News
Private condo rents drop for 10th consecutive month in November
Rental volume slipped 11%.
Here’s what analysts have to say about GLP’s maiden US foray
The deal is only marginally accretive at first.
CapitaLand acquires 50% stake in Malaysian real estate company
For a cash consideration of $9.6m.
SGX issues announcement on unusual trading in its own shares
Share price climbed to highest since August 2013.
Retail mall The Verge in Little India put up for sale for $350m
Its anchor tenant is Sheng Siong.
Almost 1 in 2 firms now offering flexi work arrangements: MoM
15 days of paid annual leave is the norm.
Beware, evaders: Singapore and US seal the deal on tax compliance
Following the May agreement.
Chart of the Day: HDB resale prices hit 40-month low in November
Prices have declined 9.8% since April 2013 peak.
Daily Briefing: Why SIA will honour mispriced tickets; Hong Leong is Singapore's top seller of residential units
And two endangered lion cubs added to Night Safari.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.7%
Not much direction seen for today.
Struggling Genting pins hopes on Jurong Lake Hotel
Will it be able to deliver?
Disinflation to persist in 2015 on back of much lower transportation, housing costs
Expect zero or even negative price growth.
Eager international retailers fight for elusive space in crowded Singapore
Vacancy rates are extremely low.
Hiap Hoe Holdings throws in the towel, buys all unsold units at Treasure on Balmoral
In order to dodge hefty fines.
Local developers emerge as Asia’s most aggressive foreign property investors
They splurged $10b in the first nine months of the year.
Foreign buyers troop to Singapore’s bustling office market
New investments will surge in 2015.
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