Roaring start for sales of new private homes

SINGAPORE’S private property market is off to a strong start this year, with new-home sales in January coming in at a record-setting pace.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said yesterday that 1,476 new homes were sold last month, sharply higher than the 481 units sold in December and 601 sold in November.

It is also the first [...]

2010: The year of luxury homes

5-10% rise seen in high-end residential prices; slight drop expected in the number of GCB transactions

PRICES of luxury and high-end homes in Singapore started inching up in 2009, but analysts and developers here are confident that there is room for further growth.

Developers here are unanimous in agreeing that mid to high-end residential prices will climb [...]

Terrace prices are king among landed homes

For 4 years running their prices have been most resilient, Credo study finds

Landed home prices have largely continued to rise this year in the five most popular districts despite price fatigue setting in for condominiums and apartments.

A caveats analysis by Credo Real Estate, covering a four-year period from when the residential property market first stirred [...]