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The Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale market appears to be stabilising as prices climbed at a much less fast  pace in the fourth quarter from the last three months and as potential buyers and sellers look forward to new policy measures. The HDB said that  its Resale Price Index increased by 1.7 per cent […]

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Starting tomorrow, new guidelines from Bank Negara Malaysia to curb rising household debt are going to kick in. The guidelines cover all consumer loan products including housing, personal and car loans, credit card receivables as well as loans for the purchase of securities. Instead of loan approvals being based mostly  on gross pay, they will […]

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Hunza Properties Bhd is launching about RM650mil of residential properties in Kepala Batas in Seberang Prai and Tanjung Bungah on Penang island this year. Group executive chairman Datuk Khor Teng Tong in an interview  told StarBiz that residential properties value at about RM300mil in gross development value (GDV), consisting of a double-storey semi-detached, terraced, and […]

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Do you live in an apartment, perhaps a small townhouse, are you looking for small kitchen remodeling ideas? We all know the dilemma occhosing the perfect design and accessories for a small kitchen, so here are a few tips that you can use to plan your kitchen remodeling project. Light and Airy Does The Trick […]

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Will Singapore property prices fall in 2011? This is the most prevalent and significant question after rounds of  undergoing property cooling measures. The Singapore property developers  think that although sales volume might have fallen , it is still too early to assess the effect made by the the imposition of the  cooling measures. It is […]

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The one-north area in Singapore property market is  buzzing with so much activity with the opening of the One-North Circle Line MRT station and the current completion of The Rochester, a mixed-use development by United Engineers having 366 apartments including SOHO-style lofts, a 271-room business hotel- cum- serviced suites called Park Avenue Rochester and a […]

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On New Year’s Eve, hundreds of Hongkongers were honouring the end  of two pioneering underground  sites – the techno and house club Yumla and the livehouse Hidden Agenda located in Hong kong  property. Shortly before that, other venues like  The Warehouse youth centre and a smattering of beach clubs located on the south side of […]

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SINGAPORE : Sales of executive condominiums (ECs) are projected to stay healthy, inspite a ramped-up supply this year. 3,000 units from previous land sold  will be released this year, and that  the government plans to release land for another 5,000 units. Market watchers and developers  think ECs  continue to be an attractive choice for buyers […]

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SINGAPORE : Real estate consultancy firm CBRE expects prime Orchard Road rents to stay stable in the fourth quarter of 2011. It added that a limited supply of retail premises along the shopping belt should continue to keep rents firm next year. Currently, rents for prime retail space in Orchard Road remainedunaffected at S$31.60 psf/mth, […]

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