Residential property

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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.

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Tokyo area condo prices top $803,000 for first time in 6 months

The average price for new condominiums in central Tokyo increased 37.4 per cent to 142.8 million yen (S$1.1 million).

Johor Regent plans to develop private homes, including GCBs, in Holland Road after land swop

A generic view of the plots of land near Singapore Botanic Gardens that were part of the land swop deal.

Man arrested for breaking into house in Bartley estate; $38,900 watch stolen

The police seized a watch valued at $38,900 as a case exhibit.

Jakarta tightens rules as padel boom rattles residential areas

Padel’s popularity in Indonesia has surged in recent years, evolving into a mainstream urban sport largely embraced by middle- and upper-income groups.

You’re not imagining it: Singapore homes are getting smaller

Mr Jon Phua lives in a shoebox condo unit that forms part of a trend towards smaller private residentials.

North Korea opens new housing district for families of fallen soldiers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had pushed to finish the project “even one day earlier” in the hope it might bring “some small comfort” to the troops’ families.

Tampines, Bukit Merah BTO projects most popular among first-timers in February launch

Tampines Bliss is a Standard project in Tampines Avenue 2 and Tampines Street 22. The flats here have the shortest wait in this launch at one year and 11 months.

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