Top Stories

• Demand for turning condos to serviced apartments wanes

Singapore Economy

• Savvy investors 'can benefit from Brexit-like events'
• Singapore shares open 0.26% higher on Monday
• Bank loans down for 9th straight month in June
• Local services firms more upbeat in hiring
• Emerging markets back in the black
• Rise in EP qualifying pay could affect bottom lines, say observers

Singapore Real Estate

• Queen Astrid Park GCB fetches S$44.5m
• Need for Reit sponsors to be more committed
• HDB bags award for green innovations

Companies' Brief

• MGCCT's Q1 DPU rises 9.1% to 1.85 cents
• Roxy-Pacific's Q2 profit rises 53% to S$19.9m on fair value gains
• Starhill Reit FY16 DPU up 1.4%
• CDLHT says hotel rates will stay competitive amid supply
• Frasers Hospitality Trust sees Q3 distributable income rise
• FEHT expects S'pore hospitality industry to stay competitive
• School property in Hillside Drive goes for $68m
• Boutique developer eyes Catalist listing

Views, Reviews & Forum

• 2005: Singapore rolls dice with casino plans
• Funding Societies sees overheating in crowdfunding
• Time for Singapore to consider changes to grow its tourism receipts

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• US stocks end week on flat note
• Investors start buying London property again
• Thousands of Maryland homes certified as lead-free may not be
• China economic woes, ecology fears hit reclaimed city off S'pore
• China steps up campaign to curb rising risks in financial sector
• Australia home price growth slows in July: CoreLogic
• Sinarmas Land and KOP to develop Nuvasa Bay areas in Batam
• UK mortgage approvals fall to 13-month low on Brexit jitters
• NZ building consents up 35% in the year to June
• US GDP grows 1.2% in Q2 as inventories fall
• Asian shares edge up as soft US GDP cuts Fed rate hike bets

Top Stories

• Surbana Jurong snaps up Australia's SMEC for S$400m
• Apple pockets S$10m and counting from Apple Pay deal in S'pore

Singapore Economy

• More bad loan woes ahead for S’pore banks: Moody’s
• STI starts month in positive territory

Singapore Real Estate

• NUS-Redas index shows easing in developer bearishness in Q2
• RevPAR growth augurs well for tourism sector
• Crowne Plaza Singapore Changi Airport opens S$82m wing

Companies' Brief

• OUE Hospitality Trust's Q2 DPS falls 39.5% to 0.92 cent
• Keppel Land opens retail mall in Ho Chi Minh City
• A-Reit plans private placement to raise at least S$150m
• OKP Holdings posts 15.6% drop in Q2 profit
• Keong Hong Holdings moves to SGX mainboard
• Frasers Property Australia acquires 10-ha site in western Sydney
• Frasers Hospitality Trust sees Q3 distributable income rise

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China's July PMIs mixed, as economy settles
• China new home prices rise faster in July
• Hong Kong housing price rebound may be short-lived, analysts say
• NY Fed president urges caution on rate hikes, cites risks to America
• South Korea July house price growth slows to over 1-yr low: Kookmin Bank
• Australia cities home prices up for 7th straight month in July
• Property rights key to alleviating poverty: economist
• Construction spending falls to one-year low in June
• Asian shares subdued, RBA rate decision awaited

Singapore Economy

• Consumer confidence in S'pore low but stable in Q2: Nielsen
• Singapore's weak July PMI backs economists' downbeat views
• STB, NATAS launch Travel Agent Roadmap

Singapore Real Estate

• Real Estate Sentiment Index in 2Q2016 showed less pessimism among developers
• Consumers gain from home loan 'price war'
• Fresh mortgagee listings in Q2 set record

Companies' Brief

• One Raffles Place stake boosts OUE C-Reit Q2 DPU
• Higher management fees boost ARA's Q2

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Did GuocoLand overpay for Martin Place site?
• The new normal in property taxation

