Buy & Sell
Buying, selling and investing, step by step.
Australia's expanded 5% Deposit Scheme, one year and 102,594 buyers on
A joint ministerial release of 1 October counts 102,594 first home buyers in the scheme's first uncapped year. What the figures show, state by state, and what the Reserve Bank adds.
Connecticut's private-listings law takes effect: public exposure first
Connecticut's Senate Bill 340, now Public Act 26-23, took effect on 1 October 2026. A home must be listed publicly by the time it is first publicly marketed, unless the owner opts out.
Dubai service charges: who approves them and what sellers must clear
How Dubai's jointly owned property law defines service charges, who approves and holds them, and what the lien over a unit means for an owner who wants to sell.
New South Wales: what to check before you exchange on a home
Building and pest inspections, strata records, the section 184 certificate and the cooling-off period: what each check covers for a buyer in New South Wales, and what it leaves out.
En bloc sales in Singapore: consent thresholds, steps and the 2026 Bill
How a collective sale works in Singapore: the 80% and 90% consent rules, the committee, the sale agreement, the Strata Titles Boards and what the 2026 Bill would change.
Singapore state land for homes costs 58% more than in 2016: EdgeProp
An EdgeProp analysis dated 8 October 2026 finds the average price of residential state land rose from S$833 to S$1,312 psf ppr in ten years, led by OCR sites.
Singapore: what a property agent may say in an advert, and how to check
The Council for Estate Agencies sets what a property advertisement in Singapore must show and must not claim. A guide to the rules, medium by medium, and to checking a listing.
USA: how FHA loans and the VA funding fee work for buyers in 2026
Two federal routes let Americans buy with little or no money down. What an FHA loan costs and how far its 2026 limits reach, and how the VA funding fee is set, waived, paid and refunded.
US home flippers' typical margin slips to 21.5% in second quarter
ATTOM's second-quarter 2026 report counts 77,991 flipped homes in the United States, with the typical gross margin down to 21.5% and wide gaps between metro areas.
US judge keeps housing counselling funds alive as buyer aid is debated
A federal judge in Washington has stopped US$57.5 million of housing counselling money from expiring while ten nonprofits challenge its cancellation. The government answers on 9 October.
US report: one salary buys a typical home in 14% of job-metro pairs
A National Housing Conference report released on 7 October finds a single worker's pay covers a typical home in 14% of occupation and metro pairings, and two pay cheques in 54%.
Victoria makes agents publish reserve prices a week before auction
Victoria's first price-transparency changes began on 1 October 2026. Reserve prices go public seven days before an auction, and sold prices seven days after a sale is final.