Singapore
Singapore: prices, rules and the registered salespersons of one of the world’s costliest markets.
What Singapore property agencies may not do with clients' money
Singapore law keeps property agencies away from transaction money, moneylenders and undisclosed side income. The rules, the records an agency must keep, and the penalties.
What a buyer or tenant can expect of a property agent in Singapore
Singapore's Code of Ethics and CEA's practice guidelines set out what an agent owes a buyer or tenant: checks on the property, every offer passed on, conflicts declared, papers explained.
Singapore property agents and AI: what the data and advert rules ask
Singapore has no single AI rulebook for property agencies. A guide to what the data protection guidelines, the Do Not Call rules and the advertising guidelines say when a tool is used.
Singapore property auctions in figures: listings, sales and sellers
What Singapore's auction desks publish each quarter: how many properties are put up, how few sell under the hammer, and how lenders came to supply most of the list.
Singapore property cooling measures: the rounds from 2009 to 2026
A dated timeline of Singapore's cooling measures since 2009: what each round changed, who announces them, the stated aims, what prices did next and what was eased.
Singapore property portals: who owns them and what agents pay
Who owns Singapore's main property portals, what PropertyGuru's published package grid charges agents, and what CEA's advertising rules ask of every online listing, as read in October 2026.
Singapore agency accounts: where each commission dollar goes
What the published accounts of PropNex and APAC Realty, owner of ERA, show about commission income in Singapore, the share passed to salespersons and what the agency keeps.
Singapore reviews officers' home purchases near future MRT stations
Singapore's Public Service Division has reviewed 191 officers' property purchases near future MRT stations. The minister's reply of 6 October sets out the rules that guard planning information.
Singapore property tokens: when securities law applies, and what follows
How Singapore's Securities and Futures Act treats a token tied to real estate, what the prospectus exemptions allow, and why the foreign ownership limits still apply.
Refinancing or repricing a Singapore home loan: lock-in, fees and tests
What Singapore's official pages say about moving a home loan: fixed, SORA and board rates, lock-in penalties, clawbacks, the one-way move from an HDB loan and the income tests.
Selling a resale home in Singapore: what the seller has to disclose
Buyer beware is the starting point in a Singapore resale. What the contract makes a seller confirm, what requisitions reveal, and what courts did when something was hidden.
Singapore scam figures and the audit checks a property agency can run
What the Singapore Police Force scam briefs for 2025 and mid-2026 count, which categories touch a property deal, what CEA enforces, and the written checks an agency can test.
Selling an HDB flat in Singapore: MOP, quotas and the CPF refund
What a Singapore flat owner has to clear before selling: the minimum occupation period, the ethnic and SPR quotas, the Intent to Sell, and the CPF refund that comes out of the price.
Seized Sentosa Cove bungalows: what a foreign buyer must clear first
Three forfeited landed properties in Singapore's Sentosa Cove are for sale by expression of interest. A foreign buyer needs state approval and pays 60% stamp duty on top of the price.
Singapore show flats and Form 3: what a developer must show buyers
Before a developer in Singapore takes a booking fee, the rules set what its show flat, plans, adverts and Form 3 pack must show. A guide to each, and to what stays unconfirmed.
Buying an HDB flat as a single in Singapore: the rules from age 35
Who counts as a single buyer for HDB in Singapore, which new and resale flats are open, the income ceilings and grants as published, priority near parents, and marriage.
Singapore land records online: what SLA's INLIS and OneMap show
What the Singapore Land Authority's INLIS, MyProperty, OneMap and Land Titles Registry counter each give, what the fee schedule charges for a search, and where the published pages stop.
Singapore's St Regis Residences owners fund a S$12 million upgrade
EdgeProp reports that the owners of a 173-unit Tanglin Road condominium backed a S$12 million refit of their common areas with 95% support. How it was done.
What goes into a tenancy agreement in Singapore: the CEA template
The Council for Estate Agencies' template tenancy agreement clause by clause: deposit, repairs, air-conditioning, early exit and inventory, then stamping, commission and the Small Claims Tribunals.
How real estate is tokenised in Singapore: platforms, tickets and exits
Who has put property behind tokens in Singapore, what each platform says it is licensed for, the minimum tickets quoted, who may invest and how holders are told they can sell.