Sometimes I love to see things in retrospect. I was browsing through the old articles on property section, and found this commentary article dated 18 Nov 2007 on the over spill effect of Newton to Balestier and Thomson 3 years back. True enough, the property prices of Balestier have risen substantially coming close to the Novena and Newton area. So is the over spill effect of current Balestier able to work on Boon Keng, St Michael area and Potong Pasir? If you are looking to ride along the wave of …

Balestier is just so intriguing and interesting in its history and background that it worths your time to explore each of the corners in the street. At the corner of Boon Teck Road off Balestier, you may have notice that there has been standing this small cart with 2 traditional dispensers. It carries a signage stating: Charitable service provided by Thong Teck Sian Tong Lian Sia which is just located nearby.

This water kiosk has been there for decades, since the 1970s to be dispensing free water and tea for any …

I believe that you must have tried the Rochor Beancurb from Balestier Road. Situated at 432 Balestier Road, #01-436 Public Mansion, it is just beside the Mutton Soup Steambot which is famous for its food.

Rochor Beancurd House is popular. There may be much more the history and originality of the Rochor Beancurb business. However the food tasting good is much more important to me. I love the beancurd dearly for it is just so smooth and melts in your month. I always go for the traditional beancurb with You Tiao …

The coming property launches in prime area is drumming up much interest in many buyers with its features and location. We have the 39 storey condominium, 76 Shenton by Hong Leong Holdings, and The Residences at W Singapore by CDL & Seascape Cove by Hobee in Sentosa Cove lining up to be launched in the coming months. So as a buyer you will not be short of choice during your weekend hunting for new home and investment: )

76 Shenton
Source : Straits Times – 19 Mar 2010
BUYERS are said to be …

Woodleigh area came into ‘limelight’ with the successful launch of 8 @ Woodleigh by Fraser Centrepoint last year. 8 @ Woodleigh is 99 year leasehold development of 330 units, which was sold at an average of $770 to $1000 depending on the unit sizes.

Therefore Euro Asia Park, a freehold development located nearby at 25 Woodleigh Close, appears to be exceptionally attractive with its transaction price from $530 to $820 psf in the recent months. Same as the 8 @ Woodleigh, Euro-Asia Park is just minutes away from Woodleigh train station …

L’viv by WingTai
The property heat is just getting hotter. Regardles of the anti-speculative measures by the Government and many property launches churning out new supply, it seems that the outlook for the property market is just so good that the launch sales all turn out to be better than expected.
Source : Straits Time– 18 Mar 2010
By Esther Teo
SALES of private property kept sizzling over the weekend as buyers, undeterred by the rainy weather and recent government policies to cool the market, packed showflats.
Demand was strong for mass market and prime …

The response to my earlier posting on “A private apartment unit near city area for less than $600psf!!!” so overwhelming that I have been receiving many calls from my readers on the location of St Michael and Boon Keng area.
With the recent successful launches of the Cube 8 in Balestier and the Vision in West Coast Crescent at over an average of $1100 psf, there are many buyers anxiously wanting to get hold a resale apartment unit in District 12 & 13. They believe that the property prices in District …

The Centro Residences development by Far East Organization, which is located strategically next to AMK hub and opposite AMK MRT, has been awarded to homegrown developer Lian Beng Group at S$78 million construction deal. It is a construction of a 34-storey residential tower with a multi-storey carpark, clubhouse, swimming pool and playground. The work on the development is expected to start in March and will be completed by January 2013.

Remember that the Centro Residences was the first development in suburban to be launched at  over $1000 psf, moreover it is …

Source : Business Times – 17 Mar 2010
Latest home-loan skirmish also sees banks speeding up their approvals
A skirmish of sorts has broken out on the home loans front with banks pushing down their interest rates a notch or two over the past week or so. The first volley was fired by DBS Bank and the others have responded.
This is welcome news for home owners and investors who are looking to re-price or refinance their home loans. The rates also provide a positive backdrop to the upturn in the property market. …

In my earlier posting on What to do if your new house giving your headache of problems? , we were discussing the headache that one will face in takeover of a new unit if it is not delivered in good workmanship and full of defective issues. Definitely it will be very frustrating to most unit owners as they could be very troublesome in terms of coordination with the developers and contractors in fixing up the issues, and monitoring the problems, and worst case if the issues are recurring.
Most defects could …