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Posted Date: November 24, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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HDB may exercise flexibility on rental policy
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Public rental flats stole the spotlight in a recent Parliament session, when Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan let on that the Housing Development Board (HDB) may exercise flexibility, a...
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Related Categories: Common Issues, HDB
Tags: BTO, Build-To-Order, HDB, HDB rent, Khaw Boon Wan, Legal issues, Ministry of National Development, Parliament, rental, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: December 02, 2011 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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URA taking steps to increase buyer confidence
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Amidst much buyer dissatisfaction with the Singapore housing market, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is working on a raft of new rules to make developers’ actions more transparent and protect ...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Private Residential
Tags: buyer confidence, developers, marketing, rules and regulations, Singapore government, Singapore private housing market, transparency of information, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: February 02, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Council for Estate Agencies had a good year, says Khaw
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The clamp down on errant property agents appears to be working. The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) reported that three of four complaints it received against agents were successfully resolved.(Abou...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates, Real Estate Agents, For Agents
Tags: CEA, complaints, Continuing Professional Development, Council for Estate Agencies, CPD, Khaw Boon Wan, Ministry of National Development, MND, property agents, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: February 07, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Loan sharks force debtors to sell homes
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No more scrawling elevator walls with debtor’s names; some illegal moneylenders have employed a new method to get debtors to pay up—making them sell off their Housing Board (HDB) flats and hand over t...
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Related Categories: Daily Property News and Updates, Real Estate Agents, HDB
Tags: CEA, Council for Estate Agencies, HDB, HDB flats, Housing Development Board, illegal moneylenders, Legal issues, loan sharks, property agencies, property agents, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: March 02, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Potential mortgage customers to get clearer information
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has ruled that all banks now have to provide with a fact sheet when discussing credit facilities with potential clients.(New MAS rules should give home buyers...
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Related Categories: Loans and Financing
Tags: banks, buying a house in Singapore, consumer protection, consumer rights, fact sheet, finance, financial issues, housing loan, legalities, MAS, Monetary Authority of Singapore, monthly repayments, mortgage, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: March 14, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Experts: new HDB scheme could be abused
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In a bid to encourage multigenerational living, policymakers are giving public housing buyers greater chances of obtaining a flat if they move in with their parents.(Industry watchers warn that buyers...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, HDB
Tags: BTO, Build-To-Order, first time buyers, HDB, Housing Development Board, housing policies, housing schemes, Married Child Priority Scheme, Multi-Generation Priority Scheme, multigenerational living, public housing trends in Singapore, rules and regulations, second time buyers, Singapore public housing market
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Posted Date: April 03, 2012 12:00 AM, By:
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Pay to back away?
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Property agents have begun including an exit clause in their contracts in an attempt to ensure protection and compensation from insincere clients.IMAGE HERE(Some agents are asking for monetary compens...
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Related Categories: Real Estate Agents, Selling, HDB
Tags: CEA, compensation, Council for Estate Agencies, HDB, HDB resale, property agents, real estate agents, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: April 03, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Pay to back away?
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Property agents have begun including an exit clause in their contracts in an attempt to ensure protection and compensation from insincere clients.(Some agents are asking for monetary compensation from...
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Related Categories: Real Estate Agents, Selling, HDB
Tags: CEA, compensation, Council for Estate Agencies, exit clauses, HDB, HDB resale, property agents, public housing trends in Singapore, real estate agents, rules and regulations
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Posted Date: April 11, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Straits Times showflat check: Developers not adhering to marketing guidelines
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In March 2011, the authorities proposed a few rules to make the marketing efforts of property developers more transparent. However, a recent Straits Times report suggested that these guidelines have f...
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Related Categories: Legal Matters, General, Private Residential
Tags: condominiums, consumers, developers, marketing guidelines, private housing trends in Singapore, rules and regulations, Shoebox Units, showflats, Singapore condominiums, Smaller homes, URA, urban redevelopment authority
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Posted Date: May 17, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Lois Avery
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Guide to Preparing to put your house on the resale market
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According to figures reported in the Straits Times, the number of HDB resale transactions hit between 4,000 and 4,500 between January and March this year—almost 30 percent lower than the number of dea...
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Related Categories: General, Others
Tags: agents, condominiums, CPF, eligibility, Guide to, HDB, HDB resale, Housing Development Board, housing loan, how to sell your home, legal fees, mortgage, preparing to sell your home, private resale, property agent, Real Estate, resale market, rules and regulations, selling your home, Singapore condominiums, solicitor, valuation
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Posted Date: May 22, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Lois Avery
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Tough measures to clamp down on fraudulent property agents
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The authorities took a stand against dishonest property agents last week when a 24-year old agent was jailed for 12 weeks for stamp duty fraud.(For forging stamp certificates, one rogue agent was sent...
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Related Categories: Real Estate Agents, Useful Tips and Tricks
Tags: agents, buying a house in Singapore, CEA, consumer protection, Council of Estate Agencies, how to check authenticity of stamp certificates, IEA, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Institute of Estate Agents, IRAS, property agents, real estate agents, rules and regulations, stamp certificates, Stamp Duties Act, stamp duty
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Posted Date: June 25, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Experts: More cooling measures not likely
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Recent comments by National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan regarding the increasing number of shoebox apartments in the market, alongside rising suburban home prices, have heightened concerns that...
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Related Categories: Issues & Challenges, Market Reviews & Market Outlooks, Private Residential
Tags: ABSD, additional buyer’s stamp duty, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, cooling measures, Foreign buyers, Khaw Boon Wan, private housing prices in Singapore, private housing trends in Singapore, property cooling measures, rules and regulations, Shoebox Units, Singapore luxury property market, Singapore private housing market
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Posted Date: June 30, 2012 12:00 AM, By: Sheena Chua
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Singapore ranked 13th in property transparency
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Singapore’s real estate sector advanced a few rankings in a worldwide measure of industry transparency levels. However, Hong Kong managed to surpass the city-state this year.(Singapore's property mark...
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Related Categories: Investment Guides, General, Country Guide - Singapore
Tags: China, Global Real Estate Transparency Index, Hong Kong, JLL, Jones Lang Lasalle, market report, property investment, real estate investment, rules and regulations, Singapore, transparency
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