Date | Highlights |
1st Feb | Singapore Real Estate- TDSR objectives gradually being met: MAS
- HDB committed to seeing defects in BTO flats fixed
- More facing problems refinancing homes due to TDSR
- Developers eye bulk sales in weak market
- Empty offices and falling rents spell further gloom for landlords
- Factory units damaged in early morning fire
Companies' Brief - Cambridge Industrial Trust Management
- Chip Eng Seng Corp
- MGCCT's Q3 DPU up 11.6%
- Meet Singapore's Accidental Property Guru
Global Economy & Global Real Estate - Home prices in east London surge in 2015
- Gulf tourist influx to Bosnia fuels luxury developments
- Cuomo's plan for financing affordable housing worries New York City officials
- India's Sahara uses small savers to keep hill resort afloat
- Japan's 'quiet property bubble' deflating
- Tokyo ward to regulate Airbnb-type home-sharing
- Canada's Real Estate Problem
- Artis REIT Seeking Sale of Alberta Office Towers
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2nd Feb | Singapore Real Estate - Developers' sentiment dips further in
fourth quarter
- Singapore still cost competitive for
luxury home buys despite ABSD: study
- Boon Keng DBSS flat sells for $855k
Companies' Brief
- Macquarie bearish on Singapore, other
Asian Reits
- The man who became Singapore's guru of
property by accident
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Study cites use of shell companies in US
luxury property deals
- China's new home prices up for 6th
straight month in January
- Hong Kong home sales hit '25-year low' in
January
- Stanford Hires Real Estate Veteran Shoberg
From Texas Endowment
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3rd Feb | Singapore Economy
- 2016 investments target lowered to
S$8-10b
- S'pore is 75th in 'city momentum'
rankings
- Singapore stays 2nd freest economy in
world after HK
- Manufacturing still key sector for
S'pore: EDB
- Tripartite talks focus on protecting
S'porean core
Singapore Real Estate
- South Beach, Studio M owner exploring
external operators
- Rule dents small caps' market values:
study
- 2015 property investment sales lowest
since 2009
Companies' Brief
- Stock market blues and property prices
- Colliers fills industrial services team
with new recruits
- Century 21 Singapore joins SRX
membership
- Metro Holdings group MD, Jopie Ong, dies
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Focus on quarterly earnings contrary to
long-term value creation: BlackRock CEO
- Stanford Hires Real Estate Veteran
Shoberg From Texas Endowment
- HK home prices, transactions slump amid
poor sentiment
- China cuts downpayments on some home
purchases
- China Has $23 Billion in Debt That Could
Be Cut to Junk
- China Eases Mortgage Down Payment to 20%
for First Homes
- Turkish Real Estate Company Via Said to
Hire Citi, HSBC for IPO
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4th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- Cooling measures review: Market
stability an important factor
- JLL warns of further correction in
property prices
- Hilton hotel to replace all external
false ceiling after scare
- New Great Eastern office in Westgate
Tower in Jurong
Companies' Brief
- FCL's Q1 profit hit by timing of project
completions
- Metro chief operating officer Lawrence
Chiang appointed acting group CEO
- Mapletree Greater China Commercial Trust
- JLL appoints director to oversee
regional growth strategy
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- AEPim unit buys Brisbane CBD office
tower
- Hong Kong property stock gloom seen
deepening in options market
- Ridiculously low rents for Rome
apartments to end
- Manila sets US$300m tag for new casinos
outside capital
- Germany to offer tax cuts to boost home
building
- Unfinished resort leaves Bahamas in the
lurch
- Lowe's Agrees to Buy Canada's Rona for
$2.3 Billion in Cash
- You Can Buy a Czech Castle for $13,000
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5th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- HDB resale prices down 0.5% in January:
SRX
- Next change for House of Tan Yeok Nee:
TCM Centre
Companies' Brief
- S-Reits are safe havens amid
uncertainty: DBS
- ARA's Q4 profit up on higher management
fees, lower expenses
- Wing Tai reports 85% drop in Q2 profit
- Stronger yuan boosts CRCT's Q4
performance in SGD terms
- Higher fair value gains help lift
Perennial's quarterly profit
- GLP's Q3 earnings soar despite China,
investor uncertainty
- Chip Eng Seng
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- New York's Equity Residential expects
flat growth on rents
- KKR invests in Mumbai builder's plush
projects
- Developers in China lure buyers with
discounts and facilities
- Denmark may reverse bank rules to
