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Stingy tenants lock horns with landlords as office rents surged to record high in Q3

Stingy tenants lock horns with landlords as office rents surged to record high in Q3

The gap in rental expectations is steadily widening.

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Time for an overhaul: MAS zooms in on aging REITs in proposed policy shift

Find out what analysts have to say.

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HDB resale prices crashed to 20-month low in September

Resale volume jumped 19.9% last month.

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Local shipbuilders’ profits to sink as massive jackup rig glut looms

New orders will plunge in 2015.

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Uncovering Singapore’s overleveraged and vulnerable borrowers

A new report reveals the growing number of potential defaulters.

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Crisis in the making: 9 out of 10 young Singaporeans are not financially ready for the future

Students and young workers cannot deal with financial emergencies.

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Over 7 out of 10 Singaporeans brace for cash-strapped retirement on back of insufficient CPF funds

Seniors are counting on dole-outs from younger family members.

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Sluggish sales plague local developers as margin pressures mount in Q4

The cooling measures are here to stay.

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Construction sector named worst paymaster in Q3 as cash flow woes plague local firms

Late payments have been rising for four straight quarters.

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Singapore is 10th city in the world with the most billionaires

Eight Asian cities are in the top 20.

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Dark days dawn for offshore and marine firms as rig-building activities grind to a halt

Sliding oil prices are to blame.

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Local investors flee overseas to buck Singapore’s sluggish property market

Eager buyers are turning to three key markets.

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Glitzy Orchard Road malls losing their glam as locals turn to suburban retail centres

The posh shopping havens are struggling to capture customers.

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Singapore braces for vacancy flood as job openings surge to 64,600 in Q2

There are now 136 posts per 100 seekers.

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More tenants push for longer lease terms as office rents surge in Q3

But longer leases could bring even higher rents.

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How posh homes sold at big-time losses are crippling Singapore banks' profitability

Housing NPL ratio could be at risk.

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A losing bet: New Asian casinos eating away Singapore’s share of the gaming pie

Blame it on the vanishing VIPs.

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