While it’s clear that a seafront property can command a price premium, we’re less certain when it comes to a riverfront property in Singapore. After all, our sunny island doesn’t have many actual rivers to speak of; the longest, Kallang River, is ... ( read original story ...)
Step-by-Step Guide to Refinancing Your Home Loan
People refinance all the time to take advantage of better interest rates, to manage their cashflow (by lowering their monthly repayments), or to change their mortgage type (for example, from a floating rate to a fixed rate package) In Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore to cut use of cash, hopes to go cheque-free by 2025
without having to disclose details such as bank account numbers. This is made possible with the expansion of the PayNow transfer service to include businesses. PayNow Corporate will start at 8am on Aug 13, the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore court grants Hyflux 6-month debt reprieve
Hyflux's debt, including bank loans, subordinate loans such as perpetual securities and preference shares, and medium term notes, amounts to more than 3 billion Singapore dollars ($2.2 billion), court documents said. During the moratorium period ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore aiming to become a cheque-free country by 2025: Ong Ye Kung
Fast is an inter-bank electronic funds transfer for customers to transfer funds from one bank to another in Singapore instantly. The use of cash and cheques has been coming down steadily in recent years, said Mr Ong. Cash withdrawals at ATMs have been ... ( read original story ...)
Could the Johor rail link push Woodlands property prices down?
Meanwhile, commercial property investors might also smell an opportunity here. 3. Private residential development in Woodlands The area to the north-west of the upcoming Singapore RTS terminus has also been demarcated for housing. This is part of a larger ... ( read original story ...)
Bank uses AI to select job candidates
Singapore bank DBS is using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen applicants for wealth management jobs, with the aim of saving 40 man-hours a month. Check out the latest findings on how the hype around artificial intelligence could be sowing damaging ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore housing market recovers, prices could surge 20% this year
Singapore’s housing market is showing signs of recovery from a four-year slump even as officials watch cautiously after previous bouts of overheating. Property prices climbed 3.9 per cent in the first quarter, the biggest gain in almost eight years. ( read original story ...)
2 Singapore Companies With Brands Built To Last
Therefore, DBS, being the largest bank in Singapore and accounting for more than 50% of the saving volume in Singapore, is a trusted bank among its customers. With a network effect of this magnitude that is difficult to achieve, it is possible that we may ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Search
Condos Near MRT - Detail list of condominiums and apartments near MRT station in Singapore. Must read if you are looking for housing near certain MRT station. Events, Gatherings, Making Friends Hot! - Join our expat community to organise an event ... ( read original story ...)
Are Homes In Singapore Really That Expensive (Compared To Similar Cities)?
Demographia’s International Housing Affordability Survey also lists Singapore’s property market as “seriously unaffordable”, with a price-to-median-income ratio of 4.8 in 2017. To find out the relative affordability of Singapore’s housing market ... ( read original story ...)
Projected population growth of 6.3 million in 2030 expected to impact property market upswing
The current property market upswing has encouraged buyers and investors to re-enter the Singapore property market in anticipation of higher future property prices. A research report by DBS Insights said that the high land prices and momentum seen in the ... ( read original story ...)
AccorHotels to Expand Pullman Brand to Singapore
AccorHotels and EL Development, a Singapore-based property developer, will open a new-build five-star Pullman hotel on a prime site on Hill Street, in the civic and cultural heart of the city. The 342-room hotel will be Singapore’s first Pullman and will ... ( read original story ...)
Jail, fine for man who received stolen property totalling over $440k in cash
Khoo, 23, who served with the Singapore Civil Defence Force, was jailed for 15 months and fined $3,000 on Tuesday (June 12) after pleading guilty to two counts of receiving stolen property and one count of being involved in illegal gambling activities. ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property opens 2nd Tianjin development as it aims to double footprint in China
SINGAPORE - Mainboard-listed Frasers Property said that its Frasers Hospitality business has opened Fraser Place Binhai Tianjin - its second property in Tianjin - on Tuesday (June 12), as the property developer looks to double its footprint in China over ... ( read original story ...)
Pullman To Open First Hotel in Singapore
AccorHotels and EL Development Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based property developer, have announced they will open a new-build five-star Pullman on a prime site on Hill St, in the civic and cultural heart of the city. The 342-room hotel will be Singapore’s ... ( read original story ...)