Singapore Home Prices Rise for Quarter Adding to Rebound Signs

Singapore home prices rose for a second straight quarter, reinforcing signs the city-state’s property market is emerging from a four-year slump. An index tracking private residential prices rose 0.7 percent in the three months ended Dec. 31, building on ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore holds fugitive Vietnam intelligence agent: lawyers

A fugitive Vietnamese intelligence officer wanted in his homeland for allegedly disclosing state secrets has been arrested in Singapore, his lawyers said on Tuesday. Phan Van Anh Vu, who is also a property developer, was detained on Thursday at a border ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore private home prices post first annual rise in 4 years

Singapore's private home prices had recorded their first quarterly rise in four years in the third quarter. - Private residential property prices declined for 15 straight quarters from the fourth quarter of 2013 to the second quarter of 2017, the longest ... ( read original story ...)

SIBOR up 25%, but property mkt is hot?

The three-month Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (Sibor) – the benchmark rate for most residential property loans here – has risen from 0.969 per cent on Jan 3, to 1.212 per cent as of the middle of this month. It is expected to go up further ... ( read original story ...)

When Couples Divorce in Singapore, Who Gets to Keep the Dog?

In Singapore, it appears that pets are currently regarded as personal property, with some focus placed on their well-being. This is reflected in the 2011 case of Tan Huey Kuan (alias Chen Huijuan) v Tan Kok Chye, which involved a dispute over the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore bank lending up 0.6% in November: MAS

SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore rose 0.6 per cent in November from the previous month, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Friday (Dec 29) showed. This was weaker when compared with the 1.4 per cent monthy-on-month gain in ... ( read original story ...)

Keep an eye on mortgage rates

DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank (UOB ... In October, less than two months ago, the rate was 1.68 per cent. The three-month Singapore interbank offered rate (Sibor), the benchmark interest rate to which home loans are pegged, has climbed ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore issues more financial bans related to 1MDB scandal

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank on Tuesday said it had permanently barred Yeo Jiawei, a former wealth manager of Swiss bank BSI involved in breaches related to Malaysia’s 1MDB fund, from managing financial services firms and advisory ... ( read original story ...)

5 More Hidden Property Jewels

Singapore’s property market is on the verge of an uptrend, according to Morgan Stanley. Analysts at Morgan Stanley expects Singapore’s property prices to climb by as much as eight percent in 2018. Along with other research houses, Morgan Stanley ... ( read original story ...)

Oxley acquires Chevron House, property developer Centra Cove

as well as Singapore property developer and investment holding company Centra Cove for a cash consideration of US$12 million (S$16.2 million). Deka Singapore A Pte Ltd has sold Chevron House, a 32-storey commercial development with 27 levels of office ... ( read original story ...)

Asia’s Top Inflation-Targeting Bank May Be Preparing to Hike

an economist at DBS Group Holdings Ltd. in Singapore who predicts a rate increase this week. “Given the expansionary fiscal policy and strong investment growth, a rate hike is probably warranted to prevent overheating risks.” The central bank adopted ... ( read original story ...)