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Tokyo okays 13.5 trillion yen fiscal package
• Mumbai home prices may take 2 years to recover
• Euro hits 5-week high as it rises above US$1.12
• People's housing plan challenges the mayor's
• US$4.4b buyout proposal for Wanda wins support
• Lone Chinese hotelier finds a way to dodge purge on extravagance
• English home ownership falls to 30-year low
• Australia's big 4 banks slash mortgage costs after RBA rate cut
• UK construction shrinks at fastest pace in seven years after Brexit vote: PMI
• Hong Kong property sales fall 9% month-on-month in July
• China home prices still rising, but top performer Shenzhen may have peaked
• Makeover for Hong Kong's prime shopping districts as luxury stores exit
• This Manhattan Developer Is Bucking the Luxury Condo Downturn

Top Stories

• CPF to offer low-fuss, low-cost investment scheme

Singapore Economy

• Singapore shares close lower on weak Wall Street, soft oil and Swiber's woes
• Enhancing corporate governance in Singapore companies
• Investor confidence in S'pore takes a hit, post-Brexit
• Growth in private sector slows

Singapore Real Estate

• Eight West Coast blocks picked for redevelopment
• SISV comes up with own indices to track suburban condos
• CrimsonLogic, ASM introduce electronic service for issuance of building certificate
• Singapore retail investors' confidence falls post-Brexit: poll

Companies' Brief

• M&C posts 11.6% drop in Q2 profit to £38m
• Better for CCT to redevelop Golden Shoe site sooner
• Higher taxes erode Q1 DPU for RHT Health Trust
• OUE swings into the black in Q2
• MCT places out 364.88 million new units at S$1.45 each
• CapitaLand Q2 net profit down 36.6%
• Global Premium Hotels Q2 earnings down on lower room revenue
• Boustead wins contract from AA Reit for redevelopment of industrial property
• Lum Chang buying The Verge for redevelopment

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Strong outlook for Singapore office sector in medium term
• JTC must fulfil stated obligation of redeeming JCC-linked notes at par
• Treating streets as public spaces

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Why US millennials find it harder to buy a home than their parents did
• Vancouver's 'nightmare' housing tax threatens foreign tech talent
• US$ struggles near 6-week lows
• US loan demand for home purchases lowest since February: MBA
• China’s IPO Market Is the Hottest It's Ever Been
• Jakarta pins hopes on underground transit system
• UK economy shrinking at fastest since '09

Top Stories

• New CPF schemes open up more options: Lim Swee Say

Singapore Economy

• DBS CEO underscores psychological impact of negative rates
• Singapore shares perk up amid regionwide rally

Singapore Real Estate

• HDB resale prices up 0.7% in July; volume down 13.7%: SRX
• Hub Singapore opens second co-working space
• HarbourFront Centre is latest mall to face rat problem

Companies' Brief

• A-HTrust's Q1 DPU rises 0.8%
• CapitaLand Q2 profit slides 36.6%
• Perennial Q2 profit drops 93.2% on lower rents, absence of year-ago fee
• UOL's Q2 profit eases 55% at S$68.8m on fair value losses on investment properties

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Does inheritance property attract Additional Buyers' Stamp Duty?

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• BOE surprises with rate cut to record low, £170b stimulus
• Pound slides against Singdollar after Bank of England's aggressive stimulus
• Analysts say another KL rate cut would push ringgit further down
• More suburbs with A$1m houses on Australia's map
• Minmetals Land outbids Hong Kong rivals for Kowloon site
• More cities measuring climate footprint after Paris deal
• Where first-time US home buyers can go big
• US county rejects bill against housing discrimination
• China IPO market hots up with new stocks up 420%
• The World's Most Expensive Homes on the Market Now

Top Stories

• Easing pessimism raises hope for better days ahead

Singapore Economy

• Economists see lower Temasek, GIC returns denting govt coffers
• Search for higher yield leads to infrastructure
• Crowdfunding firm First Asia Alliance fails to make payments

Singapore Real Estate

• One-stop terminal to handle containers, general cargo unveiled at Jurong Port
• S'pore's first vending machine cafe goes on trial in Sengkang
• CDL, SEAS tie up to promote sustainability
• Private homes puzzle: Why aren't prices falling proportionately?
• Hotel room supply outpaces surge in tourists to Singapore

