Archive for March, 2010
Soaring demand for HDB’s new flats
March 31st, 2010FRESH evidence has emerged of Singapore’s red hot property market with the Housing Board’s (HDB) latest launches attracting six applicants for every available flat. A staggering 5,015 bids were received for 828 new flats in Sengkang and...View Property
More living near parents: HDB
March 30th, 2010MORE married children now live in the same estate as their parents. The proportion of such children rose from 29.3 per cent in 1998 to 35.5 per cent in 2008, according to a 2008 Housing Board survey...View Property
How we helped a client enjoy a smooth HDB resale transaction while they were moving back to their home country
March 29th, 2010We were contacted by a client to sell their current home, a 5-room HDB flat in Singapore. The client was planning to return to their home country for retirement after over 20 years of working in...View Property
Bras Basah flat sets HDB price record
March 29th, 2010A TAIWANESE couple have paid $650,000 for a four-room flat in Bain Street - smashing Housing Board (HDB) records and reflecting the strength in the red-hot resale market. The sale price works out to be $736 per...View Property
Govt to explore ways to increase use of CPF for buying HDB flats
March 29th, 2010SINGAPORE: The government is exploring how it can further tie a person’s CPF to the purchase and sale of an HDB flat. The aim is to strengthen the message that property is an asset for one’s old...View Property
