The proposed change will result in 91 per cent of all depositors being fully covered by deposit insurance. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
East Vs. West of Property Investing. Will the Two Meet?
US real-estate investment trusts prefer internal managers, but Asian REITs mostly outsource the job. A Singapore activist investor is pushing for convergence. ( read original story ...)
CNA Explains: Renting a black-and-white house in Singapore
In the last six months, two black-and-white bungalows in Singapore were rented for more than S$30,000 per month. ( read original story ...)
Housing Affordability in 2023: Is Singapore Property Truly Unaffordable?
Housing affordability in Singapore has been a hot topic. In an article published in The Business Times, Dr Lee Nai Jia, Head of Real Estate Intelligence, Data and Software Solutions, PropertyGuru ... ( read original story ...)
Seven arrested for allegedly selling, renting Singaporean bank accounts to scammers
Seven men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in various scams including fake friend calls, investments, jobs, and the impersonation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Add’ these three property names as Singapore releases highest residential land supply since 2013: CGS-CIMB
With the government releasing the highest residential land supply since 2013, CGS-CIMB Research analyst Lock Mun Yee remains “neutral” on the property development and investment sector. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is Now the Most Expensive City in the World for Luxury Lifestyles
According to the report, things such as owning cars and premiums on health insurance are more expensive in Singapore than anywhere else in the world. The above-mentioned are part of 12 other consumer ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bargain-hunters target distressed Chinese properties
Sales of Chinese distressed properties, including office buildings and factories, hit a quarterly record of $1.93bn in the last three months of 2022, according to MSCI, up 14 per cent from the same period a year earlier and 73 per cent higher than in 2019, the first year it tracked such data. ( read original ...
Singapore Is the World’s Most Expensive City for Luxury Living, a New Report Says
“High living standards and ballooning demands on local infrastructure mean life here does not come cheap,” the report said of Singapore. “Residential property is in extremely high demand, and punitively taxed cars and essential health insurance are ... ( read original story ...)
Is Singapore Property Unaffordable or Are We Just Paying Premiums for Quality Housing?
Housing affordability in Singapore has been a hot topic. In an article published in The Business Times, Dr Lee Nai Jia, Head of Real Estate Intelligence, Data and Software Solutions, PropertyGuru ... ( read original story ...)
Supply is ample, yet there is value in Singapore property
THE United Kingdom (UK) may have more land per person than Singapore, yet suffers from a greater housing shortage. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
What’s the big deal about Good Class Bungalows in Singapore?
Good Class Bungalows (GCB) have long been seen as a status symbol in Singapore and there are many near-mythical qualities associated with them. People whisper about how their values never fall, how ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Fintech Pilon Secures Funding from Kaya Founders, Set to Enhance Supply Chain Financing Platform
Pilon, a Singapore-headquartered FinTech firm that offers cloud-based Supply Chain Financing system, announced it has secured a top-up round. ( read original story ...)
S’pore property agent’s flyer made to look like parking ticket, left on vehicle, called out for being gimmicky
A flyer by a real estate agent in Singapore, which was made to look like a parking ticket, has been slammed for being gimmicky and irresponsible. This was after the flyer was placed on the windscreen ... ( read original story ...)
9 condos with the biggest swimming pools in Singapore, including a 160m whopper
Out of all the common facilities in any condo, the pool is king. It’s the main thing a lot of home buyers look for, and the bigger and more elaborate the better. It’s one reason why projects like the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Not funny at all’: Property agent’s flier gets flak for looking like a parking summons
SINGAPORE - A real estate agent has come under fire for placing on the windscreen of a car a flier designed to look like a parking summons.In a post on Facebook page Complaint Singapore Unrestricted ... ( read original story ...)