By Laura Sharman Published: 12:56 GMT, 9 January 2024 | Updated: 12:56 GMT, 9 January 2024 Advertisement It’s called Royal Island and it’s up for sale – for a king’s ransom. But these breathtaking images show that you get a substantial slice of paradise for your money. Royal Island is a private 430-acre oasis in … Read more
Long walks to the fridge for a midnight snack could become a thing of the past for the future tenant of a tiny studio flat that has cooking facilities right next to the bed. A Kensington flat is advertised for letting where a prospective tenant can literally cook their dinner in the kitchen while sitting … Read more
SINGAPORE: For the first time since 2015, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will hold three instead of four Build-to-Order (BTO) sales exercises in a year. A total of 19,600 new public housing flats will be launched in three batches in 2024 – February, June and October. “With three BTO launches instead of four, home buyers can … Read more
Viewers of Grand Designs will often watch how projects can turn into vast money pits as the cost of turning a property dream into reality begins to mount up. With this abandoned underground reservoir on the outskirts of Alsager, the conversion didn’t even get off the ground despite being filmed for the hit Channel 4 … Read more
Mumbai’s real estate landscape is witnessing a fascinating shift, with Bollywood stars increasingly turning their attention to commercial investments over residential ones. The latest to join this trend is Amitabh Bachchan, who has reportedly secured a lucrative deal by renting out four commercial units in Mumbai’s Oshiwara district for a staggering Rs. 2.07 crores per … Read more
Nikkie Miranda feels stuck and frustrated, weighing what she’ll have to sacrifice when her rent increases again this winter. Three years ago, when she moved into a two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached home in southwest Edmonton, Miranda paid $1,650 per month in rent. Her rent later increased to $1,800 and will go up again to $1,950 when … Read more
SINGAPORE: People’s Park Complex may be considered for conservation due to its “high heritage significance” and the collective sale effort should take that into account, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Friday (Dec 22). Completed in Chinatown in 1973, People’s Park Complex was the first mixed-use commercial and residential development in Southeast Asia. At … Read more
WHO WILL BENEFIT? Some companies that employ foreign workers, such as those from the food and beverage and service sectors, will benefit from the temporary increase in occupancy cap as they will require fewer rental units to house their staff, ERA Singapore’s key executive officer Eugene Lim said. Some firms rent HDB flats or private … Read more
Residents in many areas of B.C. reported feeling the effects of a minor earthquake that struck in B.C.’s Coast Mountains, about 220 kilometres north of Vancouver on Sunday afternoon. Earthquakes Canada says the quake was recorded at 3:23 p.m. PST and registered at a magnitude of 4.9, but so far there are no reports of damage or secondary impacts, … Read more
PropNex CEO Ismail Gafoor said it looks like the demand for new public housing has largely stabilised. “Moving forward, we would expect overall application rates of BTO launches to generally range between two and three times, although it could vary slightly at times, depending on the supply and location of flats launched,” he said. Mr Gafoor … Read more
