Residential Property

Private home sales plunge 16% in June

This is the worst month in 2012.

Chart of the Day: Rents for non-landed properties steady at S$3.53 per sq ft

Island-wide median rents for landed homes meanwhile continued to rise reaching S$2.63 per sq ft per month.

City Developments most vulnerable to policy risks

CDL plans to launch only three projects for the rest of the year.

Property investment guide: Getting the right properties for the right people

Over dinner the other night some chaps at the other end of the table were discussing how clever they had been with their Singapore property...

UOL to launch residential component of The Esplanade in 2012

Nomura only expects three projects to contribute to UOL's earnings beyond FY13.

Park Olympia ignites price war in Flora Drive

Speculators see Fraser's Palm Isles cutting prices as Koh Brothers launches 486-unit Parc Olympia over the weekend.

CapitaLand subsidiaries sell entire stake in United Malayan Land

CapitaLand is expected to earn approximately S$5.9 million for the financial year ending 31 December 2012.

Chart of the Day: High-end rent getting cheaper?

Tracking by Savills revealed rents of high-end non-landed residential properties fell for four consecutive months.

Chart of the Day: Leasing demand remains robust

There were a total of 18,948 leasing transactions in the first five months of 2012.

New subletting restrictions levied on Singapore PRs

HDB has revised the subletting rules shortening it to a 1-year period and only if permanent residents have not done so before.

Residential sector hits $4.76b in 2Q12

The total investment sales value increased by an amazing 78.9%.

Ascott Residence Trust's acquisition-disposal move to raise leverage in long run

Ascott REIT remains exposed to the Euro crisis, with almost 33% of total revenues derived from assets based in Europe.

CapitaLand to boost ART's Asian exposure to almost 40%

25,999sf GFA will be added to CapitaLand's residential landbank.

CapitaLand asset swaps not a game-changer, says analyst

Ascott Reit could have secured better accretion had it divested just the residential portion of Somerset Grand Cairnhill to third-parties, says CIMB...

Suburban market to boom in retail sector

Rental units will continually rise at a compound annual growth rate of 1.95% in 2011–2015.

CapitaLand to buy Somerset Grand Cairnhill Singapore for S$359m

At the same time CapitaLand is selling Ascott Raffles Place Singapore and Ascott Guangzhou in China.