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🏢📈 Looking for commercial property outside the CBD?

Woods Square sits at the heart of Woodlands Regional Centre, offering strata-titled office space alongside retail, F&B and childcare facilities. It is also just a short sheltered walk from Woodlands MRT Interchange and Causeway Point.

Why commercial buyers are taking notice:

🚇 5-minute covered walk to Woodlands MRT
🏢 Strata office ownership from around 549 sqft
🛍️ Integrated with retail, F&B and childcare
🇲🇾 Strong connectivity towards Malaysia and the future RTS Link
🏙️ Positioned within Woodlands Regional Centre's long-term transformation
📈 Increasing business and employment activity expected in Singapore's Northern Gateway

The bigger story is the location.

Woodlands Regional Centre is being developed as Singapore's Northern Gateway, with more than 100 hectares of land planned for business, industry, research and lifestyle uses.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/commercial-benchmark/woods-square/

📌 Commercial property isn't just about rental yield today. The surrounding business ecosystem, connectivity and future growth of the precinct can be equally important.
🏡 Bought your next home before selling your existing property?

For some married couples, ABSD remission can make a huge difference, but the timeline is strict.

If an eligible Singaporean married couple jointly purchases a second residential property, they may qualify for an ABSD refund if they sell their first property within 6 months of purchasing the second property, subject to IRAS' conditions. IRAS specifically states that extensions to the 6-month sale timeline will not be granted.

A recent Tampines upgrader case highlights why the timeline matters.

The key planning points are:

📅 Know your exact ABSD remission deadline
🏡 Start marketing the existing property early
💰 Understand your potential ABSD exposure before buying
📊 Price the first property realistically to secure a buyer
⏱️ Allow enough time for negotiation and completion

For an upgrader, the goal isn't simply to buy the next property quickly. It's to coordinate the sale, purchase, financing and ABSD timeline properly.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/tampines-upgrader-couple-absd-remission-deadline-close-call-2026/

📌 ABSD remission is valuable, but the deadline is not flexible. If you're relying on the refund, your sale strategy should start before you buy.
🏡💰 What happens when your HDB selling price is lower than your CPF refund?

This is something many homeowners misunderstand.

If your HDB is sold at market value, but the selling price is not enough to cover both the outstanding housing loan and the CPF amount that needs to be refunded, you generally do not have to top up the CPF shortfall in cash. The CPF refund is limited to the remaining sale proceeds after repaying the outstanding loan.

For example, a homeowner may see:

💵 Selling price
🏦 Less outstanding housing loan
📋 CPF refund required
💰 Remaining cash proceeds

If the CPF refund exceeds what is available after repaying the loan, the shortfall isn't automatically a cash debt to CPF, provided the property was sold at market value.

This is why understanding your actual sale proceeds before listing your HDB is so important.

Before selling, check:

📊 Current market value
🏦 Outstanding loan
💵 CPF principal + accrued interest
💰 Estimated cash proceeds
🏡 How much you can actually use for your next property

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/hdb-negative-sale-cpf-refund-exceeds-selling-price-2026/

📌 A lower sale price doesn't automatically mean you need to write a cheque to CPF. But knowing the numbers before you sell can make a huge difference to your next property decision.
🌿🏡 A rare new launch opportunity in Lorong Chuan.

Chuan Park is a 916-unit condominium in District 19, sitting right beside Lorong Chuan MRT and marking the first new private residential launch in the area in more than a decade.

Why buyers are taking notice:

🚇 Doorstep access to Lorong Chuan MRT on the Circle Line
🏡 Spacious 2- to 5-bedroom options
🌳 Large site of about 400,000 sq ft with extensive facilities
🏫 Several established schools within the 1km radius
🛍️ Close to Serangoon, NEX and other lifestyle amenities
📈 Located within a mature private residential enclave with strong upgrader appeal

The development is also already well absorbed, with more than 90% of units sold, highlighting the level of demand for a new project with this combination of MRT access, scale and location.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/new-launch-condos/chuan-park/

📌 In a mature estate, the opportunity isn't just about buying something new. It's about getting new supply in a location where buyers already understand the value.
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🏡🌿 What does landed living look like without giving up condo-style facilities?

Belgravia Ace is a rare freehold strata-landed development in District 28, comprising just 107 homes on a spacious 290,520 sq ft site. Developed by Tong Eng Group, it offers 104 semi-detached houses and 3 terrace houses.

