Category Archives: HDB

Resale prices of non-landed private residential units up 1.8 per cent in June: SRX

Resale prices of non-landed private residential units showed an overall increase of 1.8 per cent in June 2013. This is according to a flash report by the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX).

An estimated 605 non-landed units were transacted in June. SRX said this is a 21 per cent drop from the volume of 762 units in May 2013. When compared to June 2012, it is a 38 per cent decrease in resale transaction volume.

HDB resale prices slipped 0.1 per cent in June. SRX said this is the second consecutive marginal monthly drop in resale prices.

According to flash estimates, 1,210 HDB flats were sold in the resale market in June — about nine per cent less than May, where there were 1,324 resale cases. It is 32 per cent less than the resale volume in June 2012, where 1,790 HDB resale flats were transacted.

Overall HDB cash-over-valuation (COV) in June dropped S$3,000 to end at S$24,000. This is lower than the COV of S$25,000 registered in February and April 2012.

Overall rental prices for non-landed private residential in June slipped 0.2 per cent from May. This marks a fifth consecutive monthly drop in overall rents.

Overall HDB monthly rental rates in June remained unchanged at S$2,400.

An estimated 1,410 HDB flats were rented in June, 9 per cent less than May’s 1,554 rental transactions. It is slightly less than the 1,480 flats rented in June 2012.

Source – CNA – 5 Jul 2013

Woodlands Xchange shop owners first to get chance at eco-shop certification

Shop owners at the soon-to-be-launched Woodlands Xchange will be among the first in Singapore to qualify for certification as eco-shops.

Woodlands Xchange is located within Woodlands MRT station.

This will be made possible under Project: Eco-Shop, Singapore’s first comprehensive eco-certification programme for shop owners.

SMRT Corporation Ltd (SMRT) and Singapore Environment Council (SEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the certification programme.

It is aimed at guiding and encouraging shop owners to fit their shops in an environmentally sustainable manner and adopt eco-friendly habits in their daily operations.

Some eco-friendly habits include turning off electrical equipment when not in use and using energy-efficient lighting.

Shop owners will be awarded the Eco-Shop Label once they have successfully completed an audit.

The audit assesses the performance of their shops in the areas of environmental management and awareness, purchasing and operations, air quality, energy conservation, waste management and water conservation.

The 32 tenants at Woodlands Xchange will be guided by SMRT and SEC to qualify for Eco-Shop Label certification in time for the launch of the retail outlet later in the year.

A joint statement from SMRT and SEC said following the opening of Woodlands Xchange, all shop owners in Singapore will be invited to be Eco-Shop Label-certified.

The target is to get 600 shop owners certified in three years.