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Published February 3, 2011 Several showflats to stay open this weekend Developers change tack as more foreigners are buying private homes in Singapore By UMA SHANKARI (Singapore) A HANDFUL of developers - including Far East Organization and CapitaLand - will open showflats of residential projects they are currently marketing to prospective buyers over the long Chinese New Year weekend.

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06:05 AM Feb 02, 2011 SINGAPORE - Far East Organization's sold 88 of the 132 units of its Waterfront Isle at a preview yesterday. The units were sold at an average price of $920 per square foot, the developer said, adding that 80 per cent of the Waterfront Isle buyers were Singaporeans and permanent residents, half of whom live in eastern suburbs like Bedok and Tampines. The 99-year leasehold

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Hotel, luxury apartments at Capitol site by May Wong 05:55 AM Feb 02, 2011 SINGAPORE - By the end of 2014, the landmark Capitol site will be transformed to boast developments including a new hotel and luxury residential apartments, each costing up to $4 million. The Capitol site comprises the Capitol Theatre, Stamford House, Capitol Centre, and Capitol Building. Work on the 99-year lease,

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Published January 29, 2011 Q4 new office demand surges to 3-year high It wraps up the total for 2010 to 1.65m sq ft, a sharp reversal of negative demand of about 236,806 sq ft in 2009 By KALPANA RASHIWALA NET new office demand surged to 753,473 square feet in the fourth quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly take-up since Q1 2007, according to latest government numbers. The fourth-quarter

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Published January 29, 2011 8,430 new private homes set to be completed in 2011 URA data also shows nearly half of them will be in the core central region By UMA SHANKARI CLOSE to half of the estimated 8,430 new private homes that are slated to be completed in 2011 will be in the upmarket core central region, according to fresh data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

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Published February 1, 2011 Ang Mo Kio industrial site up for tender Price could exceed $130 psf ppr, say market watchers By EMILYN YAP THE Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday launched a 60-year leasehold industrial site at Ang Mo Kio Street 62 for sale via public tender. Market watchers expect to see keen interest in the plot, with its price possibly crossing $120 or $130 per square

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Published February 2, 2011 88 Waterfront Isle units sold at preview FAR East Organization and Frasers Centrepoint have sold 88 units in their 561-unit Waterfront Isle development in the Bedok Reservoir area over the last few days. The developers released 132 units in the 99-year leasehold project at a preview which started on Jan 28. Of these units, 88 units (67 per cent) have been sold at an

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Published February 2, 2011 PM Lee pledges to keep housing affordable Government to do more to stabilise the market should it become necessary By JOYCE HOOI (SINGAPORE) The government will do more to stabilise the property market should the occasion call for it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his Chinese New Year address this year. 'The government has acted to curb speculation and

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Top Print Edition Stories Published February 2, 2011 Developer shoots for moon on Capitol site but braces for chill By KALPANA RASHIWALA (SINGAPORE) The $750 million mixed development project that will come up on the Capitol site will include some 60-70 luxury apartments which are expected to be launched in the third or fourth quarter of this year. The consortium developing the project

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Published February 1, 2011 UE sells UE Print Media Hub for $51m By UMA SHANKARI PROPERTY and construction group United Engineers (UE) has sold one of its industrial properties, UE Print Media Hub, for $51 million. The project was bought by Singapore-based Crescendas Group, which is involved in a diversified range of businesses including real estate, manufacturing, and hospitality.

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SINGAPORE - Boutique development Robin Star has been sold to high-end property developer Sing Holdings for $47 million, according to Credo Real Estate which brokered the deal. Located at Robin Road, off Bukit Timah Road, the 10-unit property was sold by private treaty, said Ms Yong Choon Fah, executive director of Credo Real Estate. Robin Star which has a land area of about 24,360 sq ft has

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Published January 29, 2011 HDB resale prices up 2.5% in Q4 2010 Up to 22,000 new flats may be offered under the build-to-order system By UMA SHANKARI HDB resale prices rose by 2.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010 - a tad higher than the 2.4 per cent climb estimated earlier this month - even as the number of deals and the cash-over-valuation (COV) amounts commanded by flats fell. Data

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Published January 29, 2011 The charge of the bungalows brigade URA's sub-index for detached homes soars 37.6%, boosting overall index's gain to 17.6% By KALPANA RASHIWALA IN a year fuelled by strong liquidity and economic growth, bungalows were the stars that led the surge in the Singapore property market in 2010. Latest data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority shows that its price index

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By UMA SHANKARI THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched a site at Clementi Avenue 4 for sale under its design, build and sell scheme (DBSS). An estimated 770 flats can be built on the plot, which has a site area of 235,800 square feet and a maximum allowable gross floor area of 825,300 sq ft. The site carries a lease term of 103 years (including a four-year construction period).