Why buyers are taking notice:

🌿 Freehold landed ownership
🏡 Spacious 5-bedroom + study layouts
🚗 Private car porch for every home
🛗 Private home lift from basement to roof
🏊 Condo-style facilities including pools, gym, playground and landscaped gardens
📍 Quiet landed enclave off Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5
📈 Rare combination of landed living, freehold tenure and shared facilities

Belgravia Ace is also the final development in Tong Eng Group's Belgravia collection, making it particularly interesting for buyers looking for a limited-supply landed product rather than a conventional condominium.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/new-launch-condos/belgravia-ace/

📌 When land is scarce, the combination of freehold tenure, generous space and landed living becomes increasingly difficult to replicate.
🏡 Your HDB has been listed for weeks, but nobody is biting?

In a more balanced 2026 resale market, simply putting a flat on the market is no longer enough.

HDB resale prices have declined for two consecutive quarters, while the number of flats reaching MOP in 2026 has increased significantly. Buyers have more choices, which means sellers need to be more disciplined about pricing and positioning.

If your listing is not moving, look at these 7 areas:

1️⃣ Asking price
Are you anchored to past transactions instead of today's comparable sales?

2️⃣ Valuation gap
Does the asking price create a large financing or cash hurdle for buyers?

3️⃣ Property presentation
Would a buyer immediately see the value when they walk in?

4️⃣ Listing photos
Are your photos creating enough interest to generate viewings?

5️⃣ Marketing reach
Are you reaching enough qualified buyers?

6️⃣ Unit positioning
Are you clearly communicating what makes your flat better than competing listings?

7️⃣ Adjustment speed
If the market gives you feedback, are you reacting quickly enough?

With more resale supply entering the market, buyers have greater choice and negotiating power.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/hdb-resale-listing-stalled-7-reasons-not-selling-fix-pricing-2026/

📌 A listing that doesn't move isn't always a property problem. Sometimes, it's a pricing, positioning or execution problem.

The earlier you identify the issue, the easier it is to fix.
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📊 Singapore New Launch Sales Update (10 – 16 Aug 2026)
A total of 34 residential new launch units were sold across Singapore this week, with another 2 Commercial & Industrial units transacted.

🏙 CORE CENTRAL REGION (CCR) – 6 Units
• Cape Royale – 1
• Dunearn House – 3
• River Green – 1
• River Modern – 1

🌆 REST OF CENTRAL REGION (RCR) – 13 Units
• Arina East Residences – 5
• Hudson Place Residences – 1
• Terra Hill – 1
• The Arcady At Boon Keng – 1
• The Continuum – 1
• The Sen – 2
• TMW Maxwell – 1
• Union Square Residences – 1

🌿 OUTSIDE CENTRAL REGION (OCR) – 15 Units
• Canberra Crescent Residences – 2
• Chuan Park – 1
• Elta – 1
• Hillock Green – 1
• Kassia – 1
• Lentor Gardens Residences – 2
• Narra Residences – 1
• Norwood Grand – 3
• Springleaf Collection – 2
• Springleaf Residence – 1

🏢 COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL – 2 Units
• Space 18 – 1
• The Golden Mile – 1

📈 Key Takeaway
The OCR led this week's residential sales with 15 units, followed by the RCR with 13 units and CCR with 6 units.

Arina East Residences recorded the highest sales among the RCR projects with 5 units, while Dunearn House led the CCR with 3 units. In the OCR, Norwood Grand recorded 3 units, with several other projects also seeing steady activity.

🔍 Thinking of buying a new launch?
Compare projects, check the latest prices, view floor plans, explore mortgage rates, and access the latest Singapore property market insights at PropertyNet.SG.
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🏡💰 Should you hold firm on your HDB asking price, or cut it to sell faster?

That decision has become more important in Singapore's 2026 HDB resale market.

The HDB Resale Price Index fell 0.3% in Q2 2026, following a 0.1% decline in Q1. That's the first back-to-back quarterly decline in nearly seven years. Resale transactions also remained below the same period last year, giving buyers more room to compare and negotiate.

So should sellers cut?

Not necessarily.

The right question is whether your asking price is still supported by:

📊 Recent like-for-like transactions
📍 Your flat's location and demand
🏡 Floor, orientation, condition and remaining lease
💰 Valuation and buyer financing ability
⏱️ Your required selling timeline

A premium flat with strong attributes may still justify a firm price. But if viewings are weak, offers are consistently below asking and comparable transactions have moved lower, holding firm without adjusting strategy can cost you valuable time.

🔗 https://propertynet.sg/pricing-hdb-to-sell-softening-2026-market-hold-firm-vs-cut/

📌 In a softening market, pricing isn't about being the cheapest. It's about being credible enough for buyers to act.
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