Beachfront condo in Australia from A$1,100 psf

Beachfront condo in Australia from A$1,100 psf
 
A BEACHFRONT home on the Western Australian coast, just a 15-minute drive from Perth, can be yours at prices starting at around A$1.5 million (S$2 million) to A$1.6 million for the smallest units.
 
This works out to be between A$1,100 and A$1,200 per square foot (psf).
 
Called The Leighton, the 45-unit [...]

Newton Suites shortlisted for International Highrise Award

Newton Suites shortlisted for International Highrise Award
 
By ARTHUR SIM
 
UOL’s Newton Suites has been selected as one of the five contenders for the International Highrise Award (IHA).
 
Having made the shortlist, Newton Suites, which is designed by award-winning Singapore architectural firm, WOHA, has been elevated to the same league of buildings designed by Foster and [...]

En bloc site relaunched with 40% lower price tag

En bloc site relaunched with 40% lower price tag
 
Elsewhere, Straits Trading asking $162m for Gallop Gables apartments
 
By UMA SHANKARI
 
A DISTRICT 10 collective sale site at Robin Drive, off Bukit Timah Road, has been relaunched for sale - with a new asking price as much as 40 per cent lower in view of [...]

Condo land falling below building costs

Condo land falling below building costs
 
Developers of entry-level housing squeezed by weak selling prices and surge in construction costs
 
By KALPANA RASHIWALA
 
(SINGAPORE) For the first time in at least two decades, construction costs for some 99-year condo sites are actually higher than their land costs. This is taking place against the backdrop of [...]

Vandals keen on en-bloc sale damage cars

Vandals keen on en-bloc sale damage cars
 
Lexus and Toyota vandalised in the latest attacks in Laguna Park
 
HUNGER for en-bloc dollars looks to have turned vicious at a quiet private estate in East Coast.
 
On Tuesday night, two residents of the 530-unit Laguna Park estate discovered that their cars had been doused with a corrosive liquid, [...]

Asking price for collective sale site slashed by 40%

Asking price for collective sale site slashed by 40%
 
By Fiona Chan
 
THE owners of a site off Bukit Timah Road are trying again for a collective sale - but after slashing the original price by nearly 40 per cent because of the grim market.
 
They want $58 million to $60 million for Robin Court, a [...]

Where else can you buy your home in 5 years?

COST OF LIVING: SHELTER
 
Where else can you buy your home in 5 years?
 
I REFER to Tuesday’s letter by Senior Minister of State for Finance and Transport, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, ‘Singapore not necessarily costlier than Sweden”.
 
I too was surprised by the claim by Ms Heng Siew Cheng that it is cheaper (and better) to [...]

Oversupply Worse than Expected?

Oversupply Worse than Expected?
 
There is a distinct possibility of lower prices with so many developmentsset to be completed at the same time
 
RECENT arguments against earlier predictions of a private housing oversupply are overblown, and cannot be further from the truth. In fact, those predicting an oversupply are probably understating their case. How bad [...]

For Sale by Developer: Scotts Tower

For Sale by Developer: Scotts Tower
 
Developer: Far East
 
Location: Scotts Road
 
Tenure: Freehold
 
Site Area: 65,663sqft
 
Type of Developement: 1 block of High Rise Condominium 31-storey
 
Total Units: 67
 
Unit Types:
3 Bdrm – duplex unit
3 Bdrm + study (simplex unit)
4 Bdrm + study (duplex unit)
4 Bdrm + study (Penthouse Duplex Unit)
 
Parking Lots: 221 (3 lots per unit)
 
 
Please [...]

For Sale by Developer: Urban Resort

For Sale by Developer: Urban Resort
 
Developer: Capitaland
 
Location: 32 & 32A Cairnhill Road
 
Tenure: Freehold
 
Type of Developement: High Rise Condominium 1 Block of 18-storey & 1 Block of 20-storey Residential Area
 
Total Units: 64
 
Unit Types:
3 Bdrm - 2121 sqft (30 units)
4 Bdrm - 2530~2551 sqft (30 units)
Penthouse - 4370 sqft (1 unit)
Duplex [...]