home prices

Singapore home sales surge to highest in almost four years

SINGAPORE (April 17): Singapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs following a three-year slide in prices.

Here's why STI investments could see better returns than Singapore’s property market

SINGAPORE (April 4): Taking your chances on Singapore’s Straits Times Index (STI) could be a wiser investment decision than putting your capital in the local property market, says Tata Goeyardi of Religare Capital Markets.

Property

Singapore says factors backing property demand to stay (Corrected)

SINGAPORE (Feb 22): Singapore’s property demand remains "very resilient," supported by factors including low interest rates and a stable economy, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said.

Now could be a good time to buy Singapore property stocks

SINGAPORE (Jan 26): Yes, you heard it right -- Singapore’s home prices are set to make a comeback after a three-year losing streak. And analysts think property developer stocks are the best way to play that rebound.

Hong Kong’s home curbs may help end Singapore’s three-year slump

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Jan 19): Singapore’s three-year housing slump could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong.

US existing home sales race to more than 9-1/2-year high

WASHINGTON (Nov 23): US home resales rose in October to their highest level in more than 9-1/2 years as homebuyers, buoyed by an improving labor market, took advantage of still-low mortgage rates to snatch up properties after many were shut out during the
China property

China Focus

China's moves to cool property prices may be working

SHANGHAI (Nov 7): The push by China’s policy makers to rein in property bubbles looks to be getting traction, according to early indicators from the nation’s biggest cities.
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