Companies' Brief

• Frasers Centrepoint's Q3 earnings fall on lower development profits
• Suntec Reit buys into Melbourne building

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Rise in Employment Pass qualifying pay can have adverse effects

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• BOJ in 'hidden' rescue of banks overextended in foreign markets
• Dollar rebounds after robust US jobs report
• San Francisco tech surge pushing up labour costs in high-end building boom
• KG Global bets on Jakarta's luxury apartment demand
• Evergrande eyes 4.68% stake in China Vanke
• Vancouver agents say home sales tumble in wake of foreign buyer tax
• Jakarta's new airport terminal set to take off
• Indonesia's GDP rises 5.18% in Q2
• China's July forex reserves fall to $3.20 trillion
• Fiscal measures coming up in the UK
• China's regions show big economic divergence
• Eye on corporate results, China data this week

Top Stories

• Sentosa Cove bungalow market thaws

Singapore Economy

• Singapore economic survey expected to confirm sluggish growth in Q2
• Digital gold and silver may be up for P2P lending soon

Singapore Real Estate

• Is there value in having so many indices to track residential market?
• Blocked drain caused condo glass panels to shatter

Companies' Brief

• Sim Lian founder leads offer to take developer private
• Travelite pays for option to buy planned HQ building for S$19.3m
• Chip Eng Seng Corp reports lower Q2 profit on increased income tax expense
• Far East Hospitality Trust's financial controller quits

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• China bond yield sinks to 7-year low as foreign inflows rise
• China's slowing wholesale deflation takes pressure off central bank
• China's trade performance disappoints in July
• China Evergrande ups stake in Langfang
• Hong Kong property stocks are hottest since eve of 1997 collapse
• Glorious Property shares halted pending privatisation notice
• US household debt rises to US$12.29t in Q2: NY Fed survey
• NYC Developers Start Micro-Hotel Brand in Search of Big Returns
• Oversupply beats Brexit as biggest London office risk: UBS
• Danes lulled into thinking the home market can only rise may get a 'shell shock'
• Manhattan condo project is first to test New York's affordable housing rule
• Fannie, Freddie could need US$126b in crisis, test shows
• Barclays, US states reach US$100m Libor fraud settlement
• BOJ limits foreign profits on negative-yielding bonds
• Anbang denies report it's considering a bid for InterContinental
• Vancouver tax set to scuttle over 400 deals: brokers
• Deutsche Asset Management buying Barcelona shopping mall

Top Stories

• Singapore condo resale prices fall 0.4% in July, erasing June's gain
• Resale condo prices in CCR up 6.2% y-o-y: SRX
• Buyers back in condo resale market

Singapore Economy

• Singapore narrows 2016 GDP growth forecast to 1-2% as economy expands 2.1% in Q2 from a year ago
• Divergence in business, consumer loan trends: is it worrying?
• Masterclasses launched to help retailers boost productivity

Singapore Real Estate

• City View DBSS flat fetches $1.1m
• The Agape up for sale, guide price at S$8-10 million
• Uncertain future for China Square toy shops

Companies' Brief

• JTC awards industrial site at Tuas South Link 2 to SE Global
• Sim Lian shoots up on privatisation offer
• City Developments posts S$133.8m Q2 earnings, 32.4% jump in revenue
• IREIT Global achieves DPU of 1.6 Singapore cents in Q2
• Metro earnings dive on store closures, absence of one-off gain

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Home owners should take more interest in how condos are run

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Central banks under pressure to extend stimulus
• Bank of England's expanded QE hits snag
• Land sales in China jump 25% by value
• NYC builders start micro-hotel brand for big gains
• US mortgage activity rises for first time in 4 weeks: MBA
• Financier Arif Habib excited by doubling land prices in Karachi
• Japan's property revival right at BOJ doorstep
• UK housing market activity ebbs after EU referendum: survey
• Singapore Sling: Raffles said near deal for first London hotel
• China’s Central Bank Plans Push to Increase Yuan’s Global Usage
• Indonesia considers cutting corporate tax to match S’pore’s 17%

