News
Ten-fold rise in default auctions in 2014 confirms anemic property market
Ten-fold rise in default auctions in 2014 confirms anemic property market
Amid government measures to curb lending.
OUE’s FY14 revenue of $71.5m falls short of analyst expectations
Due to a weaker than anticipated contribution from Lippo Plaza.
Tigerair’s Singapore-focused strategy brings up passenger yield by 4.9%
Its alliance with Scoot and SIA will bring even more traffic.
Manufacturing sector not out of the woods yet despite industrial production uptick
Oil-related headwinds will intensify in the months ahead.
Ezra, Swiber struggle to refinance debt amid oil rout
The turmoil may force them to resort to private placement.
Daily Briefing: 24,000 private homes in Singapore sitting empty; Mobile app launched for public to send feedback
And HDB subletting approvals soars to 36,228 in 2014.
Chart of the Day: Private home completions to bring prices down by up to 7% in 2015
As cooling measures remain unchanged.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.4%
Another pullback is possible today.
Property stocks hit the jackpot on back of KepLand privatisation bid
The deal will unleash liquidity for other stocks.
More Singaporeans splurge on overseas trips on back of robust consumer confidence
Almost 9 out of 10 consumers will travel this year.
ASEAN jetsetters pick Singapore over glitzy London, Paris
Proximity trumps luxury for most travellers.
Local consumer confidence slips in Q4 on back of greater job security concerns
Almost 3 out of 10 consumers are worried over job security.
Real estate investment sales crashed 38.2% to $3.5b in Q4
This is the lowest quarter since 4Q09.
Industrial production to remain in the red as global headwinds intensify
The headline number is pegged at -2.4%.
Beginner’s bad luck: Greenhorn real estate agents hardest hit by property sales drought
Almost 4,000 agents dropped out of the industry last year.
Tigerair finally ekes out a $2.2m profit in Q3 after several loss-making quarters
Its turnaround plan is starting to bear fruit.
Frasers Centrepoint’s net property income up 16.2% to $32.9m in Q1
On back of robust rental growth.
Commentary
Singapore’s family offices: Time to professionalise or risk falling behind
Liquidity crucial to stock market reform