protect mortgage system
- Levelling out of Swedish property prices
may not be a bad thing
- HK property sales fall 12% in 2015,
underscores fears of slowdown
- Hersha Jumps After Forming Joint Venture
for 7 Manhattan Hotels
- UBS Says Swiss Real Estate Market Moving
Closer to Bubble: Chart
- Emaar Chairman Leads Investor Group
Buying Americana Stake
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6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th Feb | Singapore Economy
- PM Lee Hsien Loong on economy:
Government's watching it
- Singapore economy projected to grow at
modest pace of 1-3% in 2016: Iswaran
Singapore Real Estate
- HDB resale prices down 0.5% in January:
SRX
- Balestier Point could be up for
collective sale
- Extend Lease Buyback to cover bigger
flats
- Boon Keng DBSS flat owners reap big
profits
- More than 3,000 rental tenants bought
first flats since 2011: HDB
- A space in Seletar to relax and connect
- Long Beach, other East Coast Park
outlets to go by next February
- Hotel to debut pair of robot service
staff
- Renovation scheme gives home owners
extra assurance
- Construction firm fined over worker's
death
Companies' Brief
- Reits hold steady as quarterly results
come in
- S'pore eDevelopment's CEO puts his money
where his mouth is
- UE jumps 10% on subsidiary sale
- CapitaLand Retail China Trust
- Apsil to acquire Century 21 (AsPac)
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Housing market struggles amid weak
interest
- Iskandar's challenges, 10 years on
- Danga Bay investor sees long-term
potential
- Developer arrested after Taiwan
earthquake
- Owner of NY's Pierre hotel seeks to pare
debt
- Dubai developer to kick-start ailing
Falcon City project
- Retailers face an unhappy New Year as
China tourists tighten their belts
- Canadian love affair with Manhattan real
estate seen unabated
- What is the answer to the old 'rent or
buy?'
- Renters are buying again as US financing
for homes becomes cheaper
- Super Bowl home rental prices not
meeting high hopes
- Buy Into the Celebrity Enclave You’ve
Never Heard Of
- Primonial-Led Group Buys Gecina Health
Assets for $1.51 Billion
- Jamestown Buys 49 Percent Stakes in NYC
Madison Avenue Towers
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11th Feb | Singapore Economy
- Top business leaders join panel to
review Elected Presidency
- S'pore tops in Asia-Pac for intellectual
property environment
- Economic sentiment among young Asian
CEOs surges
- Singapore '10th best place in the world
for start-ups'
- Singapore 6th in international
intellectual property index
Singapore Real Estate
- Asia-Pacific hotel investments may ease
to US$8.5b in 2016
- Raintree Cove site at East Coast Park to
close next Feb
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Developer of collapsed Taiwan building questioned
- Brixmor plunges as executives resign
after review findings
- Chinese tourists boost Japanese
premium-mall sales
- Dutch lenders' share of home-loan market
down
- Australia's sales of new homes up 6% in
Dec
- James Bond studio owner mulls sale to
boost value
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13th, 14th & 15th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- Sim Lian gunning for assets in
Australia, London
- Sim Lian's Wandervale EC to be launched
at S$750-770 psf on average
- Latest home rental upticks seen as blips
- Finding the right home loan
- Furniture sector to build skills and
prospects
Companies' Brief
- Pull together pieces from all over to
build our Smart Nation
- Bukit Sembawang Estates
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- London developers forced to cut prices
to draw buyers
- NY developer settles suit over
accessibility of its homes
- Displaced by Manhattan blast, tenants
reflect on landlord's arrest
- Turning public housing into a
philanthropic cause
- Swedish home prices up 14.5% in a year
- Swedish bank seen to be retreating from
mortgage market
- Taiwan city inspects developer's
buildings after collapse
- Tokyo Property Borrowers Play Negative
Rates Game in Office Boon
- Hedge-Fund Losses Drive AIG to
Commercial Mortgages, Bonds
- Central London Property Losing Haven
Status as Bears Move In
- Amid Turmoil, Japan Housing Market May
Get Boost From Lower Rate
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16th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- Developers log worst January sales since
2009
- New private home sales sluggish but
experts see bright spots
Companies' Brief
- S'pore Reits ride to 5-year yield high
amid market jitters
- Tat Hong unit sells back lease for $21m
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- 3D-printed homes, underwater cities in
future?
