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A long slump in Singapore's retail, residential and office property markets shows no signs of ending soon as declining occupancy weighs on older marquee sites in the regional financial hub and banks and other key tenants shed staff and look at new and ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: Yes, you heard it right – Singapore’s home prices are set to make a comeback after a three-year losing streak. And analysts think property developer stocks are the best way to play that rebound. Amid a restructuring push to boost a slowing ... ( read original story ...)

Home prices likely to reach bottom this year, OCBC’s Lee says Yes, you heard it right -- Singapore’s home prices are set to make a comeback after a three-year losing streak. And analysts think property developer stocks are the best way to play that ... ( read original story ...)

For this analyst, executive condominiums (ECs) are one of the most fascinating property classes in Singapore. A unique public-private hybrid, ECs allow homeowners to own a product that is similar in terms of amenities and lifestyle to private condominiums ... ( read original story ...)

“Firstly, expatriate numbers in Singapore have stabilised recently, which has curbed demand for rental property in popular expatriate neighbourhoods. Furthermore, improved transport links in Singapore have led to movement away from historically popular ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore homes recorded a slight decline in their median price last year, according to the 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. In 2016, the home price here was 4.8 times the median annual pretax household income. While this ... ( read original story ...)

expatriate numbers in Singapore have stabilised recently, which has curbed demand for rental property in popular expatriate neighbourhoods. "Furthermore, improved transport links in Singapore have led to movement away from historically popular districts ... ( read original story ...)

“We are the first in Singapore to promote wellness in buildings,” says ... “In the past, banks attracted the brightest graduates,” says a property consultant. “Today, they all want to work for a tech company.” Staff costs, including salaries ... ( read original story ...)

In Singapore, such "abandoned" properties are not tracked ... Take, for instance, 67 Cairnhill Road, tucked among soaring condominiums. The aged property is shrouded by tall trees, overgrown ferns and plant roots that creep across a boundary wall. ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, GuocoLand completed the acquisition of a residential site at Martin Place in Singapore for a bid price of S$595.1 million during the six-month period. Last November, it also won the right to develop a mixed-use site measuring 48,961 sq m in ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: A Singapore property agency that marketed a US hotel project to an investor has been fined S$7,500, for failing to inform him in writing of the risks involved in buying foreign properties. The US developer was later charged with alleged ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE investors ploughed more capital into real estate in the Asia-Pacific last year than a year earlier, with land and offices topping their list of purchases, even as their acquisition fervour back home continued to ease. Data from Real Capital ... ( read original story ...)

Alister Bennett, Managing Director of Singapore Lift Company (SLC), showing the prototype lift to reporters. (Photo: SLC) Singapore Lift Company (SLC) has launched the first composite lift in the world, paving the way for the city-state to manufacture a ... ( read original story ...)

Poor market sentiment has contributed to a drop in the number of registered property agents in Singapore. (Photo: CEA) There has been a continuous drop in the number of licensed real estate agencies and registered agents in Singapore, as more agencies and ... ( read original story ...)

Standard Chartered Bank Singapore chief executive Judy Hsu noted that this year, a cooling property market is likely to dampen the growth of the Singapore economy ("Bank chiefs eye growth areas to bank on amid volatility"; Jan 2). However, I urge the ... ( read original story ...)

Global Logistic Properties Ltd. has begun formally reaching out to potential bidders for the $7.8 billion industrial property owner, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Singapore-based company sent out an information letter to targeted bidders at ... ( read original story ...)