• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• CapitaLand

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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