The pandemic demonstrates the challenges countries face to protect their borders and residents' health. As foreign investment money moves in search of 'safe-haven cities', is Singapore the best place ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore based Fintech Lending Solution Provider CrediLinq.Ai Secures SGD 1.35M via New Funding Round
Singapore-headquartered financial services tech firm ... with merely 39% having taken out a bank loan, and 15% acquiring funding from investors or VCs. CrediLinq.Ai says it plans to lower the entry ... ( read original story ...)
How Much Do You Really Need To Afford A Landed Property In Singapore?
From property prices to all the hidden costs, here’s a breakdown of how much you need to own a landed property in Singapore and get one step closer to Crazy Rich Asians status. I’m sure many of us ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new private home sales dip 2.6% in June amid COVID-19 restrictions
SINGAPORE: New private home sales in Singapore declined for a third consecutive month in June, with analysts attributing the drop to a lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Property investment deals surged 127.3% in Q2, may hit $30bil by end-2021
Property investment deals increased 127.3% year-on-year to $5 billion in Q2 2021. Singapore saw property investment deals soar 127.3% to $5 billion during the second quarter of 2021, from $2.2 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Despite Prolonged COVID Issues, Singapore Property Investor Index Upticks in Q2
Singapore-based real estate consultant EDMUND TIE is reporting this week that property investor sentiment and activity continued to improve in 2Q 2021, driven by the steady momentum of the vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property investment deals could reach $30b by end 2021: KF
Written by Staff Reporter Property investment sales surged to $5b in Q2 2021. A total of $5b of investment deals exchanged hands in the second quarter (Q2), representing an emphatic 127.3% increase ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore fintech firm Nium lands $80.4m in ongoing series D financing
Nium has secured US$80.4 million in series D funding so far, with share prices almost tripling to US$860.34 apiece from US$292.16 in its last round, according to data sourced from VentureCap Insights. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore’s residential investment market has evolved over the years
How Singapore’s residential investment market has evolved over the years Roxanne_Uy Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:39 pm Body The Outside Central Region achieved the highest returns in the last ten years. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Hot Housing Market Faces Risks from Cooling Measures
The persistent rise in property prices has attracted the central bank's attention. These three sectors could be impacted should the authorities decide to rein in price rises. The post Singapore’s Hot ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Singapore factors in ESG in loan quantum assessment
Bank of Singapore factors in ESG in loan quantum assessment admin1 Tue, 07/13/2021 - 11:15 am Body Those secured by a mutual fund with an ESG rating of AAA or AA will have their advance ratio ... ( read original story ...)
Property agent admits role in backdating an Option to Purchase to evade stamp duties for buyers
SINGAPORE: In the first case of its kind, a property agent admitted on Monday (Jul 12) that he instigated his seller's agent into backdating an ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property investment volume hits S$9.17b in H1 2021
According to CBRE Research, preliminary real estate investment volume in Singapore for the first half of 2021 came to S$9.17 billion, which is already 78.7% of 2020’s volume. Q2 2021 alone generated ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore, France central banks announce successful cross-border digital currency test
The Singapore and French central banks announced they have successfully completed a wholesale cross-border payment and settlement experiment using digital currencies in a test that has “broken new ... ( read original story ...)
In Southeast Asia, 11,000 bank branches are expected to close until 2030
As the entire banking industry shifts more and more to digital solutions and services and many, particularly tech-savvy customers have not seen the interior of a physical bank branch for quite some ... ( read original story ...)
Can you actually lose money with landed property in Singapore?
On Friday (July 9), the purchase of a $40 million Bin Tong Park Good Class Bungalow by Grab CEO Anthony Tan hit the headlines. This follows the purchase of a $36 million Good Class Bungalow (GCB) last ... ( read original story ...)