English exam a hurdle for property agents
Snippet from Yahoo News / Propertyguru :- Friday, Sept 16, 2011 With a slew of new agent regulations in place this year, existing real estate agents stand to lose …
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Condo cheapos shamed
Snippet from the New Paper :- Thu, Apr 01, 2010 NAME and shame – and do so with a method more associated with loan sharks. One condominium seems to …
Sophia Road condo scans visitors’ thumbrints, IC
Sophia Road condo scans visitors' thumbrints, IC By Geraldine Yeo & Elysa Chen FIRST, the security guard took his identity card and scanned it into a computer. Next,he took …
Condo woes
Snippet from the New Paper :- By Lediati Tan Sun, Sep 19, 2010 HE MOVED in to stay with his girlfriend at her condominium unit, which she shares with …
Residents vs management council in condo clash
Snippet from the New Paper :- By Hedy Khoo Thu, Dec 09, 2010 RESIDENTS flouting condo rules are a common occurrence. But recent spats between condo residents and their …
CEA investigating 20 cases for possible infringement of guidelines
Snippet from xinMSN September 1, 2011 One month after its new guidelines on ethical advertising came into effect, The Council for Estate Agents or CEA said it is investigating …
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, …
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. …