In the last year, the price of a luxury property increased by 2.7% on average across the 43 cities tracked said Knight Frank’s 3rd Quarter 2018 Prime Global Cities Index. The research by the leading g... ( read original story ...)
Bank lending dips in September on lower business loans: MAS
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore shrank slightly in September from a month ago on lower business loans, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed on Wednesday (Oct 31). Loa... ( read original story ...)
UK green lights extradition of Canadian national accused of S$30,000 bank robbery
Singapore in 2016. Mr Roach allegedly made off with S$30,000 from the bank before fleeing to Bangkok where he was arrested three days later in a backpacker’s hostel. He was sentenced to 14 months in j... ( read original story ...)
Property management and leasing of black-and-white bungalows outsourced to Colliers
Colliers International announced on October 29 that it has been appointed by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to lead the leasing and property management of 183 heritage black-and-white bungalows in ... ( read original story ...)
River Ryan man facing extradition to Singapore
RIVER RYAN — A River Ryan man — accused of robbing a bank in Singapore — will not be heading home anytime soon. A spokesperson with the United Kingdom Home Office, said Minister of State Nick Hurd has ... ( read original story ...)
UK orders StanChart robber suspect to be extradited to Singapore
SINGAPORE - The man suspected of robbing the Holland Village branch of Standard Chartered Bank in 2016 is set to be extradited to face charges here, following orders from Britain's Secretary of State. ... ( read original story ...)
SPD Bank opens first overseas commodity center in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPD Bank) opened its first overseas commodity center, the SPD Bank Singapore Commodity Center, here on Friday. The new center will prov... ( read original story ...)
List Sotheby’s compiles list of neighbourhoods for super-rich in Singapore
Good Class Bungalows (GCBs) and luxury apartments in the Core Central Region (CCR), which can range from $5 million to anywhere close to $100 million, are probably the most expensive properties in Sin... ( read original story ...)
Factories get a facelift amidst Singapore’s industrial property sector transformation
With a glut of industrial space in the pipeline, developers are rolling out tempting amenities and incorporating the latest tech in order to lure long-term tenants. Gone are the days when industrial d... ( read original story ...)
Indian In Singapore Given “Stern Warning” For Posting Image Of Torn Flag
Avijit Das Patnaik, 44, who lost his job at Singapore's DBS Bank over the incident, on August 14 posted the picture on the Facebook page of the Singapore Indians and Expats group, showing the Singapor... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s property returns poised to beat that of US and UK
However, it lags behind Australia and Hong Kong. Investors would do well to invest in real estate despite the cooling measures that have hit sentiment as average forecasted returns in Singapore's prop... ( read original story ...)
NUS-Redas property sentiment index plummets in 3Q2018
Property sentiment, as measured by the NUS-Redas Real Estate ... RESI measures the perceptions and expectations of real estate development and market conditions in Singapore. The index was jointly dev... ( read original story ...)
99.co Q3 2018 Property Report Part 1: What Buyers and Renters Want
Spurred by buyers rushing to secure their condo units before the latest round of cooling measures took effect on 6 July 2018, the total number of property transactions for July 2018 attained a high (5 ... ( read original story ...)
How Asia can drive the technology revolution in property and construction
The second missing ingredient in proptech – Asian markets – is also now coming into play. Investors and property groups in Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China and the Gulf have been moving quickly in ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Foreign property buyers on the rise despite hefty ABSD rates
They made up 5.5% of the total number of buyers in Q3 from 5.2% in Q2. This chart from Huttons shows that the number of foreign property buyers in Singapore actually inched up from Q2 to Q3 despite th... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Real estate sentiment sours in Q3 amidst property curbs
"The sharp declines in the 3Q18 sentiments reflect bleak outlooks of the property players, especially on the residential markets in the next 6 to 12 months," Sing Tien Foo, associate professor at Nati... ( read original story ...)