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Singapore developers, architects urged to design buildings for easier maintenance, major cost savings
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (795+ words) BCA study shows owners of commercial buildings can save up to S$950,000 a year in upkeep [SINGAPORE] Designing buildings for easier maintenance from the outset can generate annual operational savings of up to S$950,000 for commercial buildings, preliminary findings from…...
Executive condo prices may be dampened by new measures, but don’t expect a sharp fall
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1072+ words) Strengthening the housing system helps boost social cohesion [SINGAPORE] Prices of new executive condominiums (ECs) have risen sharply of late. Now, potential new buyers may have some reprieve as the latest changes to the EC scheme, which will apply to…...
Foreign buyers cushion Thailand housing slump as market heads for 4th year of decline
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (174+ words) As debt and tighter credit sap local demand, developers draw overseas buyers to resort markets [BANGKOK] On a humid afternoon in mid-April on Phuket’s west coast, prospective buyers crowded into a glass-walled sales gallery overlooking Bang Tao beach along the…...
Used Tokyo condo price gains stalling as policies drag on demand
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (488+ words) Takaichi’s government has begun considering regulations on real estate acquisition by foreigners [TOKYO] A long ascent in the price of used condominiums in central Tokyo appears to be stalling, as the government takes steps to tame surging housing costs, and…...
Brazilian soul on Singaporean soil: A 30-year-old home reimagined
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1015+ words) [SINGAPORE] Growing up, Lim, as she prefers to be known, was one of those privileged few who spent some years living in a Bukit Timah Good Class Bungalow (GCB) – the absolute top-tier housing type in Singapore. “The GCB setup is…...