In Focus
High-end homes poised for a comeback as prices crash to record lows
High-end homes poised for a comeback as prices crash to record lows
Prices have moderated by as much as 20%.
Is local manufacturing under threat from cheap Iskandar?
Manufacturers are relocating to this hub.
Here’s why it’s still too early to tinker with policy cooling measures
Curbs won’t be tweaked until the end of 2015.
Who’s not happy with Singapore Savings Bonds?
Redemption flexibility is not everyone’s cup of tea.
Expats still blamed as the culprit behind elevated property prices: poll
Almost half of locals want cooling measures to persist.
Troubled offshore support providers trapped as oil downcycle intensifies
Asset write-downs and contract renegotiations are in the pipeline.
Landlords grapple with dwindling rental incomes as SIBOR hits record high
Is renting out units still worth it?
Discover the firms that are most likely to get delisted from the SGX
Property developers dominate the list.
Manufacturers extremely downbeat about growth prospects in Q2
New orders and inventory levels are expected to decline.
Number of properties put up for mortgagee auction more than doubled in Q1
The resale market remains tepid.
More developers to get delisted to dodge hefty QC fines
Is Wing Tai the next Keppel Land?
Homeowners brace for higher mortgage payments as SIBOR shoots past 1%
This is the highest in over six years.
Will plantation stocks grow or simply wither away?
Growth prospects are at risk from low CPO prices.
Struggling shipyards brace for extended dry spell as austerity measures intensify
Contract wins have been extremely low year-to-date.
Local airlines struggle for growth amid intensifying overcapacity, shrinking yields
The pressures are unlikely to ease in 2015.
Public transport operators under threat from intense bus route package bidding war
SMRT is fielding aggressively low bids.
Local investors extremely keen to snap up overseas properties in 2015: CBRE
Singaporeans are the third most active outbound investors.
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