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EC changes: Some HDB upgraders say they may be edged out as first-timers gain priority

Rivelle Tampines EC's public preview in March. The affordability of new ECs has come under the spotlight because robust demand from second-time buyers, who can tap capital gains from their HDB sale.

New rules prioritising first-time buyers may curb exuberance in EC land bids, new launches

The median prices of new EC units have more than doubled in the past decade to $1,754 psf in 2025, from $797 psf in 2015.

Balestier Regency takes fourth stab at collective sale at $255m guide price

Balestier Regency is a 72-unit freehold condominium off Balestier Road.

Private home prices up 0.9% in Q1 on brisk sales at Pinery Residences, Rivelle Tampines

The updated Q1 price index was above the 0.3 per cent flash estimate by URA.

Loyang Valley condo sold for $880m to SingHaiyi-led consortium

It was third-time lucky for the 362-unit, 99-year leasehold condominium, with owners set to receive between $1.67 million and $3.91 million for their properties.

Local food manufacturers concerned about fallout from Middle East energy crisis

Tai Hua Food Industries' packaging line for Tai Hua soya sauce at its 12 Jalan Besut factory in Jurong district.

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim, who was to start prison sentence on April 1, has bail extended by a day

Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin will have to surrender at the State Courts by 3pm on April 2.

Private home prices rise at slower pace as sales slump; buyers eye Middle East crisis fallout

Landed property prices fell by 1.8 per cent, reversing a 3.4 per cent increase in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim hospitalised 3 days before 13½-year jail sentence starts

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim leaving the Supreme Court after the court hearing on March 4, 2026. Lim was sentenced in November 2024 for two counts of cheating and one count of abetting forgery.

Electricity retailers better prepared for crisis, but braced for impact as war raises costs

Wholesale electricity prices in Singapore have been climbing since the Middle East conflict erupted.

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