Tag Archives: Singapore Real Estate

URA launches residential site at Dakota Crescent for public tender

The government has launched a residential site at Dakota Crescent for public tender.

This comes after a developer said it would bid at least S$130 million for the site two weeks ago.

The land parcel, which was made available for sale through the Reserve List System, has a site area of 1.7 hectares.

The 99-year site, which is located near Old Airport Road, can generate a maximum permissible gross floor area of 647 thousand square feet. Continue reading

Luxury, luxury everywhere: but what does it really mean?

The Luxury Expert looks at Singapore’s high-end property market and defines luxury for HNWI’s.

Let’s make it clear, not every property that the developer calls ’luxury’ is a luxury or choice property. In many, if not most cases in Singapore, the property that is up for a launch hails itself as a ’true luxury’ or ’luxury living’. Its advertisement is splashed with lush greeneries around the upcoming condo, usually accompanied by a smiling, dressed-up teenage model, who also strikes a pose by the swimming pool. I have never teenage girls buying luxury condominiums and I hope the readers do not confuse such properties with our Continue reading