Policy & Planning Singapore Removes 15-Month Wait-Out Period For Private Homeowners Buying Resale HDB Flats: Will Prices Rise Again? Singapore has removed the 15-month wait-out period for private property owners buying resale HDB flats, effective 28 July 2025. Ryan J. Ong · 28 Jul 2026 · 8 min read 193
Policy & Planning BCA Study Finds Buildings Saved Up To $950K A Year With Design For Maintainability — What It Means For Homeowners A BCA-commissioned study finds designing for maintenance can save up to $950,000 a year Hailey Khoo · 22 Jul 2026 · 9 min read 59
Policy & Planning Why Turning Singapore’s CBD Into A Real Neighbourhood Will Take More Than New Homes Singapore has spent decades trying to turn its CBD into more than an office district. Ryan J. Ong · 21 Jul 2026 · 11 min read 77
Policy & Planning Gillman Barracks To Get Public And Private Homes HDB's Gillman Barracks studies confirm eight hectares of forest and 25 of 86 buildings will be retained as the 40 hectare site Hailey Khoo · 11 Jul 2026 · 5 min read 77
Policy & Planning Maju Forest: Two-Thirds To Be Cleared For HDB Housing HDB will clear 15 hectares of Maju Forest for public housing, retaining 8 hectares including a nature trail and freshwater stream that Sihan Chia · 10 Jul 2026 · 3 min read 138
Policy & Planning Greater Sentosa Master Plan Could Make The Islands More Local The Greater Sentosa Master Plan will merge Sentosa and Pulau Brani into one destination, with a new tram system Ryan J. Ong · 3 Jul 2026 · 6 min read 172
Policy & Planning Singapore Just Introduced Tougher Penalties For Developers Behind Poorly Built Condo Projects Singapore has introduced two new regulatory frameworks allowing authorities to disqualify developers from GLS tenders and suspend sales on future projects over Ryan J. Ong · 22 May 2026 · 5 min read 99
Policy & Planning Singapore’s New EC Rules In 2026: 10-Year MOP, 15-Year Privatisation Timeline And What It Means For Buyers Singapore has raised the EC MOP to 10 years, removed the Deferred Payment Scheme, and extended first-timer priority to two years. Ryan J. Ong · 8 May 2026 · 10 min read 569
Policy & Planning REDAS-NUS Talent Programme Unveiled to Attract More to Join Real Estate Industry REDAS President Tan Swee Yiow announced a new Real Estate Talent Programme with NUS at the REDAS Spring Festival Lunch 2026. Timothy Tay · 27 Feb 2026 · 4 min read 30