Singapore
Singapore: prices, rules and the registered salespersons of one of the world’s costliest markets.
How to read Singapore's official home price indices and supply data
What the URA price and rental indices, the vacancy and pipeline tables and the HDB resale price index measure, when each comes out, and what none of them can say.
Singapore: Bedok gets its first S$1.5 million flat in a week of records
A five-room flat at Bedok South Horizon sold for S$1.54 million, a day after a S$1.48 million record. What the week's other resale highs tell sellers.
Singapore Buyer's Stamp Duty and ABSD: rates for every buyer profile
How Singapore's Buyer's Stamp Duty tiers and Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty rates apply to citizens, permanent residents, foreigners and entities, with worked examples.
Singapore: what a CEA case says about new-launch advertising rules
A case study published by Singapore's Council for Estate Agencies on 5 October 2026 shows how one line of the ethics code applies to prices and claims in new-launch adverts.
Singapore estate agency agreements: the forms buyers and tenants sign
Singapore prescribes eight agreement forms for engaging a property agent. What the buyer and tenant versions contain, how long they last and what cannot be changed.
Singapore homes for foreign buyers: what needs LDAU approval
Foreign persons can buy a Singapore condominium unit freely, but a landed house needs government approval. What the list covers, how the application works and what conditions follow.
Buying an HDB resale flat in Singapore: from HFE letter to keys
How a resale flat purchase runs in Singapore under HDB's rules: the HFE letter, the 21-day Option to Purchase, the Request for Value, the resale application and completion.
Singapore: Jalan Merbok site offered for senior living, bids by 6 November
A 94,907 sq ft plot at Jalan Merbok with a fresh 103-year lease is for sale by expression of interest, with senior living and care named as the preferred uses.
Singapore: Lucerne Grand 61% sold as The Serra Residences previews
City Developments sold 350 of 570 units at Lucerne Grand on its launch weekend, while Far East Organization opened the preview of a freehold Novena tower on land held since 2010.
How to become and stay a registered property agent in Singapore
From the RES course and examination to registration, yearly training and the Currency Requirement that starts in 2027: the full path of a Singapore property salesperson.
Rental scams in Singapore: how fake property agent listings work
How scammers in Singapore pose as registered property agents on rental listings, the warning signs the regulator lists, and the checks it and the police recommend before any payment.
Renting out a home in Singapore: HDB and private property rules
Who may let an HDB flat or its bedrooms, the three-month minimum stay in private homes, and the occupancy caps, including the eight-person relaxation and its two published end dates.
Singapore resale private homes: from option to purchase to completion
How a resale private home changes hands in Singapore: what the option to purchase grants, how it is exercised, who holds the deposit and what completion day requires.
Singapore shophouse sales rise to 21 in the third quarter as value falls
Huttons Asia counts 21 shophouse deals worth S$157.7 million in the third quarter of 2026: more sales than in the second quarter, less money, and rents that did not move.
Singapore's Canberra Drive EC site draws 13 bids and a record land price
A small executive condominium plot in Sembawang drew 13 bids on 1 October, and the top offer of S$825 psf ppr is the highest yet for EC land in Singapore.
Singapore opens its first three-year renewal for property agents
The Council for Estate Agencies has opened the 2026 renewal exercise, the first to grant three-year registrations, with a S$60 application fee paid once per cycle.
Singapore conveyancing money: who holds your deposit, and how
Since 2011 a Singapore law firm may hold a buyer's deposit only in a protected account, with the Singapore Academy of Law or in joint escrow. How each route works.
Can a Singapore property deal be signed and settled electronically?
What the Electronic Conveyancing Bill of October 2025 sets out for Singapore, how the Digital Conveyancing Portal is planned, and which steps of an HDB resale are already online.
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.