2021

HEIGHTENED leasing demand for homes in Singapore has pushed some rents up to levels unseen in recent years, with robust volumes in certain heartland locations as well as Districts 9 and 10. The Business Times - Read...

PEAK Tower Corporation - which is backed by the Surabaya-based Anggasaputro family - has inked a 25-year contract with the Marriott hotel group to operate a 132-room hotel at the site of the former Selegie Centre after Peak Tower received the greenlight from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to develop a hotel on the plot of land. The Business Times - Read...

DAYS after a round of property curbs was introduced, collective-sale candidates in Singapore remain in wait-and-see mode, with some unfazed for now. The Business Times - Read...

Singapore buyers prefer homes with more living spaceThe changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a preference for larger homes that are closer to amenities such as gyms, parks, and schools.  After being cooped up at home and adapting to work from home arrangements, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted Singaporeans to look for homes with more living space. Knight Frank’s Global Buyer...

About 15,000 firms will benefit from the foreign worker levy rebates which have been extended until March 2022. Some of the employers in Singapore will have a reason to cheer as foreign worker levy rebates and waivers are extended into next year amid the continuing effects of the pandemic. The $250 foreign worker levy rebate for all work permit holders in the construction, marine shipyard and process...

Despite the increased ABSD rates for developers, tenders for properties such as Lakepoint Condominium, Dublin Lodge, Sixth Avenue Centre, Baode Building, and Hillview Terrace will continue. Projects with ongoing collective sale tender exercise continue as planned even as analysts expect the new property cooling measures to take the wind out of the sails of the residential en bloc sale market, reported...

DAYS after a round of property curbs was introduced, collective-sale candidates in Singapore remain in wait-and-see mode, with some unfazed for now. The Business Times - Read...

SINGAPORE property groups are adventurous. Perhaps because of a small domestic market, many are active abroad. The Business Times - Read...

THAILAND'S property space is set for take-off in the new year ahead thanks to favourable fiscal measures and new supply coming in, according to Maybank Kim Eng (Maybank KE) in a recent sector note. The Business Times - Read...

WITH two more trading weeks left for the year, the benchmark Straits Times Index has gained 13 per cent in total returns in 2021 to date (as at Dec 15, 2021). All sectors in the Singapore market have yielded positive total returns led by the energy (63 per cent), financials (30 per cent) and technology (29 per cent) sectors. The Business Times - Read...