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Developers ready to launch, but may hold their fire
Many looking at market conditions, competition before deciding launch date DEVELOPERS are busy getting projects launch ready. However, whether they release them by this year’s end or next year will...
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Record sales of ‘Mickey Mouse’ units
412 small-format private homes sold this year; experts cite affordability By Joyce Teo According to CBRE Research, developers are building more small-format units – typically 500 sq ft or less in size...
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Record high sales for small homes: CBRE
Developers provide for more units of 500 sq ft or less A study by property consultancy CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has confirmed what everyone suspected – small apartments have become more common. And...
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‘Shoebox’ units may wilt under URA’s gaze
Recent applications for apartments below 300 sq ft understood to have been rejected The new breed of ’shoebox’ private apartments may have caught the imagination, but don’t expect them to invade the...
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Lure of ‘shoebox’ flats
Affordability of such units – some the size of 21/2 carpark lots – is the main lure Vutton is a 21-storey condominium in Akyab Road whose smallest flat is a 1-bedroom 484 sq ft flat. — PHOTO: HUTTONS...
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URA and HDB should study this trend
‘Mickey mouse’ flats ‘URA and HDB should study this trend and its implications for the floor areas of future HDB and private flats.’ MR LOO FOOK KAY: ‘The growing trend of shoebox apartments is the...
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Check actual space of shoebox units
I refer to last Sunday’s article, ‘The land of shrinking apartments?’. Even if we have to settle for shoeboxes, we should spend our precious money wisely, choosing well-fitting boxes. I saw in the...
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Singapore Property : Tiny flats a good buy?
First, there were the ‘mickey mouse’ apartments of 500 sq ft or smaller. In Suites @ Guillemard for example, there are units as small as 258 sqft, which is the size of 21/2 carpark spaces. Now...
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