- London home prices hit fresh record
- Hong Kong property market in a big hole
- The Intriguing Math That Turns Manhattan
Properties Into Shekels
- Tokyo Property Borrowers Play Negative
Rates Game in Office Boon
- Central London Property Losing Haven
Status as Bears Move In
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17th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- Oxley to launch 207-room hotel, 590-key
residence in KL
Companies' Brief
- Mapletree Industrial Trust
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Former HK deputy leader, tycoon lose
graft appeal bids
- 'Once in a lifetime' sale of religious
group's Brooklyn HQ draws top investors
- China's new yuan loans surge to record
high in January
- University of Michigan Endowment Adds to
Real Estate Investments
- British Columbia Imposes Citizenship
Disclosure for Home Buyers
- Citadel Leases Anchor Space at New Tower
on NYC's Park Avenue
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19th Feb | Singapore Real Estate
- Pressure mounts over unsold units
- Time to ease property curbs, say
developers
- Developers looking at S$100m of
extension charges
- New ZACD fund to scour for data centres,
discounted luxury homes
- Hoi Hup's top bid for Hougang EC site
near high end of expectations
Companies' Brief
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Moody's predicts slow growth
- Malaysia's GDP slows in Q4 but beats
market forecast
- South Korean investors snap up US
skyscrapers
- Airbnb Faces Major Threat in Japan, Its
Fastest-Growing Market
- Starwood Property Said to Hire
JPMorgan's Schuh as Debt Chief
- As Hedge Funds Struggle, REIT Shares
Become Their Victims
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20th, 21st & 22nd Feb | Singapore Economy
- A big-bang Budget? Unlikely, say
economists
- Stock market a poor predictor of GDP:
analysts
- People-centred growth in ascent to SG100
- Fighting paralysis in a market meltdown
Singapore Real Estate
- Private housing resale market shines as
buyers get off sidelines
- Wandervale EC draws over 400
e-applications
- Resale condos going for under $1m - and
not all are shoebox units
- CBD leasing market set for tough times
- At least four GCB deals sealed since
start of the year
- Singapore property investments in Q4
climb 39.3%
- Manage the impact of interest rates
- $2b extra cost if Cross Island Line
skirts Central Catchment Nature Reserve
Companies' Brief
- Role of brokerages heightened in market
downturns: CBRE
- CBRE on lookout for brokerage talent
amid industry consolidation
- Most Reits' DPU paid out of operations
- UIC hit by sharp drop in fair value
gains
- OUE's 2015 profit falls 85.7% on lack of
one-off gain
Views, Reviews & Forum
- Developers must find ways to deal with
property curbs
- Redas must take long-term view of market
- Dismay over call to ease property curbs
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Market for fixer-uppers traps low-income
buyers
- HK developers under pressure to cut
prices amid slowdown
- Yandex to Buy Headquarters to Reduce
Dollar-Linked Rent Expenses
- Dream Office Up Most in 7 Years on Asset
Sales, Payout Cut
- Rio Mayor Says Olympic Condos a Hard
Sell in Weak Housing Market
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23rd Feb | Singapore Economy
- Bad loans in S’pore will hit financial
crisis levels, lawyers say
Singapore Real Estate
- Private housing resale market shines as
buyers get off sidelines
- Cogent opens world's first integrated
logistics hub - with an act of charity
- JTC seeks innovative ideas for its
building management
- Structural integrity of bridge linking
Marina Square, Millennia Walk 'unaffected' by crane accident: BCA
- 10 stop-work orders issued by MOM so far
this year
Companies' Brief
- Amara's FY15 profit falls 59%
- Roxy profit down, expects more lumpy
earnings from FY2017
- Ascott forms alliance to deepen China
presence
- Villa in HK's Peak sold for 25% below
expectations
- A-Reit completes $77m Aussie purchase
Views, Reviews & Forum
- Why the buyout interest in Ascendas
H-Trust?
