Residential Property
Singapore’s luxury home market remains strong in H1
Singapore’s luxury home market remains strong in H1
131 luxury non-landed homes were sold in H1 2025, 33.7% higher than in H2 2024.
Singapore investors target New Zealand mid-density properties
Favourable tax policies make New Zealand a hotspot for Singaporean property buyers.
Wealthy Singaporeans find value in Perth’s luxury property market
Education is the main driver for most relocating to the Australian city.
ThirdHome brings home-swapping model to affluent Singaporeans
Preference for flexibility drives home-swapping demand among younger buyers.
SG’s wealthy eye homes in London, Australia, Japan
Education and rental yields are the top reasons for property buys.
Asian homebuyers grow regional property portfolios in Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh is an emerging market for buyers, offering rental yields of 8% to 10%.
Policy shifts, resale prices push buyers to BTOs: Huttons
According to Huttons, the Build-To-Order flats drew significantly more interest than Sale of Balance Flats.
Holland Link tender shows confidence in CCR, new growth area: analysts
The Holland Link site, they noted, is expected to appeal to affluent, nature-oriented buyers.
First Sponsor’s 1H profit soars 79% despite lower revenue
Revenue fell to $153.9m from $172.9m, largely due to fewer property handovers in China.
Decline in mortgagee sales slows auction listings in Q2
A decline in interest rates also has a role in this trend.
Freehold Geylang Hotel launched for sale at $23.5m
The property, located at 60 Lorong 8 Geylang, has a guide price of $23.5m.
Stamp duty rule change may deter some property investors
The four-year holding period and higher tax rates are meant to curb speculation.
Condo resale volume dips in June
An estimated 955 units were resold during the month.
HDB resale prices up in Q2, but market shows signs of cooling: analysts
Resale prices rose 0.9% QoQ — the slowest increase since Q2 2020, whilst transaction volume rose 7.8% to 7,102 flats.
Private home sales slide 64% in Q2, but prices remain resilient
Despite the decline in transactions, prices across the residential, office, and retail sectors largely held steady or rose slightly,
Private housing vacancy rate increases to 7.1% in Q2 2025
Private residential prices edged up by 1%.
HDB’s resale price index inches up by 0.9% in Q2
This is the lowest QoQ growth since Q2 2020.
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