Singapore

Singapore's GDP records same pace of growth

The Singapore economy grew by 2.4 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the third quarter of 2014.

Continue Reading • 14 Oct 2014

JLL wins award for hotel transaction

JLL was awarded ‘Cross-border Investment Deal of the Year’ at the inaugural AsiaProperty Awards this year.

Continue Reading • 8 Oct 2014

TEE Land's net profit more than triples

Singapore-listed TEE Land Ltd’s profit after tax surged to $2.7 million in the first quarter ended 31 August 2014 (Q1 FY2015) from $0.6 million a year ago.

Continue Reading • 2 Oct 2014

Chinese cities performing better than Singapore

Singapore ranked eighth in a list of the region’s most dynamic economies, according to the inaugural Best-Performing Cities Asia report by Milken Institute’s Asia Center.

Continue Reading • 29 Sep 2014

Buying art can be an affordable affair

The Affordable Art Fair in Singapore offers artworks of various mediums without breaking the bank.

Continue Reading • 28 Sep 2014

KPMG conference to discuss industry trends

KPMG's 15th Global Real Estate & Construction Conference will bring together senior executives from the real estate and construction industry in Singapore and beyond.

Continue Reading • 27 Sep 2014

HDB issues $500 million fixed rate notes

HDB has issued $500 million, five-year Fixed Rate Notes under its $32 billion Multicurrency Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme.

Continue Reading • 22 Sep 2014

Man fined $16,000 for unlicensed estate agency work

The CEA said Jordan Goh Swee Thye advertised a HDB flat in Henderson Road for rent on Gumtree, despite knowing the flat was a HDB rental flat; hence, subletting is not allowed.

Continue Reading • 16 Sep 2014

China's rich still prefer to live in Singapore

A growing number of the world's super-rich are choosing to live in more than one country, with many of them parking their substantial wealth in overseas real estate,...

Continue Reading • 16 Sep 2014

GDP growth could fall further: economists

Economists have slashed the Singapore's 2014 GDP growth forecast to 3.3 percent.

Continue Reading • 11 Sep 2014

Salespersons fined for advertising without consent

Two property salespersons were fined for not adhering to the advertising guidelines.

Continue Reading • 5 Sep 2014

Singapore remains world's second most competitive economy

Singapore is still the world's second most competitive economy, showed the latest Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Continue Reading • 4 Sep 2014

Special design award launched to mark nation’s 50th birthday

DBCS launches SG Mark SG50 special award to honour local brands...

Continue Reading • 3 Sep 2014

Singapore now largest outbound investor in Asia

Singapore was the largest source of Asian outbound investment in H1 2014, overtaking China...

Continue Reading • 3 Sep 2014

Residential property loans up 7%

Housing and bridging loans rose by seven percent to $172.6 billion in July 2014.

Continue Reading • 1 Sep 2014

UOL's mobile showflat travels to where the buyers are

UOL Group has developed a mobile showroom to bring the showflat experience to home seekers across the island.

Continue Reading • 1 Sep 2014

Street maps of yesteryears now available to public

Redhill Close is currently missing Block 4 as it was reportedly demolished many years ago to make way for a road. Hawkins Road near Sembawang used to host Vietnamese refugees in the 1970s. More recently in 2005, the old National Library Building had to be torn down to build the Fort Canning...

Continue Reading • 1 Sep 2014

Energy saving 3for2 concept slated for international school

The United World College South East Asia (UWCSEA)’s new High School building, under construction on Dover Campus, will feature some energy-efficient technology. Named the 3for2 concept, it allows developers to construct three floors within the standard space of two floors, without any...

Continue Reading • 30 Aug 2014