PETALING JAYA: SP Setia has won the prestigious Singapore Property Award 2017 under the category of Sustainable Development for its second development in Singapore, Eco Sanctuary from FIABCI Singapore. Eco Sanctuary is a 24-storey condominium located at ... ( read original story ...)
Economic recovery boosts Singapore housing market
The housing market in Singapore has rebounded even though the Singapore government has not relaxed property curbs. Home prices rose in the third quarter, the first rise in four years, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Index in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Private Property Price to Income Shows Valuation Not Running Away
Private housing prices are not cheap but we have been in a 4 year consolidation. Those that did well have increased their income and private properties are affordable for them. Bernard Tong, CEO of EdgeProp has a guest post out in Channel News Asia. ( read original story ...)
Indiabulls to delist Singapore property trust, buy Farallon’s stake for $214 mn
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Mumbai-based developer Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd has decided ... ( read original story ...)
Selangor Dredging’s Hijauan on Cavanagh wins FIABCI Singapore Property Award
SINGAPORE: Selangor Dredging Bhd (SDB) has won the FIABCI Singapore Property Awards 2017 in the Residential (Mid-Rise) category for Hijauan on Cavanagh. In an Oct 10 press release, the Malaysian developer said the development by wholly owned subsidiary SDB ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore co-working space JustCo hits $200m valuation after closing series B
JustCo, a Singapore-based provider of shared workspaces, has just closed a series B funding round in which publicly traded Thai property developer Sansiri was the sole participant. The investment amount was not disclosed, but the Singaporean company said ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Briefing: Property agencies move towards mega mergers; Singapore’s oil problem is barely over
The property agency industry has been abuzz with recent mergers and how technology is disrupting the way agents do business. It started in June when PropNex Realty announced a merger with Dennis Wee Group (DWG) to form the largest agency in Singapore with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore stocks edge lower as lenders drag
Singapore stocks edged lower on Tuesday ... It ended 0.01 percent higher on Monday, taking the year-to-date performance to about 14 percent. United Overseas Bank dropped 0.3 percent, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp lost about 1 percent and DBS Group Holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Property Market: Is 2018 The Right Time To Start Investing In Private Properties Again?
Last week, URA reported that the private residential property index for 3Q2017 have increased by 0.5 per cent. This is the first time an increase has been seen, after 15 straight quarters of decline. Having endured a lacklustre market for four years, there ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property recovery may leave agents behind
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Singapore's housing market is posting a strong recovery but the city-state's real-estate agents may not benefit much as newcomers in the property technology space displace them by matching buyers and sellers. The approach ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN Landscape: Singapore
It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. Singapore’s green shoots may require nurturing by central bank Singapore’s economy gained momentum in 2Q but remains vulnerable to domestic and external risks. Mortgage lending has picked up and the outlook ... ( read original story ...)
5 foreign nationalities snapping up Singapore property in 2017
Foreigners are making a comeback in Singapore’s residential property market after pulling back from it in 2012, following the implementation of the additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD). Based on the number of caveats lodged, statistics by the Urban ... ( read original story ...)
What is the cost of refinancing in Singapore and is it worth it?
They'll be happy to explain all the potential costs you might encounter, as well as help you find the best home loan refinancing options in Singapore. What else do you consider other than the cost of refinancing? Share your thoughts with us. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Plans to Regulate Bitcoin Payments
The minister for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the nation's central banking authority, has said the institution is working to create a regulatory framework for bitcoin payments. In response to a question on the matter from an MP, Tharman ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank to spearhead harnessing of blockchain tech for interbank payments
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has formed a consortium with The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) to develop software prototypes for decentralised inter-bank payments and settlements using the blockchain technology. According to a joint ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Stocks Jump as Big Sales Buoy Sentiment
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 ...)