Daily Briefing: Singapore slips out of real estate investment favourites; HDB bags recognition for greening efforts

And here's which of the three Woodland condos is the most attractive.

Bad news for Singapore as it fell 10 places for city investment prospects, dropping to 21 from 11th spot a year ago. This is according to a report from the Urban Land Institute and Price Waterhouse Coopers. As recently as 2012, Singapore had topped the ranks of real estate investment favourites. Get to know that happened here.

Three housing projects by the Housing and Development Board have been awarded certificate of excellence in landscaping and greenery. These projects comprise Oasis Terraces in Punggol, SkyResidence @ Dawson and SkyOasis @ Dawson. The awards, handed out by the National Parks Board under its Landscape Excellence Assessment Framework (LEAF), recognise projects that bring nature to residents’ doorstep and have greening initiatives aimed at boosting biodiversity and environmental conservation. Check out the awards here.

Woodlands – an estate north of Singapore, close to the Singapore-Malaysia causeway. According to statistics, Woodlands has a whopping population of 250,000! Within this area, there are quite a number of condos, so if you are looking at buying one for your own stay, in this article I will suss out some possibilities for your consideration. Get to know which one is the most attractive condo in the area here.

The people you want to reach are already in this room.

Every quarter, SBR lands on the desks of the founders, CFOs, and directors running Asia's most consequential companies. Every day, they open our newsletter and read our website. It's a room that took twenty years to build — and it's the one most of our partners are trying to get into.

The good news is that the door is open. We work with companies on thought leadership articles, sponsored content, industry summits across Southeast Asia, regional awards programmes, podcasts, and media placements in print and digital. The shape of the right partnership depends on what you're trying to do, which is why we'd rather start with a conversation than send a rate card.

If you have something this room should know about, tell us. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and how.

No rate cards until we understand the brief. It's a better use of everyone's time.

Book a meeting

| Or download the media kit (PDF)

240,000 senior readers quarterly in print Top 1,700 Singapore companies reached

7 markets across Southeast Asia