SINGAPORE – Sales of apartments and houses in Sentosa Cove hit record heights in the first eight months of the year, racking up multimillion-dollar takings in the process.

There have been 103 transactions this year until Aug 16 – for 85 condominiums and 18 landed homes – a new benchmark and 84 per cent up on the 43 condos and 13 landed homes sold for all of last year, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).