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You tell me whether someone paid above market price for Sham's GCB or not?

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Wilmar CEO’s nephew, sister-in-law paying $49 million for Astrid Hill good class bungalow​

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The freehold bungalow in Astrid Hill is on a site of 21, 116 square feet. PHOTO: GOOGLE MAPS
Kalpana Rashiwala
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JUL 16, 2024, 11:26 PM

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SINGAPORE - A steady stream of transactions is continuing to surface in the creme de la creme of the Singapore landed housing segment: good class bungalows (GCBs).
Property market watchers described the transacted prices as being on the low side, reflecting softer sentiment earlier in 2024, which may have led serious sellers to adjust their expectations.
In Astrid Hill, a nephew of Wilmar International chairman and chief executive Kuok Khoon Hong is buying a slightly more than 10-year-old bungalow for $49 million, or about $2,321 per sq ft (psf) on the freehold land area of 21,116 sq ft.

Located in the Queen Astrid Park GCB Area, the bungalow has two storeys and a basement. It has six bedrooms, a swimming pool, a gym and an entertainment room. The total built-up area is in the region of 12,000 sq ft.

The bungalow is being bought by Mr Glenn Kuok and his mother Lee Yong Lah – the son and wife, respectively, of Mr Kuok Koon Seng, who used to be the chief executive of SCMP.com.

Mr Kuok Koon Seng and Mr Kuok Khoon Hong are brothers.

In Ewart Park, a nephew of the late UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw is acquiring an old two-storey bungalow for $23 million, or $1,521 psf on a land area of 15,121 sq ft. Buyer Wee Boo Tee’s father, Mr Wee Cho Bian, and Mr Wee Cho Yaw were brothers.

Market watchers said the price can be considered “cheap”. Besides the overall softer market tone, additional reasons cited include the age of the bungalow on site, as well as the property’s long driveway.

The Business Times understands that a bungalow in Dalvey Estate, near the Singapore Botanic Gardens, changed hands a few months ago at $57 million, or slightly above $2,990 psf on a land area of nearly 19,050 sq ft. On the site is a two-storey bungalow with a basement, a swimming pool and a roof garden. The total built-up area is about 12,000 sq ft. The property was completed in 2009.

It was sold by Mr Teo Kok Woon, the majority shareholder of Catalist-listed TSH Corporation, which runs a chain of whisky and cocktail bars in addition to distributing premium spirits.

Mr Teo is a son of the late hotelier and property developer Teo Lay Swee, who used to own the former Cockpit Hotel and open-air carpark site in the Penang Road/Clemenceau Avenue locale, on which now stands the VisionCrest commercial and residential project.

The buyer is understood to be a Singaporean member of an Indonesian family whose businesses include agriculture and commodities.

Bungalows in the 39 gazetted GCB areas are the most prestigious form of landed housing in Singapore, with strict planning conditions to preserve their exclusivity and low-rise character.

One generally has to be a Singapore citizen to be allowed to buy a landed property in a GCB area.

Among the factors cited for the weaker sentiment in the segment earlier in 2024 were a continuation of high interest rates and activity quietening in the aftermath of the high-profile money laundering bust in August 2023 by the Singapore authorities on individuals hailing from Fujian, China.

Many potential buyers stayed on the sidelines, hoping for more reasonable pricing after the run-up in 2023.

However, sentiment in the GCB market has improved recently, with more reasonable price expectations by some owners enticing buyers to re-enter the market, according to market players.

There are only around 2,700 bungalows in GCB areas. Among other things, a minimum plot size of 1,400 sq m is stipulated as the planning norm for newly created bungalows in GCB areas.
 
Remember someone paid $88 million for Sham's GCB. And in the above article, almost all the buyers are mentioned or hinted at. Sham's buyer is still a secret.
 
Remember someone paid $88 million for Sham's GCB. And in the above article, almost all the buyers are mentioned or hinted at. Sham's buyer is still a secret.
It seems like the price of $88m is much above market price and the identity of the buyer are very interesting now!
 
where to find this sort of buyer?
when i sell my shoebox, i want this kind of buyer
 
"Among the factors cited for the weaker sentiment in the segment earlier in 2024 were a continuation of high interest rates and activity quietening in the aftermath of the high-profile money laundering bust in August 2023 by the Singapore authorities on individuals hailing from Fujian, China."

Quote from the article above. Yet somehow, Sham can sell his house for record amount!! Really going against the market trend.
 
Remember someone paid $88 million for Sham's GCB. And in the above article, almost all the buyers are mentioned or hinted at. Sham's buyer is still a secret.
It's simple no? Someone needs to curry favour with this person.

All the while Iswaran is being bandied around in public to distract.
 
Remember someone paid $88 million for Sham's GCB. And in the above article, almost all the buyers are mentioned or hinted at. Sham's buyer is still a secret.
Perhaps that’s part of the deal
Pay above market for secrecy official approval and future goodwill too
 
It's simple no? Someone needs to curry favour with this person.

All the while Iswaran is being bandied around in public to distract.
Iswaran case is peanuts compared the to the potential for Sham case. PAP always like to say they are transparent. I guess in this case, no such thing.
 
Remember someone paid $88 million for Sham's GCB. And in the above article, almost all the buyers are mentioned or hinted at. Sham's buyer is still a secret.
Not every foreigners are eligible to buy landed properties in SG
Only special ones, and with permission from Shan .... then can.
So the mystery is who is the foreigner and why shan allowed him to buy his $88 million property.
Who is this buyer? Why so special.
 
use your backside to think will also know that the thread title is true
 
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