Channel NewsAsia: Applications for over half of Singapore HDB surplus flats on first day of launch

Source : Channel NewsAsia (18 Jan 2008)
Applications for over half of Singapore HDB surplus flats on first day of launch
By Wong Mun Wai
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board on Thursday launched the sale of more than 1,000 surplus flats available from the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) under the Balloting Exercise.
By 5pm, [...]

Channel News Asia: Commissions earned by Singapore real estate agencies up sharply in 2007

Source : Channel NewsAsia (05 Jan 2008)Commissions earned by Singapore real estate agencies up sharply in 2007
By Yvonne Cheong
SINGAPORE : Commissions earned by real estate agencies have gone up sharply, by as much as 80 percent, according to one agency.
Market watchers said that is not surprising, given the hike in property prices and number of [...]

Channel News Asia: Singapore Simei Street residential site attracts top bid of S$236m

Source : Channel NewsAsia (05 Jan 2008)
Singapore Simei Street residential site attracts top bid of S$236m
By Loh Kim Chin
SINGAPORE : United Overseas Land and its partner Peak Century have put in the top bid of S$236 million for a residential site at Simei Street 4.
The price works out to about S$296 per square foot per [...]

Channel News Asia: Singapore HDB to launch sale of residential site at Bishan Street 24

Source : Channel NewsAsia (26 Dec 2007)
Singapore HDB to launch sale of residential site at Bishan Street 24
SINGAPORE : HDB will launch the sale of a site at Bishan Street 24 for tender under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) on Thursday.
This is the fourth site to be offered under the Scheme.
Under DBSS, [...]

Channel News Asia: S’pore international school sells places for $114,000

Source : Channel NewsAsia (14 Dec 2007)
S’pore international school sells places for $114,000
For Singapore expats who want to be sure their child gets one of the scarce places in the Tanglin Trust British school, here is one way to guarantee it: pay S$165,000 .
All the top international schools in Singapore have huge waiting lists, as [...]

Channel News Asia: 65,400 private residential units in pipeline until 2011: URA

65,400 private residential units in pipeline until 2011: URA
By Yvonne Cheong, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said there are about
65,400 private residential units in the pipeline until 2011.
This was revealed as it announced the government land sales programme for
the first half of 2008.
A total of 37 land parcels are on the list, [...]