Residential property

Forum: Larger homes needed for larger families

10-year MOP for executive condos, more EC units for first-timers to tackle affordability concerns

The first two sites to be affected by the new measures are located in Canberra Drive (left) and Sembawang Drive (right).

Most S’pore home owners still prefer fixed home loans despite lower floating rates

Fixed home loan rates are now edging towards 2 per cent, but remain far from the peak of 4.5 per cent reached in late 2022.

More young people in Singapore buying private properties, some for investment

(From left) Ms Teri Tan, 32, bought a unit at Pinetree Hill which cost $2.1 million, Ms Hilda Tan paid $910,000 for a 635 sq ft condo unit at Waterfront Isle in Bedok Reservoir.

2 dead, 6 injured in S. Korea apartment fire; note found prompts arson probe

A total of 72 personnel and 24 pieces of equipment were deployed to the scene.

Public housing resale prices post first dip in nearly 7 years in Q1 2026

Prices of resale HDB flats have declined for the first time in close to seven years, dropping by 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the fourth quarter of 2025.

URA prepares former Shuqun Secondary School site for hundreds of new homes

The former Shuqun Secondary School site in Jurong East Street 21.

News analysis

Keeping old S’pore condos liveable will take financial discipline, not just new rules and subsidies

The Government has observed that some estates may not collect adequate sinking funds for essential facility upgrades.

Ageing condos will not get public funds for lift maintenance, renovation and redecoration works: BCA

Any government co-funding will be targeted at safety upgrades for such older lifts, BCA said.

The Usual Place Podcast

Should the Government fund ageing condo repairs?

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