In Focus
Skyrocketing rents: Singapore sees steepest office rental growth in Asia for Q2
Rents spiked 4.6% amid vacancy crunch.
Lacklustre manufacturing sector fuels economic growth slump in Q2
Growth moderated to 2.4% from 4.8%.
Deteriorating household net worth could push Singapore into a credit meltdown: UBS
The current environment is "unsustainably benign".
Singapore's largest banks see 19% profit growth in 2Q
Find out the biggest gainer.
So long, old shop: Shophouse prices plunge 23% as stingy retailers exit
A drastic price mismatch is ailing the niche market.
Still going under: HDB resale prices hit 29-month low in July
Resale volume dipped 10.2%.
Playing with fire: Why Singapore's anti-haze pollution law is a game-changer for regional businesses
Erring firms face massive reputational risks.
Find out why it’s still too soon to relax Singapore’s property cooling measures
Prices have to fall by 10% first.
SREITs struggle amid weak sales and declining tourist arrivals in 2H14
But office rents are expected to spike.
The shops are shrinking: Retailers forced to move to smaller shops as rents rise in Q2
Rents inched up 0.6% in Q2.
Singapore’s transport reform is no cause for joy for local investors: DBS
Everyone is hoping for too much too soon.
Flat glut: Developers grapple with unsold flats as supply goes through the roof
Almost 175,000 units are expected in the next 3 years.
Private home supply glut hits 14-year high in Q2
7 out of 10 new units remain unoccupied.
2 out of 3 Singaporeans want property cooling measures to ease: survey
Discover the measure that property seekers dislike most.
Five-year low: Prices of private homes slide further in 2Q
Rental prices follow suit.
Painful plummet: Singapore’s GDP growth to dip to 3%
Manufacturing suffered a staggering 9.7 pp drop.
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