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New Upper Changi Road’s S$1,537 psf ppr bid signals conviction — not yet a land award
The UOL–CapitaLand Development–SingLand consortium has outbid three rivals for the Bedok parcel. Its unusually wide lead matters, but it does not confirm launch prices or an estate-wide uplift.
The Serra Residences Pairs 133 Freehold Homes With Big-Estate Facilities
The 50-metre pool and tennis court give the upcoming Novena project a clear point of difference. Its real test will be how much space—and recurring cost—each household carries.
Geylang’s 4.11% One-Bedroom Yield Comes With a Persistent Discount
Selected District 14 apartments turn relatively modest capital values into efficient rental income. The harder question is whether vacancy, upkeep and resale constraints adequately explain the apparent advantage.
Marina Square’s 49-storey condo is only one part of a wider district reset
The 204 luxury homes will attract attention, but the rebuilt mall, new public spaces and better pedestrian links will determine whether the 2031 project materially improves Marina Centre for owners and buyers.
Kallang Distripark faces a steeper price for residential uplift
A 3.4% national rise conceals increases of more than 20% in parts of Kallang. The change targets additional development value, not the routine ownership of an existing home.
July condo resale dip exposes a widening central–suburban divide
A 0.4% monthly decline signals softer conditions in central and compact-home segments, but rising non-Central prices and revisable flash data argue against declaring a broad correction.
Cuppage Terrace gives Frasers control of a bigger Orchard Road puzzle
The S$175 million acquisition joins a strategic cluster around The Centrepoint and 51 Cuppage Road. It creates scope for coordinated renewal—but confirms neither redevelopment nor new homes.
Gilstead Court’s $198m En Bloc Bid Runs Into a Small-Site Problem
The freehold site’s land rate looks competitive beside nearby government plots. Its estimated 98-home redevelopment yield makes the economics considerably less straightforward.
80 Forfeited Homes in Nine Months: The S$3 Billion Auction Will Reset Sentosa Cove and District 9 Prices
From 7 September, the state begins selling more than 80 properties seized in Singapore's S$3 billion money laundering case — and in thin luxury sub-markets, that is enough to rewrite the comparables.
S$1.12M at Centrale 8 Tampines: The DBSS Record Is a Bet on Square Feet, Not the Address
A high-floor five-room flat at Block 519B has set a new Tampines benchmark — but at S$963 psf it is cheaper per square foot than DBSS deals in Pasir Ris and Boon Keng, which tells you exactly what the buyer paid for.
Sin Ming and Lorong 4 Toa Payoh: HDB Is Pouring Concrete on Flats You Can't Apply For Until 2027
Two brownfield sites — 1,076 units in Bishan, 193 in Toa Payoh — are already under construction, and the variable that will decide what they're worth hasn't been announced yet.
6.66% There, 1.4% Here: The Number That Actually Sizes Your Singapore Home Loan Is 4.00%
US 30-year mortgages are stuck above 6.5%, but Singapore borrowers are quoted fixed packages from around 1.4% — and neither figure decides how much a bank will lend you.