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CEA's Minimum Transaction Rule Starts in 2027. No Agent Loses a Licence Until 2029.
The three-deals-in-three-years bar is real, but the first cut-off falls on 31 December 2029 — which means for the next three years, vetting your agent is still your job.
China's US$148 Billion Lease Expiry Problem — And What Geylang Lorong 3 Already Settled
Beijing is only now writing the rules for expiring land leases. Singapore wrote them decades ago, tested them in 2020, and prices them into every 99-year transaction.
Orchard Boulevard and Marina Gardens Lane: The State Just Set the Price Every En Bloc Seller Has to Beat
URA has put two prime 99-year plots on the market with tenders closing in October — and their bids, not the new en bloc consent thresholds, will decide which ageing estates actually sell.
Condo to HDB, No Waiting: The Squeeze Now Lands on 5-Room and Executive Flats
The removal of the 15-month wait-out period does not release demand evenly — it channels well-capitalised private sellers into the one slice of HDB stock that the incoming MOP wave replenishes least.
City Plaza's $970 Million En Bloc: The Price Never Moved. The Mandate Did.
Eight years, three attempts and the same guide price as 2021 — what finally changed at City Plaza was consent and planning clarity, not the number.
The 70% En Bloc Rule: What Falling Consent Thresholds Really Do to Pine Grove-Era Estates
A Bill tabled on Aug 4 would cut the collective sale consent bar to 70% for developments aged 40 to 59 and 65% for those 60 and older — a narrow reform with concentrated consequences.
Thomson Reserve: The 12% Haircut That Will Set the Price on Bright Hill Drive
Thomson View's owners took S$110 million less than they first asked. That discount, not the marketing, is what will decide how Thomson Reserve prices in District 20.
CEA's 3-Deals-in-3-Years Rule Is a Low Bar. The Commission Data Is the Real Change
From January 2027, property agents in Singapore must close three deals in three years or sit a refresher exam — but the quota will purge fewer agents than the headlines suggest, and monthly commission reporting will reshape the industry far more.
Lentor Gardens Residences and the Problem With Being the Neighbour
In an estate built almost entirely in one go, the toughest competition for a Lentor plot isn't another district — it's the block across the road.
Seven Years, One Tripwire: Singapore's New Developer ABSD Deal for Mega En Bloc Sites
MOF and MND have stretched the ABSD remission clock to six and seven years for large and mega collective sale sites — but the Year-Six 50% sales test is the rule that will actually decide which estates get redeveloped.
The 15-Month Wait-Out Is Gone — But the Six-Month Clock Is the Rule That Now Matters
HDB lifted the 15-month wait-out period for private property owners on 28 July 2026; the conditions left behind, and today's mortgage rates, tell you far more about who benefits.