Given the red hot property market last year, S$6.84 billion in property stamp duty was collected in 2021. This is more than twice the stamp duty collected in 2020, and 67.7% higher than what was collected pre-pandemic in 2019. According to the Department of Statistics, S$3.29 billion of stamp duty was collected in 2020, while...

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Property stamp duty collection surge 73.6% in FY2021, construction firms face manpower crunch despite easing of border restrictions and more. Here are the news highlights for what happened in the Singapore property market from 10 May to 16 May 2022

I second Roy's comment above - 6 years on, nothing has changed. If anything, covid has probably made things worse. It's sad that despite growing up in the UK as an ethnic minority 25 years ago, I've experienced more racism in Singapore now.

I wish to install Ziptrak blinds in my balcoy and roof top terrace, but my MCST doen't allow Ziptrak blinds, what can I do? Aren't Ziptrak blinds trendy? How can I convince my MCST to accept with affecting the appearance of my condo?

Many of us can’t imagine life without our furry friends. But if you’re living in an HDB flat, and not private property, you might just be illegally housing your pet without realising it. How many dogs can you keep in HDB flats? Are cats allowed? In this article, we tell you all you need to...

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If i married a divorcee who har a BTO with the EX wife. The flat was sold 18 years ago. If i apply BTO withbhim, is it considered first timer?

Construction has started for the new Shaw Tower, which will be redeveloped into a 200-metre mixed-use tower. Once a landmark of Beach Road with its iconic Brutalist architectural style and waffle-like facade, the old tower was demolished in 2020 to make way for the redevelopment as the Bugis area undergoes rejuvenation. According to a media...

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Named after Queen Elizabeth II in honour of her coronation in 1952, Queenstown was Singapore’s first-ever satellite town built back when Singapore was still a British colony. It’s now home to over 82,500 HDB residents. It borders Bukit Timah to the north, Tanglin to the northeast, Bukit Merah to the east and southeast, and Clementi...

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On April 29, 2022, the Municipal Services Office (MSO) and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) met to form a Community Advisory Panel (CAP) on a very interesting problem. The agenda? To develop a set of community norms that will address the issue of “neighbourhood noise”. Neighbourhood noise in this case means noise from...

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Refinancing your home loan tends to take a back seat, due to the other demands of everyday life in Singapore. Alvin Tan, 44, and his wife, Jacelyn Loo, felt the same, only refinancing their home loan after four years when they realised they were paying more than their peers. Now they save over $3,000 a year.