PETALING JAYA: Singapore police had informed Bank Negara of suspicious transactions involving a company owned by the husband and son of its former governor, with the funds coming from accounts linked ... ( read original story ...)
Class divisions: The risks to Singapore’s cohesion
A look at the effects on people of one measure introduced in last week's Budget 2021, the hike in petrol duty rates, illustrates class-based divisions that have implications for social cohesion. If ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean Bank Enables SME Account Opening With Selfie Authentication
Singapore’s DBS Bank is trying to make it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to set up a corporate account ... ( read original story ...)
What Property Can You Afford With a Budget of $600K?
However, with property prices on an uptrend, buying a home for $600,000 can be tough. So what does a budget of $600,000 get you? Let’s find out. If you’re looking to buy an affordable house, then HDB ... ( read original story ...)
Near Zero Interest Rates: Buying Property in Post-Pandemic Singapore
With US Fed Rates expected to stay low at least until 2023, Singaporeans are enjoying low SIBOR mortgages. But does this mean it’s time to buy property? Here’s a guide to help you navigate the current ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Market Index Q1 2021
In Singapore's property sector, Q4 2020 saw strong resilience, even in the face of a worsening recession. The PropertyGuru Singapore Property Market Index Q1 2021 (PMI Q4 2021) recorded a 0.98% ... ( read original story ...)
Industry players urged to remain prudent, not stoke exuberant sentiments in property market
This comes as Singapore’s property market remained buoyant with private home prices rising 2.2% in 2020 even as the economy plunged into recession. Second Minister for National Development Indranee ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaii State Legislator Wants to Take a Page from Singapore’s Housing Playbook
When Singaporeans buy homes, they pull from a special savings account managed by the government. Could it work here? A Hawaii State Senator is hoping to adapt the idea as part of a new social-housing ... ( read original story ...)
Industry players should not ‘stoke exuberant sentiments’ in property market: Indranee Rajah
SINGAPORE: Industry players should continue to be "professional, responsible, and prudent, and not stoke exuberant sentiments” in the property ... ( read original story ...)
BlackRock Selling Singapore Industrial Asset to AEW for $107M
BlackRock is set to sell Admirax, an industrial building in Singapore's Woodlands area to AEW for $107 million. ( read original story ...)
Singapore freezes two firms’ bank accounts after alleged nickel fraud
Singaporean authorities have frozen the local bank accounts of commodity trader Envy Global Trading Pte and Envy Asset Management Pte following an investigation into their nickel trading, Envy Global ... ( read original story ...)
Modi’s Plan To Make A Singapore In Gujarat Falls Flat
When Singapore set up an international financial hub in the late 1960s, the city-state was thinking both fast and slow - seizing an immediate opportunity, and opening a path to long-term economic ... ( read original story ...)
Accor Announces First Mondrian Property to Open in Singapore in 2023
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, today announced Singapore's first Mondrian hotel will be built in the heart of the city's promine ... ( read original story ...)
5 Tips for Renters Who Are Saving Up to Buy Your Own Property
Our Consumer Sentiment Study H1 2021 found that 59% of tenants in Singapore are renting because they do not have enough savings to buy a property yet. Here are 5 easy tips to help you work towards ... ( read original story ...)
Are There Homeless People in Singapore? Here’s How You Can Help Them
Although 90% of Singaporeans own their HDB flats, a 2019 done by the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy found that there are about 921 to 1,050 homeless ... ( read original story ...)
Top 3 Ways COVID-19 Is Still Affecting Singaporeans’ Property Decisions
Our Consumer Sentiment Study H1 2021 of Singaporeans found that 56% were uncertain about property prices, 41% had difficulties in viewing properties and 34% were worried about delays in completion. ( read original story ...)