Ry-Anne Lim

Ry-Anne Lim

JOURNALIST

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.

The tender for a mixed-use site in Hougang Central drew three bids.

CapitaLand, UOL consortium puts in top bid of S$1.5 billion or S$1,179 psf ppr for Hougang mega project

Based on the land rate, analysts expect the new homes to be priced at S$2,500 to S$2,600 psf or even higher

Gallant Tang, group CEO of SingHaiyi Group, is keen to explore new asset classes in different markets.
BEHIND THE NAME

In danger there's opportunity: How SingHaiyi’s 29-year-old scion is reshaping the property group’s next chapter

How a heart-pounding tender win and a baptism of fire during the pandemic moulded SingHaiyi’s new leadership

Pilates studios are filling up as the once-niche practice becomes a mainstay of the city's fitness scene.

Pilates is fast becoming big business in Singapore – and it’s not just Gen Z driving it

Demand is booming on the back of a stronger focus on health and wellness, but operators warn of competition and rising costs

Some projects, such as Sim Lian's Emerald of Katong, saw a much higher than average sales to agents.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Property agents bought up to 20% of some new condo launches: did ‘first dibs’ buying heighten Fomo?

Such activity does not breach regulations, but some in the industry are concerned that it crowds out the public

An artist impression of Country City Investment's adaptive reuse project at Moulmein Road.

SLA awards historic Moulmein site to company involved in Dempsey Hill transformation

Country City Investment’s bid of S$388,800 a month is highest of 13 offers

The Dunearn Road government land sales site (in orange) is the second to be released in the upcoming Bukit Timah Turf City housing estate.
SINGAPORE PROPERTY

URA releases three private residential sites for sale in Lentor, Kallang, Dunearn

The Dunearn Road site is the second to be released for the upcoming Bukit Timah Turf City housing estate

The massive Jurong Lake District master-developer site will be carved into smaller plots, starting with a new white site at Town Hall Link.

10 new sites, including Jurong Lake District carve-out, up for sale in H1 2026 GLS programme

Supply from the confirmed list consists of 4,575 private homes, including 635 executive condominium units and 22,500 sq m of commercial space

DBS Foundation's partnership with the Singapore University of Social Sciences aims to address cognitive decline among seniors. 

Pictured, from left to right: Professor Tan Tai Yong, SUSS President; Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Mdm Gan, a trained facilitator from community partner Lions Befrienders; Lim Him Chuan, DBS Singapore country head.

DBS Foundation commits S$9 million in new SUSS partnership to expand reminiscence programmes

They will work with community partners to prevent or slow cognitive decline among seniors in Asia

Seatrium is starting its own arbitration against a Maersk Offshore Wind affiliate for the termination of a US$475 million contract.

Seatrium to start its own arbitration in US$475 million contract termination dispute 

The contract, which is 98.9% complete, is for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel in a US offshore wind farm

Owner-occupiers living in three-room and larger HDB flats will see an average property tax increase of S$2 to S$3 per month after the rebate.

Singapore grants one-off property tax rebate for all owner-occupiers in 2026

Owners of one and two-room HDB flats will still be exempted from property tax