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January 28, 2011, 12.41 pm (Singapore time) URA private home price index up 2.7% in Q4, 17.6% full year By KALPANA RASHIWALA The Urban Redevelopment Authority's overall price index for private homes rose 2.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010 over the preceding quarter. Full year 2010, the index was up 17.6 per cent compared with 2009. URA's sub-index for the price of landed homes

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A study has found that prices (in psf) increases by 3% for every 1km closer to the CBD By KLAUS SPREMANN AND WEINI ZHANG WHEN property owners or investors make their decisions to buy or to sell, they usually form expectations of how prices of property are changing in general over time. These changes are driven by common perception of the scarcity of land, the number of developments in the

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BARTLEY Terrace, the residential area at 16 Gambir Walk, has been sold for $40 million through a private treaty that was sealed on Jan 17. The deal was brokered by Urban Front Real Estate. The property, which is situated near Bartley MRT and Maris Stella High School, was sold to Meadows Investment, which is owned by Neo Tiam Boon, executive director of property and construction firm Tiong Aik

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PRIVATE home prices in 2011 could fall by up to 5 per cent but will be largely stable, says a new report by DTZ Research. The firm expects recent government cooling measures to reduce sales volume, but not cause a significant fall in prices. Sales volume is expected to fall as short-term speculators will be weeded out by the hefty seller's stamp duty (SSD) of up to 16 per cent within the first

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THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched a commercial land parcel in Paya Lebar Central for sale by public tender - the first site offered for sale in that area. The 99-year leasehold site, which is at the junction of Paya Lebar Road and Eunos Road 8, has a site area of 159,870 square feet and a maximum gross floor area (GFA) of 671,450 sq ft. In line with the plan for Paya

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Published January 28, 2011 CapitaLand buys Marine Point By EMILYN YAP CAPITALAND has signed a sale and purchase agreement to buy Marine Point en bloc and redevelop it into a 150-unit condominium. It will pay $100.68 million for the freehold site, and an estimated development charge of $12.8 million. The total acquisition cost works out to $1,056 per square foot per plot ratio. The deal is

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Non-PRs beat PRs in home-buying spurt Trend reflects Singapore's place as globalised city and investment centre: analysts By KALPANA RASHIWALA (SINGAPORE) As more condos and apartments are being bought by foreigners, analysis shows that the increase in the number of homes being bought by non-permanent residents is outpacing that of their PR compatriots. In a trend led by Chinese and Indian

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10:20 PM Jan 28, 2011 SINGAPORE - Private home prices rose by less than 1 per cent last month from the previous month, according to the latest National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore Residential Price Index. The Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) for all properties grew 0.9 per cent month-on-month to 155.5 points. Suburban home prices grew the most, with month-on-month growth

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05:55 AM Jan 28, 2011 SINGAPORE - CapitaLand has agreed to buy Marine Point for $100.68 million through a collective sale, the developer said yesterday. Inclusive of an estimated development charge of $12.8 million, the total acquisition cost works out to $1,056 per sq ft per plot ratio. CapitaLand plans to redevelop the site into a condominium with 150 units, comprising one-bedroom plus study

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SINGAPORE - The recent Government measures to cool Singapore's property market will bring down sales volumes but may not cause a significant fall in prices, according to real estate consultant DTZ Research. In a report issued yesterday, DTZ said it expected prices to be largely stable this year, with a possible decline of not more than 5 per cent for the whole year. DTZ said the hefty seller's

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SINGAPORE - SDB Asia's latest property offering is the freehold OKIO Residences in the city fringe region of Balestier. On a land size of about 22,285 sq ft, the single 18-storey block comprises one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse units. Sizes of the 104 units range from 420 sq ft to 1,098 sq ft. There are eight one- and two-bedroom units with private enclosed space, 48 one-bedroom units, 44

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