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How to spot a bait property listing

Listings that do not name the project, or use generic facade images or street photos instead of actual unit images, should raise red flags.

‘Too good to be true’: Bait-style listings being used by some property agents to lure buyers

ST reviewed over 100 listings across major portals and found numerous fake and misleading ones. The price for one listing for a Bagnall House unit was changed by the agent after ST contacted him.

Private home prices rose at gentler pace of 3.3% in 2025 even as new home sales hit 4-year high

Overall private residential price index rose at a slower pace of 0.6 per cent in the last three months of 2025.

HDB resale flat prices up 2.9% in 2025, slower than 9.7% rise in 2024

In the last three months of 2025, HDB resale prices in Singapore remained unchanged for the first time since the first quarter of 2020.

$47b to $53b in construction contracts expected in 2026: BCA

BCA expects total construction demand from 2027 to 2030 to range from $39 billion to $46 billion each year.

HDB starts work on BTO flats in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 not announced for sale yet

Piling work for the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 project, which is about 1km from Mayflower MRT station, began in September 2025.

New home sales in December shrink amid holiday lull, as full-year tally for 2025 hits new high since 2021

Buyers can expect around 18 private residential and five EC launches in 2026.

Alarm clock sounds disrupt Tiong Bahru residents up to 8 times a day for over a month

Residents believe the noise came from a unit in Block 55 Tiong Bahru Road that has been unoccupied since early December.

Fewer property agencies, slower agent growth amid rising costs, tighter anti-money laundering rules

Generic photograph of HDB flats, condominiums, landed properties, private housing in the eastern part of Singapore, as seen during flight on plane on Dec 19, 2025.
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(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

GLS sales, commercial deals lift Singapore 2025 property investment to $40 billion

Real estate consultant Knight Frank Singapore said that total investment sales in 2026 are expected to remain robust at around $30 billion.

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