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HDB resale prices dipped 1.5% in 2017
HDB will offer about 3,600 flats by February 2018.
Private condo resale prices rose 6.2% in 2017
The resale volume also surged 79.7% to 895 units.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.65%
Investors are urged to take caution today.
Daily Briefing: Noble sells power, gas unit for $168m; Analysts forecast 15% growth in property market
And three roads in the Bidasari estate opened this week.
Chart of the Day: Two-thirds of Singapore's population covered by insurance programme
Thanks to rising affluence and an ageing population.
4 in 10 CIOs have disqualified an IT candidate for misleading applicant information
Most of the false information pertains to the applicant’s technical skills and work experience.
Inflation rose 0.6% in November
No thanks to higher private road transport and accommodation inflation.
Keppel O&M's contracts bucked declining trend in 2017
It bagged over $1.1b contracts last year.
Singapore's unsold units dropped to 16,031
The 7-year low is on the back of higher resale activity.
PMI dips slightly to 52.8 in December
However, the manufacturing sector remains strong as it posts its 16th consecutive month of growth.
GST hike must be staggered 1% at a time: Deloitte
This will lessen the impact to the lower-income group, according to Deloitte Singapore’s Budget 2018.
880,000 HDB households to get GST Voucher U-Save rebate
Within the month, eligible households will receive up to $95 rebate.
Private property prices to increase up to 2% in 2018
Blame it on higher land and construction costs.
Private residential property prices up 0.7% in Q4
Prices also marginally rose by 1% for the whole of 2017.
Manufacturing output up 5.3% in November
The electronics segment posted the largest growth at 27.6%.
GDP expansion feared to slacken in 2018
No thanks to a looming end in the semiconductor super-cycle.
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