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Kallang Distripark deal could bring homes, park and river promenade
Bukit Sembawang’s conditional S$196.04 million purchase covers 5.1ha between Kallang River and Pelton Canal, but still needs shareholder and land-lease approvals.
NTU selects private operator for 1,398 mostly postgraduate beds
Wee Hur would finance, build and run the on-campus Y Suites facility, targeted to open in the 2029/30 academic year—subject to a final agreement and approvals.
Older projects powered September’s near-doubling in new-home sales
Developers sold 296 private homes despite having only two fresh projects, with the month’s top seller dating from 2023.
Worker dies after tree topples during felling at Katong home
The 38-year-old fell with the tree; MOM has temporarily halted his employer’s tree-climbing felling work while investigations continue.
Singapore’s 5.4% growth gives the AI upswing more runway
MAS expects technology-led growth to continue into 2027, but households may wait until mid-year for inflation to ease more clearly.
Singapore property investment sales broke 2025’s record by September
The S$42.4 billion tally sounds like a housing boom, but four state land awards almost entirely explain Q3’s residential component.
Eight public officers referred to Police over past property purchases
A review covered 191 rail-planning officers who bought homes near sites later announced as MRT stations—but the referrals are not findings of wrongdoing.
Banks test home loans at 4%—but that does not mean rent wins
A worked S$1.125 million loan shows how much repayments could rise, and why monthly cash flow alone cannot settle Singapore’s rent-versus-buy choice.
Why Singapore state land costs rose as tender fields thinned
A 63-site calculation shows a 58% decade-long rise, but changing site mixes, joint bids and future housing supply complicate the headline.
Punggol East Container Park reprieve cannot undo every tenant’s exit
Some operators gained time until 2027, but others had already sold equipment, booked contractors or committed to moving.
Eight officers referred to police after review of MRT-linked home purchases
The cases emerged from checks on 191 public officers, but an independent examination has yet to establish whether anyone did anything wrong.
Ten Questions Put MRT-Linked Civil Servant Home Purchases Before Parliament
MPs will press the Government on an ongoing review of purchases made near future MRT stations from 2007 to 2011.