- Lowering prices in property glut not so
straightforward
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- SUTL unit partners UEM Sunrise to build
Puteri Harbour marinas
- Dubai developers plan new projects
despite falling home prices, rents
- Why Some Think Australia's Housing
Market Is Due for a 2008 Moment
- China’s Great Tech Wealth Machine
- Mobile Elite Hitting Barcelona Means
Bonanza for Hotels
- Rio Mayor Says Olympic Condos a Hard
Sell in Weak Housing Market
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24th Feb | Singapore Economy
- Singapore economy grew 2% in 2015,
weakest since 2009
- Singapore trade falls 9.5% in 2015 amid
declining oil trade
Singapore Real Estate
- Property launches in Singapore pick up
amid muted demand
- CapitaLand prices Cairnhill project 'to
fit market conditions'
- Chip Eng Seng unit puts in top bid for
site near Tanah Merah MRT
- oxy-Pacific set to launch two condos
later in year
- Industrial sites at Tampines and Tuas
launched for sale
- Marina Square says rat problem 'under
control'
Companies' Brief
- Centurion stays upbeat on demand; profit
down on lack of one-off gains
- Cushman & Wakefield appoints new
Singapore MD
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Indonesia aims to build up Reit market
- China's Moon Lake Investment gets nod to
buy oldest Australian dairy farm
- CEO of embattled Mexican builder ICA
quits - sources
- Japan REITs in for Bumpy Ride If Europe
Is Any Guide: Chart
- Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Rise to
Second-Highest Since 2007
- Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Increase
at Steady Pace
- Morgan Stanley Says U.S. Commercial Real
Estate Price Growth Will Be Flat
- Why Some Think Australia's Housing
Market Is Due for a 2008 Moment
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26th Feb | Singapore Economy
- S’pore ranked world’s most liveable
location for Asian expats for 17th year
Singapore Real Estate
- Consultants see good interest in
'palatable' Sembawang site
- Keppel Land sells two property companies
in Sri Lanka, Vietnam
- Second-timers dominate demand for
Bidadari units
Companies' Brief
- CDL to launch third PPS this year
- CDL Q4 profit buoyed by asset
monetisation
- CMT issues S$100m in 10-year debt at
3.5%
- Banyan Tree records worst full-year loss
ever
- Ho Bee's profit drop masks strong rental
income growth
- Lian Beng to buy Broadway Plaza in Ang
Mo Kio for S$51.5m
- Going all out to serve and keep
customers
Views, Reviews & Forum
- Property curbs could be lifted this
year: CDL's Kwek Leng Beng
- Tax moves to boost the S-Reit market
- ECs: Gaining value over the long term
- What happened to CPF Building sale
proceeds?
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Mansion sales and discount dining: oil
rout hits Houston's rich
- UK economy at risk from high property
prices, EU referendum: IMF
- Airbnb removed 622 hosts in NY City
before public scrutiny
- US home prices rose 5.8% in fourth
quarter from prior year
- Hong Kong to price land sales to market,
official says
- Guangzhou’s ‘last urban villagers’ fight
for a fair shot
- China Everbright to Buy Prime Hong Kong
Tower for HK$10 Billion
- Hong Kong Is Most Expensive Office
Market: Chart
- Homebuyers in Pricey Markets Are Now
Scared to Dream
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27th, 28th & 29th Feb | Singapore Economy
- Singapore trust levels very high: UBS
Singapore Real Estate
- Pandora co-founder and son buy 2 units
at Boulevard Vue
- Wandervale EC more than 40%
oversubscribed
- UOB gets nod to sue over inflated home
loans for Sentosa Cove condo
- Developer with an eye on the future
- Farrer Park Hospital patients can
recuperate at adjoining hotel to ease ward crunch
- New Farrer Park Hospital aims to offer
‘affordable’ private care
Companies' Brief
- UE net profit falls 17% to S$102.2m,
mainly due to asset sales
- Lack of one-time gain drags down UOL's
FY15 profit
Views, Reviews & Forum
- What is DC?
- The bane of negative interest rates
- How to buy properties at auction
Global Economy & Global Real Estate
- Surbana Jurong inks new Myanmar contract
- Regeneration projects the latest buzz in
London
- Hilton Plans REIT, Timeshare Spinoffs in
Bid to Unlock Value
- China Home-Price Gains Hold Steady Amid
More Easing Measures
- Land squeeze for the living and the dead
- China Everbright to Buy Hong Kong Tower
for $1.3 Billion
- NY City home prices unnerve suburban
upgraders
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