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Ry-Anne Lim

Ry-Anne Lim

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Ry-Anne Lim is a reporter with The Business Times covering housing and property-related matters. She previously worked on the flip side, doing government communications. Ry-Anne is a graduate of the Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information.

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An article published in April notes that the share of first-year students intending to live at home has risen from 32.9% in 2016 to 35.2% in 2025. 

Is the UK student-housing party over? Singapore players face divergent prospects in PBSA market

Shrinking demand and new supply are leading to lower occupancies and falling rental growth

The authorities say the new measures will not affect the majority of developers, who have delivered “quality private housing projects to homebuyers”. 

Ban on land sales, new launches for developers that deliver ‘defect-ridden’ projects

The measures are aimed at strengthening homebuyer protection and deterring ‘severe errant developer behaviour’ 

Joshua Liaw, CEO of Elite UK Reit's manager, points to capital management and portfolio reconstitution as priorities.

Beyond survival: Elite UK Reit plots next phase of growth

After stabilising the trust, CEO Joshua Liaw looks to more asset repositioning, active portfolio management

Yishun 10, along with some land parcels in Singapore's central area, have been rezoned for other uses under the Urban Redevelopment Authority's proposed planning changes.

Frasers eyes residential project on Yishun 10 cinema complex site; redevelopment proposal submitted

The proposal calls for rezoning of use from commercial to residential, with commercial space on the first floor

A prime Holland Plain state land site drew a single bid from Sim Lian at S$454 million or S$1,491 psf ppr.

Prime Holland Plain site draws just one bid from Sim Lian at S$454 million or S$1,491 psf ppr

The lacklustre turnout is a far cry from that for an adjacent plot in 2025

A Dunearn Road government land sale site drew six bids at the close of the tender.

Wing Tai, Metro outbid 5 others for Dunearn Road site with bullish S$1,625 psf ppr bid

This is just 3% more than Frasers Property consortium’s next-highest offer of S$1,576 psf ppr for the 330-unit site

Tan Choon Siang, CEO of CICT's manager, says: “If we do see an asset that we like, and we are able to fund it and buy it at a price that makes sense for unitholders, we will definitely take a look."

CICT’s Tan Choon Siang marks first year with billion-dollar deal streak

Acquisition of Paragon and divestment of Asia Square Tower 2 follow CapitaSpring deal and ION Orchard acquirement

The property giant is looking to “revamp” its strategy and better articulate its value to investors, and has appointed global advisory firm Teneo for the task. 

CDL strategic review ‘timely’ after last year’s disputes, Sherman Kwek tells shareholders

The exercise will be ‘a look back at everything we’ve done’, says group CEO; details to be unveiled by end-June

The seller of a five bedder at Leedon Residence made S$5.2 million in profit, after selling the unit for S$14 million in February.

S$14 million Leedon Residence deal nets S$5.2 million profit, tops Q1 resale gains 

ECs among top percentage gainers with profits of 130%-140%; biggest losers suffer losses of up to S$1.9m

Private home price growth was led by non-landed properties, where prices rose 1.3% in Q1.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

Private home prices rise 0.9% in Q1, setting stage for steady 2026

They accelerate from 0.6% growth in previous quarter even as sales volume dips

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