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[26 Sep 2010 | One Comment | ]
Own a piece of the City: Ei8ht Rajah by Popular Land

Finally the long waited for Ei8ht Raja by Popular land is launched. It is likely that Popular Land would not like to hold back longer after the cooling measures by Government in end Aug.
Situated off the Jalan Rajah, and adjacent to many CDL newly launched projects & Far East Vista Residences, Right Raja may be preferred by many as it is tucked away from the main road, therefore the noise and dust pollution is not much of concern. Popular Land is launching the development of only 26 units at $1350 psf, which …

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[12 Sep 2010 | No Comment | ]
HDB Landed Terrace built by SIT off Jalan Mamor, Whampoa

 
If you wonder where these are quaint beautiful houses are, they are just located off Jalan Mamor, Whampoa. This estate is serene and unique, and they are basically made up of 2 storey high houses. You probably will be surprised to know that they are actually belonged to HDB, which are HDB Landed Terrace built by SIT (then HDB) in 1972.
Walking in the estate, you will note that each of the unit owners is home proud and taking extreme good care of their houses. Each house comes with its decorative …

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[11 Sep 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Far East, Orchard Parade buy Bassein Road residential plots

The 2 enbloc sales in Balestier area have been successfully clinched as planned. Far East & Orchard Parade purchased Pastoral View together with adjacent OCBC land at an estimated $847 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr), and a local boutique developer bought Melrose Court at $665 psf ppr.
With the series of cooling measures introduced lately by Government, we expect to see more caution from developers in their land bidding. However freehold prime sites with sizeable areas are difficult to come by nowadays, therefore the recent enbloc at Pastoral …

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[5 Sep 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
The up and coming high end residential enclave at the fringe of Balestier- Part 4

The recent property measures announced by Singapore Property have taken the heated market one step back. While the impact to the real estate market is to be further assessed, the market may most probably cool down for the coming 6 months. The imposed stamp duty over the 3 years could be taken as capital gain tax as form of penalty if you resell the property within 3 years of buying, and the HDB owners market is definitely stifled as the owner have to stay the minimum 5 years period before …

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