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Over 3,000 HDB flats for sale in first BTO tranche
Over 3,000 HDB flats for sale in first BTO tranche
Of the 3,739 flats, 3,162 are BTO units whilst 577 are ROF.
SGX securities market turnover value declined 26% to $21.7b in January
Its securities daily average value fell 26% to $986m.
Private condo rents up 1.9% in January
Rates in the RCR rose 2.3%.
Frasers Property Q1 profits surged 76.1% to $145.59m
It was boosted by the sales and settlements of its residential development projects in Australia and China.
HDB rents grew 0.3% in January
HDB 5-room rental rates inched up 1.2%.
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Chart of the Day: Average prime condo rents up 2% in 2018
Demand came from displaced homeowners and tenants of en bloc sale sites.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.16%
Wall Street's optimism on US-China trade talks could boost local sentiment.
MAS sets up corporate governance committee
It is led by Singtel director Bobby Chin.
Zilingo clinches $307.1m in Series D funding
The funding round was led by Sequoia Capital, Temasek and the Singapore investment fund EDBI.
ComfortDelGro weathers market shake-up as Go-Jek threat fades
The lowering of incentives at Go-Jek narrows the earnings divide between private hire and taxis.
Retail sales dipped 6% to $4.3b in December 2018
Medical goods and toiletries was the only sector to report an increase of 1.8%.
HDB resale volume rose 4.6% to 23,099 units in 2018
Punggol recorded the highest sales volume of standard flats at 47%.
Mapletree Industrial Trust to raise $175m via private placement
The proceeds will primarily be used to fund its 18 Tai Seng acquisition.
Private condo resale prices dropped 6% in January
Total units resold crashed 52.7% to 529 units.
Can Venture Corporation recover and regain investor confidence?
Its major customers, Illumina and Philip Morris, guided for growth in 2019 but trade war risks remain.
City Developments' Whistler Grand hits 80% take-up rate despite cooling measures
The average selling price of launched units is at $1,350 psf.
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