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Bedok’s S$1.425 Billion Land Bid Raises the Stakes Before Any Sale Is Awarded
The New Upper Changi Road tender reveals unusually strong developer conviction, but neither the land sale nor a near-S$3,000 psf launch has been confirmed.
The Serra Residences Pairs 133 Freehold Homes With Big-Estate Facilities
The 50-metre pool and tennis court give the upcoming Novena project a clear point of difference. Its real test will be how much space—and recurring cost—each household carries.
Geylang’s 4.11% One-Bedroom Yield Comes With a Persistent Discount
Selected District 14 apartments turn relatively modest capital values into efficient rental income. The harder question is whether vacancy, upkeep and resale constraints adequately explain the apparent advantage.
Marina Square’s 49-storey condo is only one part of a wider district reset
The 204 luxury homes will attract attention, but the rebuilt mall, new public spaces and better pedestrian links will determine whether the 2031 project materially improves Marina Centre for owners and buyers.
July condo resale dip exposes a widening central–suburban divide
A 0.4% monthly decline signals softer conditions in central and compact-home segments, but rising non-Central prices and revisable flash data argue against declaring a broad correction.
Gilstead Court’s $198m En Bloc Bid Runs Into a Small-Site Problem
The freehold site’s land rate looks competitive beside nearby government plots. Its estimated 98-home redevelopment yield makes the economics considerably less straightforward.
Neptune Court and the 100% Rule: Singapore's En Bloc Bill Opens a Door That Was Bolted Shut
The Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill 2026 finally brings long-leasehold non-strata estates into the collective sale regime — but consent was never the reason deals died.
Promenade Peak Is Ripping Out a Transfer Slab. Woh Hup Pays. The 596 Buyers Wait.
A failed concrete transfer slab at the 63-storey River Valley tower is being demolished and recast — and the episode is a live test of what buyers of uncompleted condos actually own before handover.
Vela Bay Sets the $1.38M Floor — But Narra Residences and Lentor Gardens Hold the Real Inventory
The cheapest new launch condo in Singapore right now is a six-unit rounding error; the developer balance units that will actually shape prices sit in Dairy Farm Walk and Lentor Hills.
The BTO Income Ceiling Hits S$16,000. OCR Condo Sellers Won't Feel It for Three Years.
Raising the HDB income ceiling to S$16,000 does divert demand away from mass-market condos — but the diversion runs on construction timelines, not headlines.
The CCR Premium Halved to 10.1% — And Singapore's Prime Condo Rebound Turned Domestic
Core Central Region prices rose while the city fringe and suburbs fell in Q2 2026, and the buyers doing it are Singaporeans and PRs, not foreign money.
MBER on Upper Serangoon and Perennial Living at Parry Avenue: District 19 Is Building the Housing Tier Nobody Buys
A 125-unit co-living and serviced apartment hybrid on a former wet market site, and Singapore's first commercial private assisted-living project a short drive away — Serangoon has quietly become the test bed for housing you rent by the month rather than buy.