Tag: en-bloc

An undisclosed local consortium has snapped up Geylang’s Advance Apartments for $26.5 million via private treaty, making this the fourth condo to undergo an en bloc sale in 2020. This is the freehold condo’s second attempt at a collective sale, according to The Business Times. The sale amount is the same guide price quoted by…

Are any districts in Singapore underrated? Comprising the bulk of the north-east region including Serangoon, Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol towns, District 19 (D19) might just be one of them. Adding to the argument is how D19 is often excluded from the “East vs West” housing location debate among condo buyers, even though the area is…

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 19 to 25 September: #1: Well-positioned freehold Geylang site up for en bloc sale Located within a five minute walk to Aljunied MRT station, Advance Apartment is the latest private property in Geylang to be put up for collective sale by…

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 29 August to 4 September: #1: Stage 2 of Thomson-East Coast MRT line will open later, says Transport Minister Due to Covid-19, the completion of the second stage of the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) will be pushed back by three months to…

For more affluent property buyers who are looking to buy a freehold condo in the East, they typically come to decide between two mid-to-upscale residential areas of District 15: Amber Road and Meyer Road. Location-wise, these two prime city fringe neighbourhoods are just right next to each other, but visit both of them and you’ll…

Most of you have seen this six-storey building⁠—you just didn’t realise it. Built in 1986, the 101 Beach Road is a nondescript commercial-residential mixed-use building at the junction of Beach Road and Liang Seah Street. This is just across the road from Shaw Towers and the upcoming Guoco Midtown mega-development comprising of the Midtown Bay…

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 25 to 31 July: #1: Woodlands-Johor rail link project officially on track again After multiple postponements, the official ceremony to resume the Woodlands-Johor Rapid Transit System (RTS) project was held on 30 July at the Causeway–one day ahead of the final deadline….

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 11 to 17 July: #1: New private home sales increase significantly in June Developers sold a total of 998 new private home in June, compared to 486 units in May. The 998 units sold is the highest number of units transaction in…

Property portal 99.co presents the following weekly property news roundup for the week of 27 June to 3 July: #1: HDB resale prices could be looking up Flash estimates by HDB released on 1 July indicate that resale flat prices have increased by 0.2% in Q2 2020, despite circuit breaker disruptions to property viewing and…

Stanley Ho, one of Asia’s most influential tycoons, passed away on 26 May 2020 at the age of 98. Ho made his billions building a casino monopoly on the former Portuguese colony of Macau and also founded Shun Tak Holdings, a conglomerate whose core business includes real estate. In the years prior to Ho’s passing,…