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 …
Category: Real Estate Industry
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 …
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 …
Landlord locks tenants in Orchard Rd apartment over rental dispute
Snippet from AsiaOne Wednesday, Sep 28, 2011 SINGAPORE – Tenants in an Orchard Road apartment found themselves locked in on the morning of Sept 26, when they tried to leave for …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …