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Broker's Calls
3 property developers to benefit from a recovering private residential market
SINGAPORE (Oct 3): CIMB Research is keeping its sector “overweight” view on Singapore’s property development and investment sector following the URA property price index’s (PPI) reversal from its downtrend in 3Q17, bringing private residential pri
October 03, 2017
Singapore's home prices rise for first time in 4 years
(Oct 2): Singapore’s home prices rose for the first time in four years, snapping a record run of declines and confirming recent signs that the property market is rebounding.
October 02, 2017
Broker's Calls
Office sector remains alluring with upcoming Beach Road tender, says OCBC
SINGAPORE (June 22): OCBC is maintaining its “overweight” status on Singapore’s office sector, on the belief that investor scepticism over the value of Singapore’s grade ‘A’ office buildings is unwarranted.
June 22, 2017
Singapore’s February home sales triple from year ago on demand
SINGAPORE (March 15): Singapore home sales in February more than tripled from a year earlier as developers marketed new projects to meet pent-up demand.
March 15, 2017
URA appoints consultant to develop master plan proposals for Jurong Lake District
SINGAPORE (Feb 8): The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has appointed the team led by KCAP Architects&Planners (KCAP) as consultant to develop the detailed master plan for Jurong Lake District.
February 08, 2017
Renting out a room just got harder with Planning Act Amendment
SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Leasing your apartment or room out on a short-term basis through homestay networking services such as Airbnb may very soon be ruled as illegal under Singapore law.
February 07, 2017
Broker's Calls
Here’s where to find shelter amid property gloom
SINGAPORE (Nov 1): The slowdown continues for Singapore’s property developers and real estate investment trusts (REITs), according to 3Q16 data by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
November 01, 2016
Singapore’s mall vacancies jump to highest level in a decade
SINGAPORE (Oct 30): Singapore mall vacancies rose to the highest level in a decade in the third quarter as an oversupply of shop spaces added to muted spending by shoppers.
October 30, 2016
Singapore home prices slide by most in more than seven years
SINGAPORE (Oct 3): Singapore home prices dropped by the most in more than seven years as developers offered discounts amid signals from the government that it won’t roll back property curbs initiated in 2009.
October 03, 2016
Singapore home sales drop as ‘Hungry Ghost’ month deters buyers
SINGAPORE (Sept 15): Singapore home sales fell in August as developers marketed fewer projects in a month considered inauspicious by Chinese homebuyers.
September 15, 2016