In Focus
Going, going, gone: Number of homes auctioned off by bankrupt borrowers surged in 2014
Going, going, gone: Number of homes auctioned off by bankrupt borrowers surged in 2014
Mortgagee sales have been on the uptrend since 2012.
Singapore telcos hike tariffs to boost sluggish revenue growth
Should subscribers expect even higher fees?
Batten down the hatches: Shipbuilders’ woes escalate as rig glut intensifies
Dark days are ahead for the sector in 2015.
Singapore property market propped up by $4.2b boost from eager Chinese developers
The country is their fourth top investment destination worldwide.
The waiting game: Local property market deadlocked as sales standoff intensifies
Prices are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
Massive hotel room glut to squeeze hospitality REITs’ profits in 2015
Luxury hotels are particularly vulnerable.
Realty check: SREITs’ income margins to deteriorate amid intensifying labor crunch
Rental reversion will also moderate.
Rock bottom: Homeowners struggle with woefully low rental yields in Q3
This level hasn’t been seen in over 14 years.
Landlords’ profits continue to shrink as private condo rents slip 5.3% in October
Rents have been falling for 9 straight months.
Big developers brace for bidding war over lucrative Jurong Lakeside land plot
Discover who the most aggressive bidder will be.
Potential investors snub Singapore retail assets amid intensifying labor crunch
Retail rents will continue to languish.
Struggling developers failed to sell almost 7,000 newly-launched flats in Q3
1 in 2 units were in the OCR.
Upside surprise: HDB resale prices inched up in October on back of higher EC costs
Resale volume climbed 5.7%.
Developers flooded with unsold units as new home sales plunged 42.6% in Q3
New launches crashed 63.8%.
Debt-ridden Singapore firms at risk as interest rates rise
Indebted households are also in danger.
New home sales plunged 37% in Q3 as frugal buyers snub weary developers
Launches also dipped by 60.9%.
Singapore sees uptick in demand for fund admin businesses in 2015
See which roles in the industry are in demand.
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