En bloc/collective sale

Proposed collective sale changes welcomed, but some say 6 months to get mandate too short

Former HUDC project Laguna Park faces rising maintenance costs due to its outdated electrical wiring and lifts, and numerous water seepage issues. In its fifth attempt at a collective sale, it collected less than a 50 per cent mandate.

Ageing properties may get better shot at en bloc sales with proposed lowering of consent thresholds

The Neptune Court is one of the developments that can undergo collective sale by majority consent if the flat owners own flat leases of at least 850 years.

Maju Forest and the value of simply being there

Public reaction to changes for (clockwise from left) Maju Forest, Gillman Barracks and Tan Boon Liat Building reveals a broader shift in how Singaporeans think about land and its value.

‘We’re still here’: Tan Boon Liat tenants assure customers it’s business as usual amid unconfirmed sale

News reports that Tan Boon Liat Building had been sold have confused many of the property’s tenants, who say they received a letter dated July 21 which stated no sale had been confirmed.

News analysis

ABSD extension brings fresh hope to older large estates but owners must set realistic prices

The long-awaited changes to the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) regime may be the catalyst that some of Singapore’s largest and oldest developments - such as the 918-unit Braddell View - need to kickstart their rejuvenation process.

ABSD deadline extended for large collective sale projects to facilitate redevelopment

National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat speaking at the Singapore Economic Review Conference on July 28.

News analysis

Tan Boon Liat’s $950m sale adds to en bloc momentum as sellers turn realistic on pricing

Tan Boon Liat building’s collective sale is the largest so far this year.

Tan Boon Liat Building sold en bloc to Kingsford Group at lower reserve price of $950 million

Tan Boon Liat Building is an industrial warehouse and showroom landmark located at the crossroads of Outram Road and Zion Road.

People’s Park Centre guns for third collective sale at lower $1.48 billion guide price

People’s Park Centre will launch for public tender on July 16, after securing the requisite 80 per cent owner consent on June 18.

Finding Joy

I lost one community, only to find another

The main tower of Thomson View, the writer's old home, with tarpaulin cladding reaching ever higher, like a shroud being pulled up.

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