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Buyer's agents in NSW and Victoria: licences, agreements and duties
Who may act for a buyer in New South Wales and Victoria, which licence they hold, what the written agreement must cover and the conduct rules each state regulator sets out.
NSW and Victoria: cooling-off, deposits and settlement timelines
In New South Wales a sale binds at exchange, in Victoria at signature. How the cooling-off period, the deposit and settlement day work in each state, rule by rule.
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.
HDB resale flats in Singapore: index slips for a third quarter running
HDB's flash estimate shows a third straight quarterly dip in resale flat prices in Singapore, while sales rose 17.7% and million-dollar deals passed 500 for the first time.
Singapore home loans: LTV, TDSR and MSR limits, HDB loan or bank loan
How much a home buyer can borrow in Singapore: the two loan-to-value tiers for bank loans, the 55% and 30% income tests, and how an HDB loan differs from a bank loan.
Singapore private home prices rise 1.4% in third-quarter flash estimate
The URA flash estimate for the third quarter of 2026 shows private home prices up 1.4% while sales fell by about 30%. What moved, what did not, and what comes on 23 October.
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.
Singapore Property Agent Commission: Who Pays and the One-Side Rule
How a property agent's commission is agreed, when it falls due and who receives it in Singapore, and why one agent may never act for both sides of the same deal.
Why Singapore property agents ask for your ID and source of funds
What the law requires Singapore property agents to check before a sale, purchase or lease: identity, beneficial owners, source of funds, screening and reporting, and what happens if a client declines.
Singapore's second auction of forfeited luxury flats set for 28 October
Six freehold apartments at Nouvel 18 and New Futura, forfeited in the S$3 billion money-laundering case, go to auction on 28 October after a first round in which 4 of 26 lots sold.
Selling or holding a home in Singapore: SSD and property tax explained
How Singapore taxes a home sold early and a home simply owned: Seller's Stamp Duty rates by purchase date, the holding period, and property tax on annual value.
UAE central bank counts AED 15.9 billion of loans under payment relief
The Central Bank of the UAE says about 156,000 bank customers had payments deferred or fees waived by the end of August 2026. It gives no figure for home loans.
UAE real estate brokers: AML duties and when a deal is reported
What UAE anti-money-laundering rules ask of real estate brokers: customer checks, sanctions screening, records, and the three cases where a freehold deal is always reported.
US brokerages: referring to an in-house title firm, and listing duties
How federal RESPA rules treat a United States brokerage that refers clients to its own title or mortgage company, and what Clear Cooperation asks of listing brokers.
CertifID buys Closinglock, joining two US closing-fraud platforms
CertifID announced on 1 October that it has acquired Closinglock. The two Austin firms serve more than 3,000 US title companies. What was announced, and what is still open.