Archive

Propwise.sg

How Much Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty Do You Need to Pay?

May 16, 2012 by Propwise.sg
By Mr. Propwise I recently attended an interesting talk by a Real Estate lawyer who went into the technical details of the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) that many of us would not know well. In this article I will share some of what I learnt. However, I am not a lawyer and cannot guarantee [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #51

May 15, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential Free six-month stay at Koh Brothers Group’s Fiorenza at Florence Road Koh Brothers Group is offering a six-month stay to a family of three at its newly completed freehold Fiorenza at Florence Road in exchange for feedback so that the developer could incorporate the feedback into future projects. The 28-unit development = launched in [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property Weekly Issue 51 now out

May 14, 2012 by Propwise.sg
In this week’s issue: Singapore Property News This Week How Much Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty Do You Need to Pay? Resale Property Transactions (April 25 – April 30) Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Property Weekly Issue 51 Related posts: Singapore Property Weekly Issue 50 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 48 now out [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Worrying Trends in Singapore’s Property Market?

May 14, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Interesting trends have been noted in the Singapore property market recently. How do they impact investors and home buyers? Hear the views of Multi-Millionaire Property Investor Andy Ong and learn the strategies he is adopting! Register early as there are limited seats.     Related posts: Worrying Trends in the Singapore Property Market Property Investment Secrets [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Should Short Term Room Rentals Be Allowed?

May 10, 2012 by Propwise.sg
By Mr. Propwise A recent article in The Straits Times highlighted the growing trend of home owners and tenants renting out spare rooms to paying guests for short periods of times (such as a few days). Websites such as Airbnb, Wimdu, 9flats and Roomorama have sprouted out to facilitate these lettings by effectively creating a [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #50

May 9, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential ABSD reimbursing may be a cause for concern To prevent the ABSD from affecting sales, developers have been offering discounts, rebates and even reimbursing the ABSD. This may potentially distort property and loan values and obscure transparency in the market especially since these discounts are given only after the transaction, meaning that the prices [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property Weekly Issue 50 now out

May 8, 2012 by Propwise.sg
In this week’s issue: Singapore Property News This Week Should Short Term Room Rentals Be Allowed? Resale Property Transactions (April 18 – April 24) Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Property Weekly Issue 50 No related posts. by Propwise.sg on May 8, 2012 · 0 comments Posted in Singapore Property Weekly

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

What the First Quarter 2012 URA Numbers Tells Us About the Property Market

May 2, 2012 by Propwise.sg
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) recently released their 1Q12 real estate statistics, and in this article we will look at the patterns emerging from the numbers for both the residential and non-residential (office, shop and industrial) segments. Residential – Prices fall for the first time since 2Q09 The URA Private Property Index (PPI) fell by [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #49

May 1, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential Thomson View Condo and Kemaman View up for collective sale 99-year leasehold (with 62 years remaining)Thomson View Condominium along Upper Thomson Road is asking for $580 million or $685 psf ppr including $107 million to enhance the land use and another $90 million to top up the lease. If the development charge of $ [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property Weekly Issue 49 now out

April 30, 2012 by Propwise.sg
In this week’s issue: Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Property Weekly Issue 49 Related posts: Singapore Property Weekly Issue 48 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 14 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 15 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 16 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 19 now out by Propwise.sg on [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Understanding URA’s Land Use Planning and Development Types

April 25, 2012 by Propwise.sg
By Mr. Propwise Whether you’re looking at investing in residential, commercial or industrial property, the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) area planning and guidelines will have a long term impact on your property’s values. In this post we will look at the different types of development that the URA plans for and in particular we will [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #48

April 24, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential 125 Sky Habitat units sold 125 of the 180 released units at 509-unit 99-year leasehold Sky Habitat project at Bishan have been sold so far. 81% of the units sold were two- and three-bedroom units, and 83% of the buyers are non-investing Singaporeans. The project comprises two 28-storey towers, private terraces and public gardens [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property Weekly Issue 48 now out

April 23, 2012 by Propwise.sg
In this week’s issue: Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Property Weekly Issue 48 Related posts: Singapore Property Weekly Issue 14 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 15 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 16 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 6 now out! Singapore Property Weekly Issue 19 now out by Propwise.sg on [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Predicting the 1Q2012 Dip in the URA Private Property Price Index

April 18, 2012 by Propwise.sg
By Getty Goh URA released the 1Q2012 flash estimate for the Private Property Price Index (PPPI) on 2 April 2012, which showed a moderate decline for the index. Even though the drop was marginal, it was significant as it represented the first decline since the property market rebounded strongly from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #47

April 17, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential Freehold Cavenagh Gardens on the collective sale market The site located along Cavenagh Road is asking for $460 – 480 million or $1,708 – $1,782 psf ppr based on a 2.1 gross plot ratio (excluding balcony allowance) or $1,553 to $1,620 psf ppr (including balcony allowance). The 128,256-sq ft site is zoned residential and [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Singapore Property Weekly Issue 47 now out

April 16, 2012 by Propwise.sg
In this week’s issue: Happy reading! To wisdom and beyond, Singapore Property Weekly Issue 47 Related posts: Singapore Property Weekly Issue 6 now out! Singapore Property Weekly Issue 14 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 15 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 16 now out Singapore Property Weekly Issue 19 now out by Propwise.sg on [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Getting Perspective on the Property Market Numbers

April 11, 2012 by Propwise.sg
[unable to retrieve full-text content]By Getty Goh You may have come across numerous media reports that talked about how well the primary property market did in January 2012.  Specifically, a media report cited that the total number of sales exceeded 2,000 in the month of January alone.  This came hot on the heels of Additional [...]

in Categories: Property

Read more →

Singapore Property News This Week #46

April 10, 2012 by Propwise.sg
Residential No more strata landed homes in condominium projects To prevent foreigners from purchasing strata landed homes built in condominium projects, such homes can no longer be built in projects with ‘condominium’ status. Earlier, foreigners buying strata landed homes within such projects do not need permission from the Singapore Land Authority’s Land Dealings (Approval) Unit. [...]

in Categories: Investing, Property

Read more →
Page 1 of 14
1
2
3
4
5
...
14