25 June 2024
Viewpoint: Will the new Turf City HDB flats change Singapore's exclusive Bukit Timah area?
Recently, it was announced that the site at Bukit Timah's Turf City will be developed into a new residential enclave with up to 20,000 private and public homes. The announcement marks the first time that public housing has been planned in Bukit Timah since the Toh Yi estate was built about 40 years ago. Professor Sing Tien Foo, the Provost's Chair Professor at the Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School, shares his views on what sort of impact this would bring to the area and if it would be game changer to Public Housing in future.

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17 December 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: Allow singles to apply for BTO flats from age 28 instead of 35, is it a feasible idea?
Will 28 be the new 35 when it comes to age eligibility to buy a BTO here in Singapore?  Workers' Party MP Louis Chua has called for singles to be allowed to apply for a Build-To-Order (BTO) Housing Board flat from the age of 28, instead of 35. Professor Sing Tien Foo, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School, and Director, Institute  of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS), NUS shares his views.

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17 December 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: SG’s new property cooling measures - The ripple effects so far
The Singapore government announced on Wednesday a package of measures to cool the private residential and HDB resale markets. Professor Sing Tien Foo, Head, Department of Real Estate, NUS Business School & Director of Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS), NUS shares more about the measures and how they have affected the property market so far.

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31 January 2021
Weekends: Professor Sing Tien Foo on the future of workplace and work-from-home
Glenn van Zutphen and Weekend Morning Guest Co-Host Karen Leong, Keynote Speaker and Facilitator on Transformation speak to Professor Sing Tien Foo, Professor of Real Estate, Head of Department of Real Estate and Director at the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) at NUS about a strong demand for quality premium Grade A offices that are in well-design and well-managed buildings like Guoco Tower that have a strong, like-minded community.

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2 January 2019
Expansion of Lease Buyback scheme
Prof Sing Tien Foo, Director of Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies from the National University of Singapore explains the importance of the Lease Buyback Scheme and how it affects Singaporeans today.

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