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Brief History
(About Singapore/About Singapore - Know about the Country)
...nd land. Unemployment rate was ranging between 10-12% threatening to trigger civil unrest.
The Economic Development Board was set up in 1961 to formulate and implement national economic strateg...
...s. Although the population are no longer segregated in distribution, mainly due to the policies of the Housing Development Board and the ruling People's Action Party, these ethnic neighborhoods retain...
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A house divided into two or more living units but share the same land. Usually they are lowrise development s of about 2 storeys.
HUDC apartments/ flat...
...d on the back of Ho Bee’s record revenues of S$596 million, up 52 per cent on year.
Meanwhile, City Development s recorded the highest net profit since its establishment in 1963. The company...
... signed on EFG Bank, the third largest Swiss private banking group, as anchor tenant for its high-grade office development set to stand opposite Singapore’s Parliament House.
EFG Bank grabs ...
...failed to exercise an option on a bulk purchase of 97 four-bedroom units in a high-grade Singapore condominium development which would have been worth an estimated S$818.4 million, or around S$3,200 p...
...lding, The Chicago Spire, which took place last month.
Garrett Kelleher, executive chairman of Shelbourne Development Ltd and internationally celebrated architect Santiago Calatrava, who together...
...w plans for the luxury 195-unit, 34-storey tower project, which will form part of the expansive Eight Thonglor development – a mixed-use project which will also include three-storey retail store...
...r for the former and 2009 for the later.
In February, while announcing record profits for 2007, City Development s Ltd (CDL) executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng announced that some of CDL&rsquo...
Work has just got underway on the 302-unit, twin-tower Martin Place Residences development , which on completion will occupy a location within minutes of both Orchard Road and the Robertson/Clarke Quay
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Foreigners Buying
(Buying Property Tips/Buying Property Tips - Tips you should know)
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Hence, even a permanent resident is categorised as a foreigner unlike in the case of purchasing a Housing and Development Board flat, whereby a permanent resident could be the applicant or the author...
...nder on December 5, 2007.
City View flats selling in Boon Keng
City View @ Boon Keng by Hoi Hup Sunway Development , the second public housing project to be built and sold by a private develope...
Great common facilities are no longer enough. At top-end development s, each unit must include high-end kitchen and bathroom fittings, plus a truly special feature, whether it be a private pool, car po
...rsquo;re raising the bar to convert this prime and valuable piece of real estate into a world-class waterfront development . We’re bringing together some of the industry’s finest names and ...
... mixed bag of developers (see Awarded Plots table). These include established regional developers such as City Development s Ltd, Lippo Realty, SC Global and YTL (fronted by Genesis-Alliance) to newer ...
...eturn on investment and a regular stream of income to offset property rental,” said Ng Kok Ton, Business Development and Sales Manager.
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...operty Act (RPA) is then amended on 19 July 2005 to allow foreigners to purchase apartments in non-condominium development s of less than 6 levels without the need to obtain prior approval.
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...rchase, to check his eligibility, financing aspects and other issues such as whether the flat is affected by redevelopment /upgrading, the liability to pay upgrading cost/levy etc. If the buyer does no...
A) Housing and Development Board (HDB)
The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is a common feature of Singapore real estate listings in Singapore with more than 80% of Singaporeans living in publi
Studying in Singapore
Education has always been the key in the growth and development of Singapore society, particularly in the years following 1965 when it became an independent republ
...ial properties in Singapore rose 31.2% in 2007, according to fourth-quarter statistics released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority after a cool end to a hot year for the market.
Cool end to a ho...
HDB offers 278 flats for sale. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched its fifth bi-monthly sales exercise of 278 flats spread over 13 estates.
In The News
HDB offers 2
...eph Tan, Executive Director (Residential) at CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), points out that capital appreciation for development s in the ‘new downtown’ area has ranged between 30-120% since thei...
...st Ritz-Carlton for violating its fiduciary duties to The Ritz-Carlton Bali.
The case revolved around the development and opening of the Bulgari Bali Hotel, which opened in September 2006 just th...
...ay Sands integrated resort is being developed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which also owns The Venetian development s in Las Vegas and Macau.
Upon opening in late 2009, the Marina Bay Sands w...
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Vietnam - Monty’s Vietnam golf development launched
Phase one of the The Estates at Montgomerie Links in Vietnam has j...
... will be putting up for sale by auction an eight-storey boarding house located at 1 Lorong 8 Geylang.
The development , which has a gross floor area of approximately 9,100 sqft, features a 41 gues...
...a gem that has yet to be uncovered and refined,” Mr Mah Bow Tan, Singapore’s Minister for National Development , said, pointing out that its proximity to established towns, with a large lab...
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There are signs that buyer sentiment in the property market may be improving. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the number of private homes sold in March leapt 80 per cent ...
... as they picked up four awards per country.
Winners from Singapore included the country’s Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), which collected the Award for Best Urban Design and Master-p...