Property

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Higher costs, lower returns: Why are Singaporeans still betting on real estate?

Returns are often lower than equities, but policy and psychology keep property at the centre of wealth

In 2025, three office floors in Suntec Towers were bought for between S$3,200 and S$3,364 psf, while a strata office unit was sold in January 2026 for S$3,897 psf.

Three floors of Suntec Towers 1 and 2 on sale for S$135 million

The guide price translates to an average of about S$3,350 per square foot

Kapa's pair of semi-detached houses in Westlake Avenue were rebuilt from a bungalow. Rather than produce a mirrored pair, the two homes were designed as a considered whole to look like part of an evolving streetscape.
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Costly renewals: Transforming an old landed house into your dream home is getting harder

Rising land and construction costs have made landed property ownership much more elusive

Market focus now turns to IJM's "big three" objectives: listing its construction unit, scaling its data centre presence, and sustaining a strong order book to justify its standalone valuation.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Sunway-IJM takeover bid collapse: IJM wins but faces pressure to deliver value

Asset monetisation, spin-off plans in focus as IJM races to deliver value within tight timelines

The price for the property translates to around S$5,263 per square foot.

Jervois Hill GCB on the market for S$80 million

Transactions in the enclave are infrequent, real estate agency Huttons says

Singapore's status as a safe haven is expected to sustain interest, but geopolitical uncertainty may hold some investors back, says Knight Frank Singapore.

Singapore property investment sales hit record S$15.4 billion in Q1: Knight Frank

Transaction figures jump 166.5% year on year amid lower interest rates

The once-disused horse stables at the Perak Turf Club in Malaysia have been repurposed into the Ipoh Stables Market, a nostalgic modern marketplace.
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Turning stables and schools into lifestyle hubs: Malaysia reimagines its old spaces

Rising construction costs and changing tastes are pushing developers to reinvent existing buildings

Overall, Mapletree owns and manages more than 66 million sq ft of industrial assets across the US, with a development pipeline of an estimated 2.6 million sq ft.

Mapletree Investments sells mid-shallow bay logistics portfolio to Dalfen Industrial for US$207.5 million

The portfolio includes 19 warehouse assets across key US distribution markets in Texas, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana

Matou House explores the use of a new architectural wraparound for an old house.
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How to tastefully expand a house’s living space on a ‘modest’ budget

This home is also an architect’s version of adapting an old property for contemporary use

A couple has sued ERA, one of its agents and a law firm for S$731,212 over a 99-to-1 transaction at One Pearl Bank (pictured) in December 2022.

Couple sues ERA, agent and law firm for S$731,212 over alleged misrepresentation in ‘99-1’ property deal

Claimants seeking to recover additional tax and surcharge imposed for illegal stamp duty avoidance on their condominium purchase