 | Forest area the size of 43 football fields to be cleared for future Bayshore housing projects | SINGAPORE: Singapore plans to start clearing approximately 31ha of forested areas - the equivalent of about 43 football fields - near East Coast Park next year, to make way for housing developments and a connecting road in the upcoming Bays... |
| 03.10.2022 | HDB says it will continue to refine barrier-free parking system after feedback about app, season lots | SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Monday (Oct 3) that it will continue to refine its barrier-free parking system after receiving feedback from motorists about payment via the Parking@HDB app as well as identifying s... |
| 01.07.2022 | Сингапур: город, который построил Ли. Матрица или идеальная планировка? | Этот город-государство для многих стал синонимом чистоты, эффективности и безопасности. А Ли Куан Ю, его основатель и долгий бессменный премьер-министр, зачастую воспринимается как идеал управленца, государственного деятеля и философа-конфу... |
| 13.07.2021 | GenZ – Buy or Rental Housing? | Ownership is going to be a passe for the generation born after 1997 as they have started off in times when technology was already evolved and by the time, they were in their teens they were connecting with the web through their mobile devic... |
| 21.05.2020 | Singapore food and housing agencies to rent out public rooftops for urban farms | The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has launched a public tender to lease out the rooftops of public buildings for urban farming in the city-state.
Rooftops of nine multi-storey car parks managed by the Housing & Development Board (HDB) – S... |
| 26.04.2020 | COVID-19: Construction projects could be delayed months, as contractors fear manpower crunch when clearing backlog | SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 “circuit breaker” measures could delay construction projects by months, contractors said, predicting a manpower crunch when they eventually try to clear the backlog.
Contractors said they will speed up work after the... |
| 09.04.2020 | Amid strained supply chains, Singapore launches $21m grant program to boost local production | The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is launching a S$30 million ($21 million) grant to boost the country’s agrifood industry, as the Covid-19 pandemic lays bare the fragilities in Southeast Asia’s food supply chain.
The fund is dubbed ’30×30 Ex... |
| 22.05.2019 | HDB launches 6,753 new flats in May sales exercise | SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched 6,753 flats for sale under its latest Build-to-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise, it said in a press release on Wednesday (May 22).
The launch includes 3,485... |
| 25.07.2018 | Singapore's Richest 2018: The Shoebox Apartment King Jams Into A Tight Squeeze | Ching Chiat Kwong, executive chairman and chief executive officer, of Oxley Holdings, poses for a... [+] portrait in his office in Singapore, May 30, 2018. (Photo: Munshi Ahmed for Forbes Asia.) |
| 22.06.2015 | Five reasons housing is more affordable overseas | Housing affordability continues to be an issue of importance to voters, with a recent Fairfax-Ipsos poll showing 69% of Australian capital city residents disagree that housing is affordable for prospective first home buyers.
Different count... |
| - | IN FOCUS: 'It was a nightmare' – Why are renovations still such a minefield for home owners? | SINGAPORE: After 30-year-old Ms Choo had her honeymoon scuppered by the pandemic, designing a new home was the one thing that kept her going.
She was especially eager to move into her new five-room flat, as she and her husband were still li... |
| - | There's a 'massive gap' between housing demand and supply in Singapore, PropertyGuru CEO says | Supply constraints are driving up property prices and rents in Singapore, the chief executive officer of a real estate company said Friday.
"You can see a massive gap opening up between demand and supply," said Hari Krishnan of Pr... |
| - | 950,000 HDB households to get second tranche of GST vouchers in July | SINGAPORE: About 950,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board (HDB) flats will receive their second quarterly Goods and Services Tax Voucher (GSTV) – U-Save and GSTV – service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates in July.
Th... |
| - | About 950,000 HDB households to receive GST Voucher - U-Save rebates in April | SINGAPORE: About 950,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board (HDB) flats will receive their quarterly GST Voucher - U-Save and GSTV - Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in April.
These payouts are part of the enha... |
| - | Applications open for singles to rent HDB flat without first finding flatmate under new pilot scheme | SINGAPORE: Singles who cannot find a flatmate but want to apply for a public rental flat can now do so through a pilot programme, which will pair them with a tenant based on their similarities, among other factors.
The Joint Singles Scheme ... |
| - | Singapore property prices are set to keep climbing in 2022, but at a slower pace | After a 10.6% increase in private home prices in 2021, residential property prices are expected to rise between 1% to 4%, according to real estate agencies Knight Frank and JLL.
Singapore introduced new measures in mid-December aimed at coo... |
