Commentaries

Collective sales (or en bloc sales) - General steps & best practices

A summary of the basic steps to a collective sale, with recommendations of some best practices that should be adopted.

Commentary: Get ready for a light collective sale season

Activity should improve next year, but don't expect next wave to be as strong as last cycle SINGAPORE - Collective sale activities...

Commentary: Singapore’s CBD needs to redevelop to stay relevant in a post-COVID world

If occupier demand for office spaces weakens, we may see more building owners bringing forward redevelopment plans for their properties.

Singapore adjusts to online means of buying and selling new homes with 75% jump in sales from April

Through this we’ve seen that Singaporeans are generally very adaptable to new experiences.

COVID-19 (Temp Measures) Act offers relief to buyers of new homes

The COVID-19 (Temp Measures) Act has been expanded to offer protection to buyers who have purchased new homes from developers or HDB.

Acceleration towards a decentralised CBD as remote working takes hold

Planning authorities have spent decades working towards CBD decentralisation. What can we expect if remote working becomes the new norm?

How Would Singapore's Residential Market Fare Arising From Covid-19?

Following the Global Financial Crisis in 2007/08, residential property prices fell 25% in 2008/09. So how would the market fare this time?

Start of a Dry Spring Season in the New Home Sales Market brought about by Covid-19

This year’s spring months of March, April and May, the traditional peak sales period before the June school holidays would be dry...