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What killed Mandarin Gardens' $2.9b en bloc deal?
2 Apr 19
Size and requirement woes plagued what could have been the largest en bloc deal in Singapore’s history.
URA Draft Master Plan to boost mixed-use properties in CBD
28 Mar 19
One of the plan’s main thrusts includes injecting more homes into the CBD.
Supermarkets lock horns for coveted HDB retail spaces
25 Mar 19
Smaller supermarket players such as Hao Mart are facing off against giants like Sheng Siong in a race to set up shop in new Housing and...
Check out these hot co-living spaces in Singapore
25 Mar 19
Easycity offers rates for as low as $800 per month.
Singapore's foreign workers left in limbo amidst tighter manpower rules
25 Mar 19
The foreign worker quota in the services sector will be cut as finance minister Heng notes that the growth in S-pass services holders hit a five-...
Here's why Singapore couldn't top global transport satisfaction rankings
24 Mar 19
Almost 3 in 5 Singaporeans find it more stressful to use public transport.
Business expansion created 26,500 jobs in 2018
20 Mar 19
 ICT roles such as chief information officers, database designers & administrators and IT security specialists were in hot demand.
Singapore is 3rd most vulnerable APAC country to Chinese trade decline
19 Mar 19
The city trails Hong Kong and Mongolia.
Local buyers account for 76.6% of home purchases in 2018
18 Mar 19
Seven in 10 or 67.5% of the transactions were priced below $1.5m.
Private residential property stock nearly hit 370,000 units in 2018
18 Mar 19
Big projects like Kingsford Waterbay and North Park Residences received their TOPs in Q4.
Bike-sharing firms hit a dead end in Singapore
18 Mar 19
But homegrown startups like SG Bike and Anywheel are picking up the slack after the retreat of Chinese bike-sharing unicorns from the market....
Auction listings surged 35% to 1,088 in 2018
14 Mar 19
It was spurred by the increase in residential and industrial listings, as well as mortgagee sales put up by banks.
Condo purchases by foreign buyers crashed 20.9% to 1,212 units in 2018
14 Mar 19
Mainland Chinese transacted 4 in 10 condo purchases.
Landed home sales fell 5.8% to 1,780 in 2018
11 Mar 19
310 homes were sold in District 19.
Cash is still king in Singapore as reluctant elders shun mobile apps
10 Mar 19
Security concerns in using mobile banking apps rose from 34% in 2017 to 41% in 2018.
Could an airport REIT finance Singapore's massive infrastructure ambitions?
7 Mar 19
Monetising the first three terminals could command market capitalisation near $10b.
17% of the world's ultra-rich want new homes in Singapore
7 Mar 19
This is despite the 9.1% price growth in the city’s luxury properties.
Hyflux woes see no end as PUB warns takeover of Tuaspring plant
6 Mar 19
Tuaspring struggled to keep the plant ‘reliably operational’ to deliver the required desalinated water.
Singapore PMI down 0.3 point to 50.4 in February
5 Mar 19
It hit the sixth month of decline due to slower growth in new orders, exports, and factory output.
Are retail rents bottoming out?
3 Mar 19
Rents fell 1% in 2018, marking a slowdown from the 4.7% and 8.3% declines for 2017 and 2016.
Singapore revamps development charge rates
1 Mar 19
The rates for commercial and hotel/hospital properties rose 45.6% on average.
Bad loans haunt Singapore banks as asset quality risks mount
28 Feb 19
The non-performing loan formation of OCBC and UOB rose by 137bp and 94bp respectively in Q4.
Singapore fintech investments rose two-fold to US$365m in 2018
26 Feb 19
US$102.2m of the total funds raised went to lending fintech companies such as the homegrown Funding Societies.
Grade A CBD office rents inched up 9.5% in 2018
26 Feb 19
Marina Bay saw the largest rental increase at 17.1%.
60 projects to boost home sales in 2019
25 Feb 19
Overall sales could hit 19,000-22,000 units.
Cash and cheques still account for 40% of Singapore payments
21 Feb 19
Hawker centres, food courts and wet markets remain heavily dependent on cash.
CapitaLand profits jumped 12.3% to $1.76b in 2018
20 Feb 19
It gained higher contributions from its retail, commercial, and lodging businesses in Singapore and China.
Everything you need to know about the Big 4's reactions to Budget 2019
18 Feb 19
Find out what EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC have to say about the Budget.
Singapore Budget 2019 Full Coverage: GST going to 9%, duty free booze allowance cut, $1.1b bicentennial bonus
18 Feb 19
The budget surplus for 2019 hit $2.1b, a carbon tax will be implemented, and a $3.1b fund for CareShield has been declared.
Deliveroo targets nearly 10,000 restaurants in bid for foodtech supremacy
18 Feb 19
The food delivery firm is beefing up its logistics network by adding 5,000 restaurant partners and 2,000 riders.
Here are the top spots for Singapore's upscale HDB flats
18 Feb 19
There are 758 units in Queenstown that will be up for resale as their minimum occupation period expires soon.
Singapore's electric vehicle ambitions receive boost as Dyson enters fray
18 Feb 19
The British manufacturer is aiming to roll out an EV model by 2021.
Joining the expat's nook: Takeup rate of locals rise in co-living spaces
18 Feb 19
Ascott is set to lure such tenants with their co-living projects set for opening by 2020 and 2021.
Can venture capital keep up as startups embrace Asia's wealthy families?
18 Feb 19
Around 15% of APAC family office portfolios are private equities direct investments.
Data centre operators turn West amidst Tai Seng space crunch
18 Feb 19
Roughly 700,000 sq ft of data centre space is expected to have been completed in 2018 with the stock set to more than double by 2022.
S-REITs DPU to grow 2% in 2020
18 Feb 19
The office sector will lead gains as a supply crunch is set to drive rents up.
Singapore GDP growth slows to 3.2% in 2018
15 Feb 19
Growth in the manufacturing sector decelerated to 7.2% from 10.4%.
Home sales dropped 10.6% to 21,657 units in 2018
12 Feb 19
Transactions in H2 fell 26.4% compared to H1 after the cooling measures were rolled out.
foodpanda's Luc Andreani on the key to tickling Singapore's food palate
11 Feb 19
A massive restaurant network spanning 6,000 establishments helps fuel its bid for market leadership.
Construction industry to grow 3.3% in 2019-2028 amidst transport megaproject boom
6 Feb 19
Projects in the pipeline include the Thomson-East Coast Line, Changi Terminal 5, and the new Tuas Mega Port.

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