real estate

Property

Ocean Sky to acquire Nim Drive property for $4.2 mil

SINGAPORE (May 25): Atlantic Sky Investment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of property group Ocean Sky International, yesterday exercised the option to acquire a 999-year leasehold property at 6 Nim Drive from its vendor, Teddy Yap, for a purchase price of $4

Results

Yoma FY17 earnings dip 3.5% to $35.9 mil on higher expenses

SINGAPORE (May 24): Yoma Strategic Holdings reported earnings of $35.9 million for FY17 ended March 31, a 3.2% decline from FY16 due to higher interest expenses and administrative expenses.

Global Yellow Pages disposes 80% stake in eFusion for $1.2 mil

SINGAPORE (May 19): Directory publisher Global Yellow Pages is selling 80% of its 100% shareholding in eFusion Solutions, a provider of direct and channel marketing services, to Samara Ventures for a cash consideration of $1.2 million.

Broker's Calls

Straits Trading stands tall with majority stake in ARA Asset Management

SINGAPORE (May 17): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Straits Trading Company with an unchanged fair value estimate of $2.73, after it posted 1Q results which the research house deems to mark a “firm start to the year” for

Property

Henderson Land wins rare Hong Kong site for record $4.2 bil

HONG KONG (May 17): Henderson Land Development Co. outbid eight other developers to win a rare site in Hong Kong’s Central district for a record HK$23.3 billion ($4.2 billion). It was the first commercial plot sold by the government in more than two dec

Broker's Calls

This REIT could be swimming against the tide of consensus

SINGAPORE (May 16): DBS Vickers is upgrading its call on Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) to “buy” from “hold”, raising its target price on the stock to 66 cents from 63 cents previously on expectations of a market recovery from 2018 onward.

Broker's Calls

Hatten Land to reach safer ground in FY18

SINGAPORE (May 16): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” recommendation on Hatten Land with a target price of 43 cents after the Malaysian property developer posted lower-than-expected 3Q17 earnings last Thursday.

Property

Singapore's property comeback fueled by land-hungry developers

SINGAPORE (March 16): Developers’ hunger for Singapore land is adding to signs that the city’s housing market is making a comeback after three years of price declines.

Results

Straits Trading reports 2.7% decline in 1Q earnings to $21.9 mil on lower revenue

SINGAPORE (May 15): Straits Trading Company, the group with stakes in real estate, hospitality resources and investments in Asia Pacific, has announced $21.9 million in earnings for the first quarter ended March 31 – representing a 2.7% decline from its

Property

ARA Asset Management said to mull purchase of Sydney CBD tower

SINGAPORE (May 4): ARA Asset Management, the Singapore manager of REITs, is said to be eyeing the purchase of 320 Pitt Street, a major tower located in Sydney’s central business district which is being sold by a fund managed by Propertylink Group.
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