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“It shows that they’re a little bit confident going forward,” OCBC bank chief economist, Selena Ling said, adding that the revision is in line with Singapore’s central bank’s monetary policy change in April, when it tightened for the first time ... ( read original story ...)

Less than four years after its public offering as a play on China’s red-hot property market, Singapore’s First Sponsor Group Ltd. is banking on continental Europe to fuel earnings growth. “We expect growth predominantly to come from Europe, but will ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of China Singapore Branch (BOCSG) has launched a co-brand Mastercard credit card with Singapore's largest online retailer Qoo10. Bank of China Singapore Branch (BOCSG) has launched a co-brand Mastercard credit card with Singapore's largest online ... ( read original story ...)

Photography: Hubab Hood Love it or hate it, Brutalist architecture may not be for everyone but we’re preparing to see yet another iconic building in Singapore get demolished soon. Say your farewells to Pearl Bank Apartments. If you bring up the names of ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-based private banking arm of OCBC Bank, BOS or Bank of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SMBC Trust Bank. The aim of this agreement between two banks is to provide clients of Japanese bank with a global investment ... ( read original story ...)

Despite skyrocketing property prices, Singapore’s real estate investment to Australia has soared by 141% in over a year to US$3.5b, Real Capital Analytics latest data revealed. Cushman & Wakefield regional director for capital markets in Asia Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore police have urged the citizen of the country to assist them in an investigation against a couple, who was accused of a dishonest misappropriation of property case. They asked the local residents to provide their help to locate those alleged ... ( read original story ...)

How does a mortgage originated by a broker in California end up on the books of the Singapore sovereign wealth fund, with the homeowner sending her monthly checks to Ohio? And why does it still take 45 days to close? The entire process is complex ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s largest private property developer has been awarded a prime commercial and residential site in Singapore’s upscale Bukit Timah neighborhood. “Holland Village is a much-loved precinct with a distinctive character, heritage, and history ... ( read original story ...)

Real-estate services provider SRX has launched a home loan platform that promises to help borrowers ease the task of filling up forms. SRX said yesterday that its myHome Finance service can do that by tapping MyInfo, a service by the Singapore Government ... ( read original story ...)

On a more complex level, you can also consider that the rate of inflation (the rising cost of goods) is around 3% in Singapore. Your property loan interest however, is far below this; home loan rates have been below 2% for more than a decade (although the ... ( read original story ...)

according to a report from Real Capital Analytics (RCA), with a significant increase in property investments in Australian, Japanese and Indian markets. Singapore to Australia trade volumes ballooned by a whopping 141% to $3.5b over the past twelve months ... ( read original story ...)

Multi-national property company Frasers Property and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have collaborated with co-working space provide JustCo to develop a co-working space platform across Asia. This sees all three companies investing US$177 million ... ( read original story ...)

“With a positive outlook for residential, commercial and hospitality property sectors, shophouses which are hybrids of these sectors, could continue to appeal to boutique investors,” she added. Colliers Singapore and JLL Singapore are still actively ... ( read original story ...)

... have to pay the Additional Buyers Stamp Duty (ABSD), if the second property is bought under the current property owner’s name. For Singapore citizens, the ABSD is seven per cent of the property price or valuation (whichever is higher). So if you ... ( read original story ...)

Overall, the bias in prices is: Downwards. The projected upper bound is: 1.99. The projected lower bound is: 1.85. The projected closing price is: 1.92. A black body occurred (because prices closed lower than they opened). During the past 10 bars, there ... ( read original story ...)