The Downside to a Sale By Owner
In tough economic times, saving the money that you would have to pay a property consultant to help you sell your home can be a tempting idea. But before you consider trying to sell your home without any professional help, there are a few things you should keep in mind. Legal Details Selling a home [...]
Getting Your Home Ready To Sell
You would never dream of inviting guests to your house without making certain preparations, so don’t invite potential buyers without first making the necessary updates by preparing your home to sell. If you are like most sellers, you want to get as much as possible for your home and you want to do it as [...]
The Top Ten Professional Home Staging Tips Every Home Owner Should Know
1) Create the illusion of space by rearranging the furniture. Try different combinations or remove and store pieces that make it feel crowded. 2) Arrange the furniture in living areas into intimate groupings that suggest entertaining and ideal conversational settings. 3) Consider rental furniture, especially when the pieces you have don’t match, are [...]
Prices of HDB resale flats in 4Q2020 increase 3.1% q-o-q
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Prices of HDB resale flats rose for its third consecutive quarter in 4Q2020, increasing by 3.1% q-o-q, according to HDB public housing data. In 4Q2020, a total of 7,642 HDB resale units changed hands, which was 1.9% lower than the 7,787 units transacted in 3Q2020. However, the transaction volume in 4Q2020 was [...]
Prices of private homes in Singapore rise 2.1% q-o-q in 4Q2020
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Prices of private residential properties increased by 2.1% in 4Q2020, compared with the 0.8% increase in the previous quarter, according to URA data. For the full-year 2020, prices of private residential properties increased by 2.2%, compared with a 2.7% increase in 2019. The price increase in residential properties was mainly driven by [...]
Pinnacle@Duxton resale prices soar above $1.25 mil
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - High-floor units at the iconic Pinnacle@Duxton dominated the top 10 HDB resale deals in 2020, claiming seven spots on the list. The sales of five-room units at Natura Loft in Bishan and at City View @ Boon Keng were also among the top HDB resale transactions in 2020. The record HDB resale [...]
7,800 BTO flats will be offered in August 2020
Some of the 3,700 BTO flats that were originally scheduled for May in Choa Chu Kang, Tengah, Pasir Ris and Tampines will be combined with August’s launch. The deferment was a result of the closure of non-essential workplaces such as construction sites. As a result, HDB will offer about 7,800 flats in Ang Mo Kio, [...]
Transaction volume by foreign home buyers fall 26.1% in 1Q2020
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Based on the residential status of homebuyers in Singapore, the number of foreign home purchasers have fallen the most by 26.1% to 215 units in 1Q2020, compared to other statuses, according to Edmund Tie’s Private Homes Report for June 2020. Transaction volumes by Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) decreased by 12.5% and [...]
Savills’ Private Office: Catering to the ultra-rich
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Global nomads who have been grounded during the lockdown are looking forward to Singapore’s “green lanes” or “Covid-19 safe air corridor”. “Once travel resumes, activity will return,” says Jacqueline Wong, executive director and head of The Private Office at Savills Singapore. Wong: Those who have already landed in Singapore are shopping for [...]
Some relief for landlords required to provide extra rental waivers for tenants
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - The government has announced additional rental waiver for tenants who are small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those who have seen revenue drop at least 35% in April and May. “The extra rental waiver is a much needed boost to tenants who have been severely affected by the extended circuit breaker, [...]