Shareholders of Singapore developers have another reason to rejoice: en-bloc sales are at a ten-year high, according to some estimates. A spate of en-bloc sales this week, or redevelopment deals in which a group of owners band together to sell apartment ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks rally for second day as lenders advance
Singapore stocks gained for a second day on Friday ... It ended 0.78 percent higher on Thursday, taking the year-to-date performance to about 13 percent. United Overseas Bank gained 0.8 percent, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp gained 0.4 percent and DBS ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank Reveals 3 New Blockchain Payments Prototypes
Singapore's de facto central bank has disclosed new details about its research into financial applications of blockchain. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), along with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) trade group, today unveiled a new ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Asia300 Index edges higher as Singapore property developers advance
MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Asian stocks outside of Japan advanced Thursday, helped by Singapore property developers and positive U.S. cues. The Nikkei Asia300 Index rose 0.2% to 1,315.07. Trading was thin as markets in Hong Kong, China, and South Korea were ... ( read original story ...)
REDAS: Fast-paced land acquisitions at higher prices not sustainable
“With property measures in place, slow growth in Singapore’s population and manpower curbs, we do not see runaway demand in sales transaction volume and property prices in the next few years,” he said at the Redas Mid-Autumn Festival Lunch. In ... ( read original story ...)
New London landmark to launch in Singapore
UK developer St Edward will be exhibiting the first phase of its Royal Warwick Square development in London at St Regis Singapore next weekend (14 to ... a school and green spaces spread across seven acres. Property consultancy JLL’s forecast up to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore: Bank loans show downtrend, but still up 5.1%
Singapore bank loans grew for the 11th straight month in August, but the growth remained on the downtrend for the second month in a row. According to the latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), total lending in the said month rose by ... ( read original story ...)
Trillanes: ‘Expert’ sold fake info about bank accounts to Palace official
The senator said his alleged account and De Lima’s were similar – both were supposed to be in DBS Bank Alexandra branch in Singapore. “Hindi pa nadala itong si Mr. Snooky Cruz. Pinalitan lang niya yung ibang detalye at binenta ulit sa mga taga ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Q3 home prices rise for first time in 4 years
Singapore's private home prices rose in the third quarter for the first time in four years, ending a stretch of 15 consecutive quarters of declines, the government's preliminary estimates showed on Monday. The private residential property index rose 0.5% ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Home Prices Rise for First Time in Four Years
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. An index tracking private residential prices gained 0.5 percent in the three months ended ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Snub Spoils Office Party
Kwek, not Quek. It's not enough that a Malaysian tycoon is paying the most ever to build a new office block in Singapore. What's more important is that his billionaire Singapore cousin is staying away. Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan's Guocoland Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s home prices rise, snapping record four-year decline
A jump in home sales and developers’ aggressive bids for land are stoking optimism that the property market is making a comeback. At the same time, the bulk of Singapore’s cooling measures rolled out from 2009 are still in place after officials moved ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore Q3 private home prices rise for first time in 4 years
Singapore’s private home prices rose in the third quarter for the first time in four years, ending a stretch of 15 consecutive quarters of declines, the government’s preliminary estimates showed on Monday. The private residential property index rose 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Home Prices Rise for First Time in Four Years (1)
(Bloomberg) -- 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. An index tracking private residential prices gained 0.5 percent in the ... ( read original story ...)
Golden Week brings Phuket boon in Chinese property hunters
PHUKET: The CEO of China’s largest international property website has predicted huge growth in ... Japan, the United States, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia,” Ms Law noted “We expect Southeast Asian countries ... ( read original story ...)
FxWirePro: Singapore dollar falls in early Asia despite higher than expected URA property index
FxWirePro: Japanese yen trades marginally lower after mixed economic data FxWirePro: GBP/AUD spikes after support at 23.6% Fibos to form bullish engulfing, minor trend pops up OB pressures – Short hedges at stiff resistance ahead of Brexit negos ... ( read original story ...)