THE number of properties sold in auction sales rose to 11 units in the first quarter of 2018, from eight in the corresponding quarter a year ago. This was despite the number of new properties put up for sale staying unchanged year-on-year at 63 units in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore private home prices jump, strengthening recovery
SINGAPORE (Nikkei Markets) -- Prices for private property in Singapore rose at a faster-than-expected pace in the first quarter, suggesting that the exuberance in the land market may have begun to filter through into related areas. For the January-March ... ( read original story ...)
DBS urges Singapore property buyers to be cautious
With more than 30,000 units in the pipeline and with more government land sales, Singapore property buyers are urged to be more cautious. 15 companies have submitted tenders for commercial and residential site at Holland Road. The Urban Redevelopment Board ... ( read original story ...)
Strongest first quarter on record for Singapore investment sales
Residential collective sales dominate with $5.83 billion worth of deals. Property investment sales in Singapore saw its best ever first quarter, reaching a staggering $10.84 billion in Q1 2018, according to preliminary figures from JLL. This is up a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending edges up in February
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore rose slightly in February from the previous month, reversing January's dip, according to preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (March 29). Loans through the domestic banking unit - which ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore February bank lending rises 0.1 percent from month ago
SINGAPORE, March 29 (Reuters) - Singapore’s total bank lending in February rose 0.1 percent from the month earlier, on the back of increased loans to businesses, central bank data showed on Thursday. Loans and advances by domestic banking units in the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Developer Sales Dip in Feb. Is This A Seasonal Decline Or A Cause For Concern? | OrangeTee Research
Developers’ monthly sales (excluding EC) declined 28.1 per cent m-o-m to 377 units in February due to slower home sales during the Chinese New Year holidays and the absence of major launches. Source: OrangeTee The number of units sold is not unusually ... ( read original story ...)
Are Singaporeans Unhappy Because of Property?
Singapore’s GDP grew 3.5 percent in 2017 ... I think the older generation, who are now mainly retired, were a more content bunch. When we don’t own property, we desire a HDB flat subsidised by the government. While we are paying off the mortgage ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore c.bank expected to tighten monetary policy in April
SINGAPORE (March 27): Singapore's central bank is expected to tighten monetary policy in April for the first time in six years, with economic growth solid and the labour market showing signs of improvement, a Reuters poll of economists found. Nine of 15 ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank expected to tighten monetary policy in April
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s central bank is expected to tighten monetary policy in April for the first time in six years, with economic growth solid and the labour market showing signs of improvement, a Reuters poll of economists found. Nine of 15 analysts ... ( read original story ...)
EAP seals deal to sell key assets to Singapore firm
A deal has been sealed to sell some of the key EAP Group assets to a Singapore-based investment holding company, with Sri Lanka’s Central Bank giving the green light to proceed with the deal, Mirror Business learns. The assets that will be sold under the ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign demand returning to Singapore property
Aerial view of luxury properties in Keppel Bay. The surprisingly strong sales momentum witnessed at the recent launch of New Futura, in which foreigners accounted for close to 60 percent of the 48 units sold, indicates that foreign demand is returning to ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore shares open lower on Monday; STI down 0.6%
or two Singapore cents to S$1.08 with 3.7 million shares traded. Other active index stocks included DBS which was down 1.6 per cent to S$26.95; and OCBC Bank which fell 0.9 per cent to S$12.76. Topics: ( read original story ...)
Discover the analysis on Singapore credit card market share to 2021
Apart from these, Business Platinum Credit card by Standard Chartered Bank, UOB Platinum business card and Citibank ... are anticipated to propel the payment cards market of Singapore in the following years. ( read original story ...)
Will rising Development Charge affect property prices?
Development Charge (DC) in Singapore has been going up in several areas. The latest hike occurred February this year. This isn’t usually the sort of thing average Singaporeans pay attention to since it’s the property developers who pay such fees. ( read original story ...)
Singapore lords over world’s most expensive cities
A private car could set a buyer back by SGD70,000 (USD53,000) in Singapore. Prices of high-end property in the city could double by 2025, “assuming the government intervention won’t be too drastic,” according to Alex Schlaen, CEO of Panache ... ( read original story ...)