Council of a particular nationality removed
Just learnt that in a condominium in the east of Singapore had their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the council comprising mostly of a particular nationality was removed by …
Definition of Managing Agent
What is a Managing Agent? Basically, a Managing Agent (MA) is an agent, a party who has been engaged by another (called the principal) to represent, do business or …
Estate Management
Estate Management (EM) What is the difference between this and Property Management (PM)? Most of the time people refer to both of them interchangeably. The former term is used …
Managing Agent
Sometimes an estate’s Council may find itself in the situation where a new Managing Agent (MA) is needed. When the Council goes out to the market to look for …
Singapore private home sales rebound, hit 14-mth high
Snippet from Asiaone, Feb 15, 2011 SINGAPORE – The number of private homes sold in Singapore soared to a 14-month high in January, indicating housing demand remained buoyant and …
Forming a MCST
What is a MCST? MCST is the short form of Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. XXXX. This is the description for an organisation formed to manage an estate. …
Council for Estate Agencies charges second unregistered property agent
Snippet from XinMSN October 21, 2011 The Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) has charged a second person on Thursday for representing himself as a property agent without being registered with …
Foreigners not solely to blame for rising private property prices
Snippet from XinMSN October 20, 2011 Rising private property prices cannot be attributed solely to foreign purchases. National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said there are many factors at …
Police arrest rental scammer
While such cases are rare, it is important for potential tenants to ask to see proof of ownership of the property. Only write cheques to the owners' names. Never …
Gov’t making “good progess” to ease housing shortage
Snippet from Yahoo! Mon, Oct 3, 2011 After three built-to-order launches, the government is making good progress to ease the housing shortage, said Minister for National Development Khaw Boon …