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By Valerie Kor / EdgeProp Singapore | March 20, 2020 9:51 AM SGT The 2,497 sq ft unit at Elizabeth Heights was sold for $4.5 million ($1,802 psf) on March 9 (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - The sale of a unit at Elizabeth Heights located on Cairnhill Road made the top gain of $2.54 million over the week of March 3 to 10. The 2,497 sq ft unit on the 12th floor was...

By Alan Cheong,Savills Singapore/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 20, 2020 8:58 AM SGT  SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - How does one describe Cairnhill? Is it an area that covers just roads or streets that begin with that name? Or is it larger than that, like an enclave? The dictionary defines the word “enclave” as an area that is different from the larger area or country surrounding it, and this seems to aptly...

By Timothy Tay/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 20, 2020 7:00 AM SGT  SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - A three-storey townhouse in The Windsor — a freehold development on Ontario Avenue — will be auctioned by Knight Frank on March 27. The 2,497 sq ft, four-bedroom property has a guide price of $2.75 million, or about $1,101 psf on the floor area. The Windsor was completed in 1987 and is located off Upper Thomson...

By Cecilia Chow/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 20, 2020 8:08 AM SGT SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - The world is in turmoil with lockdowns and heightened travel restrictions. Things are likely to worsen in the short term, but Singapore’s handling of the outbreak makes it look like a ‘safe haven’ The rich are on the lookout to pick up some real estate gems (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore) As...

By Charlene Chin/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 19, 2020 1:41 PM SGT SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Prices for the OLA executive condominium (EC) in Sengkang will start from $976 psf, developer Anchorvale announced on March 18.Online applicants will be able to view the show units on March 19 and 20 before bookings start on March 21.Prices for the two-bedroom units will start from $1,100 psf; three-bedders from $999...

By Charlene Chin/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 19, 2020 2:20 PM SGT  The bulk of sales volume in the month was contributed by The M in the CCR, which saw 380 units sold at a median price of $2,439 psf (Credit: Samuel Isaac Chua/ The Edge Singapore) SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Developers sold 975 private new homes in Singapore, a 57% m-o-m increase from 620 units in January, according to monthly sales data of...

By Charlene Chin/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 19, 2020 3:12 PM SGT Shoppers purchasing necessities in Seletar Mall on Feb 9 (Credit: Albert Chua/ The Edge Singapore)  SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - As the Malaysian government announced its countrywide lockdown on March 16, snaking queues quickly formed in Singapore’s grocery stores as shoppers snapped up goods for fear that the flow of goods between the two...

By Charlene Chin/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 12, 2020 3:24 PM SGT  SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - A pair of shophouses at 56 Haji Lane and 87 Arab Street are up for sale at a guide price of $8.5 million.The shophouses have 2.5 storeys each, and are fully tenanted to retail tenants. The pair occupies a site of 1,078 sq ft and has a built-up area of 2,200 sq ft.The tender for the shophouse pair will close on April...

WED, MAR 11, 2020 - 5:50 AM KALPANA RASHIWALA kalpana@sph.com.sg @KalpanaBT Singapore WHILE well-heeled mainland Chinese who flocked to Singapore last year to buy luxe condo units have been kept away by the Covid-19 outbreak, several big-ticket deals were sealed in the first two months of this year. These recent purchases were made by buyers already based here. Some of these deals entail...

By Timothy Tay/ EdgeProp Singapore|March 13, 2020 7:00 AM SGT SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - A duplex penthouse at the D’Ecosia condominium in the East Coast will be offered at Edmund Tie’s property auction on March 25. The 2,293 sq ft, the three-bedroom unit has a guide price of $2.5 million, or about $1,090 psf on the floor area. The 73-unit condo was completed in 2003, and comprises one- to three-bedroom...