When Mr J Parasuraman and his wife moved out of his parents’ three-room flat and bought his first house in 1986 from the HDB at the age of 29, he recalled having only one main consideration: to have ... ( read original story ...)
The Big Read in short: The hard truths and trade-offs of homeownership in Singapore
When Mr J Parasuraman and his wife moved out of his parents’ three-room flat and bought his first house in 1986 from the HDB at the age of 29, he recalled having only one main consideration: to have ... ( read original story ...)
Should you accept the first offer for your Singapore HDB flat or private property?
Whether you're selling your HDB flat or private property, you'll need to consider a number of factors. What are they? ( read original story ...)
China puts money behind Singapore model in major housing shift
CHINA plans to take a page from Singapore’s social housing model to help end a multi-year property slump that’s hammered the nation’s consumer confidence and weighed on economic growth. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Market Report Q4 2023
Leveraging data from sale and rental residential property listings on Singapore, the Singapore Property Market Report Q4 2023 offers meaningful insights into the price, supply and demand of the ... ( read original story ...)
Getting your first property in an impending recession? Here’s what you need to know
Singapore may have avoided a technical recession so far in 2023, but will we be able to avoid it forever? If you are about to get your first property, a recession can be a bane to your housing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong luxury home rents rose as Singapore’s fell amid contrasting market conditions in third quarter
Hong Kong’s luxury home rents rose 1 per cent in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, while Singapore’s slipped by 1.7 per cent, highlighting the contrasting fortunes of Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Maid withdrew S$88,600 from bank account of employer’s 95-year-old father, gets jail
SINGAPORE — Over about six months, a maid withdrew a total of S$88,600 from her employer's 95-year-old father's bank account, taking care not to trigger the bank's automatic alert for large ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks to watch: Genting Singapore, Sembcorp, MLT, Sats, Frasers Property
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Nov 14): Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
2.4 tonnes of seafood found on landed property illegally used for processing and storage
Approximately 2.4 tonnes of seafood items, such as batang fish, red grouper fish and prawns, were seized from a landed residential property at 9 Toh Avenue. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Developer Frasers’ Profit Slumps on Global Downturn
Singapore developer Frasers Property Ltd. reported a significant drop in full-year profit as higher interest rates prompted fair value losses on commercial properties in the UK, Australia and Europe. ( read original story ...)
Frasers Property sinks into red with H2 net loss of S$74 million
Loss per share for the half-year period stood at 1.9 Singapore cents, compared to earnings per share of 18.9 cents over the same period a year earlier. For the full year, Frasers Property saw its net ... ( read original story ...)
Property agent gets jail and fine for drunken behaviour, kicking police officer
Rochelle Chow Shuting's lawyers claimed she was trying to pick up her phone with her leg. They later said she was lifting the leg to regain balance. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Blackstone veteran eyes Singapore mortgages
Former Blackstone Inc executive Kishore Moorjani has started a digital platform in Singapore selling pools of home loans to asset managers and financial firms seeking to bolster local currency ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s bank OCBC raises 2023 target, third-quarter net profit beats forecast
SINGAPORE: Singapore's second largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) raised its targeted 2023 net interest margin, a key profitability gauge, after posting on Friday a better-than-expected ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Keppel cuts China property focus in strategic refresh
TOKYO -- Singaporean asset manager Keppel is pushing ahead with a "refreshed China strategy" that will increase its focus on sustainable projects while cutting its reliance on the mainland's troubled ... ( read original story ...)