Act of mischief
Question – What would you do if your condominium runs dry? Food for thought as this condominium grapples with an odd one-off situation. From The Straits Times August 24, …
Month: August 2011
Minimum Energy Performance Standards
With effect from September 1, 2011, all importers and manufacturers who supply registrable household air-conditioners and refrigerators in Singapore must register with the National Environment Agency (NEA). With this …
SMRT: Guards didn’t do night patrols at Bishan depot
For condominiums, if the guards are not doing their job patrolling around, intrusions happening cannot be caught red-handed. Thefts can happen or worse, injury to the resident may happen. …
Singapore dollar against the US dollar
The US dollar has been depreciating against most currencies. While it is still the reserve currency in the world, holders of US dollars are seeing their value drop. …
HDB increases flat supply for first-time buyers
Snippet from Yahoo! By Ion Danker The Housing and Development Board (HDB) says it will launch 5,500 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats next month and 4,000 flats in November. The two …
Sales of private homes, ECs surge in July
Snippet from Yahoo! By Liyana Low Sales of private homes, including executive condominiums (ECs), surged by 40 per cent in July from the level the month before as property …
Singapore tightens controls on foreign workers
Quick analysis for Management Councils – the tightening of supply at the mid level will impact the Condominium Manager/Property Manager level. It would be harder to hire and also …
Security agencies to display service grading at worksites
Snippet from Channelnewsasia Security firms in Singapore will be required to display their service grading at individual worksites, such as condominiums and shopping centres, by the end of this …
S&P rating downgrade for US
This is a week of roller coaster ride, sparked off by the Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US rating from AAA to AA+. For ages, never has a …
Small developments to come under Housing Developers Act
Snippet from Channelnewsasia SINGAPORE: Proposed changes to the Housing Developers (Control & Licensing) Act will cover all housing developers and not just those developing projects with more than four …