HDB vs private since 1990, Nex mall stake S$1.2 billion, Yishun executive flat record, Tuas dorms S$45 million (SG Property Daily)
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News
A 50% stake in Nex mall is on the market, with about S$1.2 billion to S$1.25 billion sought
The half stake mostly owned by China Investment Corp implies S$2.4 billion to S$2.5 billion for the whole mall, above the S$2.26 billion valuation as at Sep 30. Frasers Centrepoint Trust, which owns the other half, has a right of first refusal.
Block 652 Yishun Avenue 4 executive flat resale hits S$1.329 million, S$40,000 above the town record
The 1,765 sq ft apartment at Block 652 Yishun Avenue 4, on the 7th to 9th floors, sold for S$753 psf. The previous record was S$1.289 million (S$662 psf) in July 2025, for a 1,948 sq ft flat in Block 661 on the same floor band.
Two Tuas worker dormitories are offered at S$45 million together: S$25 million and S$20 million
Both sit along Tuas View Close. The S$25 million four-storey dorm has 196 beds, is fully tenanted and has applied to add two floors, which would lift it to about 250 beds. The S$20 million five-storey, 200-bed dorm is still under construction and due by September 2027. They can be bought separately or together.
Freehold Greenleaf Estate bungalow in District 10 is offered at a S$16.8 million guide price
The two-storey detached bungalow at Ban Guan Park sits on a rectangular freehold plot of almost 6,200 sq ft, in a two-storey mixed landed zone. Its rear faces the Good Class Bungalows along Maryland Road.
OK Lim’s grandson fails to keep a S$4.5 million Tanglin condo out of his aunt’s bankruptcy estate
The High Court rejected the claim that the freehold Chelsea Gardens unit on Walshe Road was held on trust. The judge found the trust claim lacked contemporaneous records and that the owner, Lim Huey Ching, was the real owner.
Ineligible buyers are barred from owning HDB flats and landed homes, with two High Court cases as examples
Singapore’s property regime bars ineligible buyers from investing in two types of real estate: HDB flats and landed homes. The piece sets out why they cannot claim either, with two High Court cases.