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‘In second half, expect better prospects’
Investors can look forward to better prospects in the 2nd half of this year as analysts say the revival in global economic growth will push equities and high-yielding stocks higher.
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Foreigners snap up 17.6% of Q2 property investment deals
Foreigners accounted for 17.6 % of all property investment deals in Q2 2011, up from 10.5 % in the first quarter of the year
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Office rents rise in Q2: consultants
Office rents continued to climb in the second quarter.
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Singapore ranked Asia’s top City of Opportunity
SINGAPORE remains Asia’s leading city of opportunity – and ninth among 26 worldwide – in a global study of financial capitals
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Answer to property conundrum may lie outside the sector
After the global financial crisis, buyers have demonstrated a voracious appetite for private homes in S’pore.
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Twice as many applicants as Centrale 8 flats
The 708-unit Centrale 8 project in Tampines, has been twice oversubscribed despite record asking price.
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Cheung Kong unveils 361-unit Thomson Grand
Sitting on a 224,402 sqf site, 99-year leasehold Thomson Grand consists of 9 high-rise towers with 339 apartments and 22 strata terrace units. Prices start at $1,400 psf, project to be launched in July.
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Sim Lian warns of construction cost rise
Sim Lian Group Limited has voiced its concern that construction costs may swell with the recent move to speed up the pace of public housing supply.
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New condos command fat premiums
Despite the record supply of state land, launch prices of new 99-year condos continue to climb, spurred by strong demand.
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Far East pays $103.8m for Marine Parade Rd site
Property giant Far East Organization continues to grow its stronghold in the Katong/East Coast Road/ Amber Road vicinity.
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Asia luxury home prices up 5.5% in Q1
Capital values of luxury homes in Asia rose 5.5 % over the quarter to Q1, exceeding the 0.9 % gain seen in Q4 last year
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New players buy into hot property scene
Real estate in Singapore has become so hot that a growing number of non-property players have been attracted to a market they believe can offer better investment returns than their core business.
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$969m bid for suburban site in Jurong
A prime mixed-use site in the Jurong Lake District has shattered price records with a top bid of just under $1 billion – almost $200 million more than the market expected.
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MTI Revises 2011 Growth Forecast to 5.0 to 7.0 %
The Singapore economy grew by 8.3 % on a year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2011 which was broad-based.
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Apartment at The Marq fetches $5,842 psf, sets a new price record
A new record has been set for the price of a private residential property in Spore. Sources say that a 4-Br apartment at The Marq on Paterson Hill recently fetched $5,842 psf, surpassing the previous high of $5,600 psf set in Oct 2007 at The Orchard Residences.
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April Home sales up 29%
Sales of new private homes (excluding ECs) rose 29% in Apr to a 5-mth high as developers pushed out more projects to ride on the buying momentum.
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Ganges Centre & Haig Mansions sold enbloc
Industrial property Ganges Centre in Havelock Rd has been sold for $23.5 million while Haig Mansions in Haig Road was also sold in a collective sale for $21.5 million.
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Heartland makeover plans get thumbs up
Residents have given the thumbs up to plans to transform three Housing Board (HDB) estates: Hougang, East Coast and Jurong Lake.
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New launches drive brisk sales in new homes
Strong buying interest returned to the property market over the weekend and yesterday, with more than 430 homes snapped up on the back of a series of large property launches.
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Asia’s ultra-rich like S’pore as principal residence
The availability of top quality education has made Spore the second top location for the ultra-rich in Asia to buy second homes. This is particularly true among the Chinese and Indians, according to Citi Private Bank-Knight Frank Wealth Report 2011. And when it comes to principal residence, Spore is the first choice for Asia's [...]
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