Singapore’s 50 largest real estate agencies in 2017

Overall, 2017 has been kinder to property firms. The rollout of government cooling measures eased and private home sales surged. But for the biggest player in Singapore, even these positive drivers might not be enough to shield smaller, margin-squeezed firms. ( read original story ...)

Property Agent Commissions – What Singaporeans Might Not Know

Property agents cannot handle most money related to the property transaction on your behalf. In purchase and sale transactions for all properties in Singapore, e.g. refer you to a moneylender and advertise your property without your consent.While a ... ( read original story ...)

Eco Sanctuary wins The Singapore Property Award 2017

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 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 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 ...)