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 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
 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
 3rd FebSingapore 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
 4th FebSingapore 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
 5th FebSingapore 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
 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th FebSingapore 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
 11th FebSingapore 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
 13th, 14th & 15th FebSingapore 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
 16th FebSingapore 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
 17th FebSingapore 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
 19th FebSingapore 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

  • 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
 20th, 21st & 22nd FebSingapore 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
 23rd FebSingapore 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
 24th FebSingapore 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
 26th FebSingapore 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
 27th, 28th & 29th FebSingapore 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