Top Stories

• Rents for non-landed private homes dip in July: SRX Property
• Dimmer prospects in H2 as MTI shears 2016 growth forecast to 1-2%

Singapore Economy

• Consumers now the force behind demand driver for S'pore economy
• Trade fared better in Q2, but is still down

Singapore Real Estate

• Singapore property firms, trusts facing record debt maturities as home prices drop
• Real estate and banking weigh on services' Q2 growth
• Clementi resale flat crosses $1m mark
• Instant hit: Singapore's first vending machine cafe draws queues
• Prime areas eyed for public flats, to make city ‘accessible to all’

Companies' Brief

• CDL plans luxe retirement-living project in Knightsbridge
• Leng Beng sees terrorism as bigger threat to CDL group than Brexit
• Keppel DC Reit buys data centre in Italy for S$57.3m
• Fragrance's Q2 net profit dives 75.9%
• Yanlord Q2 profit leaps 89% on strong pre-sales
• ZACD Group launches pop-up store in China

Views, Reviews & Forum

• The dangers of low interest rates
• New SISV index provides an easy-to understand measure
• Avoid Malaysian property, especially Iskandar

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• LA luxury apartment tower testing market with sky-high rents
• Sydney Opera House to undergo A$200m upgrading
• China's richest man likely to gain support for Wanda delisting
• Raffles close to clinching deal for London hotel
• Singapore builders confronting maturity wall as home prices drop
• More Chinese cities raise bar for home buyers to rein in prices
• Evergrande signals bid for control of rival developer Langfang
• Asean adopts haze-free road map

Singapore Economy

• Singapore banks’ outlook: What does it mean for investors?
• Singaporeans, Worried Over Jobs and Pay, Are the Gloomiest Since 2009

Singapore Real Estate

• Marina Bay mixed-use site to go on sale
• Different kinds of leases for new HDB flats under consideration: MND
• Upgraded Hougang CC to be ready by 2018
• Several UK property launches lined up

Companies' Brief

• Keppel DC Reit acquires data centre in Milan for 37.3 million euros
• GLP's Q1 net profit falls 24%
• Australian properties boost Ho Bee's Q2 profit, revenue

Views, Reviews & Forum

• What went wrong with Indiabulls Property Investment Trust?
• Balancing the need for liquidity in an investment asset

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Rough patches for China on road to sustainable growth: IMF
• China's economic activity slows in July as reforms begin to bite
• Prices of UK homes for sale see biggest fall in 9 months: Rightmove
• US dollar nurses losses on Fed outlook as Japan futures signal drop
• KL to help urban poor to own homes
• China property oversupply dampens growth outlook
• Plans to transform Penang face local backlash
• Indonesia cuts a property tax in bid to aid home sales
• Jakarta plans tax haven on two islands near Singapore
• Cheung Kong's Victor Li says open to selling Hong Kong buildings
• London's lavishly high home prices take a Brexit hit
• Chinese envoy challenges new Vancouver home tax as fallout spreads
• Growth slows further in Malaysia

Top Stories

• July's new home sales recover from June lull

Singapore Economy

• Singapore is most innovative economy in Asia
• H1 corp earnings a big let-down
• June retail sales underperform market expectations

Singapore Real Estate

• Hospitality trusts lag other Reits in latest earnings season
• Loan rules clarified for deferred home payment
• Tahir is top bidder for 110 Robinson Road
• Logos, Yang Kee estimate S$150m cost to develop Tuas South warehouse
• Changi awards $1.1b job as part of expansion plan
• Still no plans to build MRT station between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Gombak: Khaw

Companies' Brief

• Sime Darby to inject Aussie properties into Saizen Reit in reverse takeover

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• IGB sells KL's Renaissance hotel for RM765m
• China's attempt to export its way out of glut threatens world economy
• Yuan weakens as large rise in forex sales raises outflow concerns
• Wanda Commercial says shareholders approve delisting plan
• Chinese Fund NYC's Tallest Residential Skyscraper—at a Price
• Londoners cut house prices to lure buyers in slowing market after Brexit vote