Singapore investors set their sights overseas

UK residential property among top targets for Singapore investors. While foreign investment in Singapore has increased tremendously on the back of mega deals such as Qatar Investment Authority’s purchase of Asia Square Tower 1 for US$2.45 billion ... ( read original story ...)

Why property buyers should be interested in Bitcoin

With smart contracts, the landlord can just encode the contract onto the property listings. The prospective tenant ... For example, we currently pay about $2,000 to $3,000 for conveyancing fees in Singapore. If smart contracts allow for transactions ... ( read original story ...)

Property market could spring to life in Oct

SINGAPORE (Sept 25): Maybank Kim Eng expects a busy month ahead for the local property market. The brokerage cum research house is predicting strong bids for the tender for a prime commercial site on Beach Road which will close this Thursday as prime ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s red-hot en-bloc market attracts fresh $1b sale bid

Spring Grove condominium, in Singapore's swanky diplomatic district ... "Our clubhouse is a heritage-listed property as it used to house the US ambassador. So the developer that buys the land will have a heritage-listed building as well," said Mr Adrian ... ( read original story ...)

Cromwell pulls out of $1.7b Singapore float

Cromwell Property has shocked investors with its decision to pull ... with Mr Weightman saying the European real estate investment trust, to be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, was part of its strategy to diversify its capital sources and increase ... ( read original story ...)

HDB LOANS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN BANK LOANS FOR THE PAST DECADE!

But from 2008 to the present, bank loans have been much cheaper ... costs so as to level the playing field and reduce the divide between the RICH and POOR in Singapore. The person buying an HDB flat shouldn't be hit by an interest rate higher than the ... ( read original story ...)

Journalist covering the Trillanes bank story threatened

Jam Sisante, a reporter for GMA News, was threatened for reporting on Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s trip to Singapore to disprove accusations that he was holding ill-gotten wealth in various bank accounts. “So my friend and colleague Jam ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s property cooling measures from 2011

Cooling measures form an integral and important part of the Singapore property market. Investors say it’s punitive and unnecessary while the banks and government claims it enhances stability of the market. In whatever case, the cooling measures are here ... ( read original story ...)

Rody insists on Trillanes’ bank accounts

OPPOSITION Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was wrong when he claimed the alleged bank accounts were not his, even if he had flown to Singapore to disprove them, President Rodrigo Duterte has said. In a speech before Davao-based journalists Friday, Duterte ... ( read original story ...)

How to find cheap beer in Singapore

clearly doesn't drink beer much. Because Singapore is one of the most expensive countries in the world to enjoy a pint of beer, thanks to our astronomical alcohol taxes. A chart put together by Deutsche Bank puts us right at the top when it comes to the ... ( read original story ...)

Duterte to reveal Trillanes bank account ‘partners’

what more in banks outside the Philippines," he said. On September 18, Trillanes flew to Singapore to counter Duterte's claims that he holds two bank accounts in DBS Bank and another in "Hongkong Shanghai Bank." The next day, DBS Bank Alexandra Road said ... ( read original story ...)