Council for Estate Agencies

Don't miss this update from Ms Sun Xueling, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development & Ministry of Transport.

Ms Sun Xueling, Senior Minister of State (SMS), Ministry of National Development & Ministry of Transport, spoke to thousands of property agents at various real estate agency events in March and April 2026 - the ERA Asia Pacific Business Conference, the OrangeTee Annual Convention, and the Huttons Gala Awards.

One key topic of interest was Singapore’s efforts to strengthen anti-money laundering, countering proliferation financing and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CPF/CFT) measures, which led to new requirements that took effect on 1 July 2025.

SMS Sun shared that property agencies and property agents had given feedback during engagement sessions with her about challenges they had faced in implementing the new requirements.

How did CEA respond to the industry feedback?

📲Read this CEAnergy article to find out how CEA has addressed the industry’s concerns: https://www.cea.gov.sg/about-cea/newsroom-publications/ceanergy-blog/supporting-the-real-estate-agency-industry-in-complying-with-singapore-anti-money-laundering-measures

📲Property consumers can check out this Consumer Guide to find out more about the anti-money laundering due diligence measures: https://go.gov.sg/cea-consumer-pmlpftf

ERA Singapore
OrangeTee Community
Huttons Group

💬 When does a property agent’s role end in a rental transaction?

💬 Why must I show my NRIC to my property agent?

These are among the popular questions that property consumers have asked CEA through our feedback channels.

You might have asked a similar question yourself!

Read this CEAnergy article now to discover the answers to some of these burning questions: https://www.cea.gov.sg/about-cea/newsroom-publications/ceanergy-blog/top-questions-posed-by-property-consumers-to-cea-in-2026/

Let’s save energy together with tips from Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment!

Let’s save energy together! ⚡💚

In these uncertain times, conserving our energy and resources helps ensure there's enough for everyone. The Government will lead the way in reducing our energy consumption, and we encourage everyone to do your part too.

Here's how you can reduce your energy usage:

💨 Stay cool with fans
🌡️ Set your air-con to 25°C or higher
✅ Choose energy-efficient appliances
🔌 Switch off appliances at the socket
🚌 Walk, cycle or take public transport

Government support is available for households and businesses to be more energy-efficient.

Learn more: go.gov.sg/save-energy

With effect from 1 April 2026, property flyers and pamphlets must be properly distributed to HDB homes without being visible to members of the public other than the intended recipient(s), such as by placing flyers in mailboxes (e.g. by Singpost or flyer distributors).

This framework is part of an industry-wide initiative under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on 13 February 2026 between SIEA and the five largest Estate Agencies, ERA, Huttons, OrangeTee & Tie, PropNex and SRI, with support from the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) to promote responsible and professional flyer distribution practices to HDB households.

All participating estate agents (EAs) will implement a standardised approach to handling breaches of flyer distribution involving RESs who engage in improper flyer distribution.

📄 View Flyer Distribution Breaches here:
tinyurl.com/FrameworkForFlyerDistribution

Let’s work together to raise the standards of our industry by practising responsible and compliant flyer distribution.

It is an offence under Section 28(1)(b) of the 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟎 (“EAA”) for entities or individuals to act as estate agents without being licensed by CEA.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: An estate agent (EA) is the real estate agency industry term for a property agency.

So what happens when an individual attempts to carry out estate agency work – for example, facilitating property transactions such as room rentals between a landlord and a tenant – despite not having a license to do so?

This CEAnergy case study shares how a foreigner was charged in Court and sentenced to a fine of $10,000 for acting as an unlicensed estate agent.

For consumers, the article also shares how you can verify that the property agent you are dealing with is registered with CEA.

Read the article now: https://www.cea.gov.sg/about-cea/newsroom-publications/ceanergy-blog/foreigner-fined-10000-for-acting-as-an-estate-agent-without-a-licence

The SG Real Estate Agents Excellence Awards 2026 (EA2026), organised by Singapore Institute of Estate Agents - SIEA, recognises the performances of property agents.

The winners from each year and the year before will have their awards indicated on their profile page of the 𝗖𝗘𝗔 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (https://go.gov.sg/ceapublicregister), which allows property consumers to verify and make an informed decision when choosing a property agent.

This year’s registration deadline has been extended to 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

For more details about EA2026 including the new award categories and the eligibility criteria, do read the following SIEA post.

Need a quick summary of what was announced by the Ministry of National Development (MND) at the Committee of Supply debate in Parliament last week?

Check out the following MND post for an overview of the various initiatives that aim to create a vibrant and sustainable home for everyone.

For more information, visit: www.mnd.gov.sg/cos2026

🔎Singapore’s tallest BTO development – at over 60 storeys! – at Pearl’s Hill.

🔎A new BTO project, Toa Payoh West, that’s next to Caldecott MRT station.

🔎More support extended to homebuyers including larger families, seniors and singles.

Check out the Housing & Development Board post for more information on these new developments.

Here’s an interesting Facebook post from Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) that real estate salespersons might want to read and bookmark for future reference.

𝗧𝗜𝗣: If you have clients who want to find out more about renovation do’s and don’ts on – for example – building a loft in their condominium unit, you can advise them to check out the URA guidelines on ‘𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆’ here: https://go.gov.sg/unauthorisedstructuresFB

We congratulate Singapore Institute of Estate Agents - SIEA on the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the five major estate agents – i.e. property agencies – under the 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗔𝗳𝗔) 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗗𝗕 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀.

CEA supports this industry-led initiative to ensure that property flyers and pamphlets are distributed properly.

Starting 1 Apr 2026, real estate salespersons – i.e. property agents – from these five property agencies must properly distribute property flyers and pamphlets to HDB homes in a manner that is not visible to members of the public other than the intended recipients, such as by placing flyers in mailboxes (e.g. by Singpost or flyer distributors).

The participating property agencies will implement a standardised approach to handle breaches involving property agents who engage in improper flyer distribution.

This initiative by the real estate agency industry demonstrates its shared commitment to maintaining proper flyer distribution practices in HDB estates.

You can read the SIEA media release for more information: https://www.siea.org.sg/mou-signing-flyer-distribution-to-hdb-homes/

PropNex Singapore
ERA Singapore
Huttons Group
OrangeTee Community
Singapore Realtors Inc - SRI

The CEA team would like to thank everyone – including our wonderful colleagues from the Ministry of National Development (MND) family of agencies – who supported our CEA booth at the recent MND Charity Bazaar.

Thank you for your valuable contributions, which will go towards the Lions Home for the Elderly.

We would also like to thank Minister for National Development, Mr Chee Hong Tat 徐芳达, for visiting our booth to encourage us for our efforts and for his generous support too!