1st Aug

2nd Aug

3rd Aug

4th Aug

5th Aug

6th Aug

7th, 8th, 9th, 10th & 11th Aug

Singapore Economy

• Singapore narrows 2015 GDP growth forecast: MTI
• Build on founding fathers' legacy: Khaw
• Housing: The people's equity stake in S'pore

Singapore Real Estate

• Analysts expect HDB resale market to stabilise
• It's a shore thing for these owners of seaside homes
• Genting's Jurong hotel reports 'strong demand' for rooms, MICE space
• Quality scores of new HDB flats 'rising'
• Hotel geared to go the extra mile for guests
• For Singapore's wealthiest, land is riches
• More HDB lease options for seniors soon
• HDB flats get giant art on their facades
• Rat traps and midnight checks at Marina Square

Companies' Brief

• DTZ still home to a high-performing team
• Stronger Singdollar hits hospitality Reits
• A-Reit exploring openings in Australia, Germany
• Ho Bee Land's Q2 profit jumps 37%

Views, Reviews & Forum

• A Smart Nation needs a smart asset management strategy
• CDL: From eight-man outfit to major player
• Potential conflict of interest? Tell clients: Apex court

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• New York City orders tests on all cooling towers within 2 weeks
• China developer launches vacation rental online platform to tap unsold homes
• Aussie home market cooling as banks tighten reins
• China expects property market improvement to continue in H2
• Landlords, BOE worry about cheap money pushing up property values
• Airbnb gives Paris luxury hoteliers a fright
• City-fringe properties 'could fuel next phase of London's growth'
• Investors give prime London homes a miss
• US homebuyers turning to containers for cheaper housing
• Apollo buys most of Nicholas Schorsch's holdings
• NY takes action on 'three-quarter' homes
• The Ponzi scheme that might pay victims
• Irish financiers feed on builders as cheap loans fade into past
• Moody's plans ratings rules that may lift property bond grades
• BofA Sees Moody’s Shift as Slippery Slope for Real Estate Bonds
• Gates’s Cascade Signals Potential Strategic Hotels Talks
• Berlusconi Is Said to Offer His Sardinian Holiday Villa for Sale
• Northern Property to Buy Apartment REIT True North

12th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Millennium & Copthorne to acquire Beatles-inspired hotel for £13.8m
• Oxley inks management deals with Jumeirah Group for KL properties

Companies' Brief

• Far East Hospitality Trust

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Gucci spars with HK landlords as demand slumps
• Property firms in China reap July sales jump
• CBRE Unit Names Ritson Ferguson Global Investment Chief
• Trump Hotel Collection Hires Eric Danziger as CEO
• BofA Sees Moody’s Shift as Slippery Slope for Real Estate Bonds

13th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Price, location still key factors for private home buyers: Market watchers
• Sinarmas Land pulls out as Kailong Reit's investor
• CDL's next big monetisation moment: industrial properties
• Bumper crop of shoebox units to come in 2017
• Strong S$ helps mid-tier hotels to outperform in May

Companies' Brief

• Global Logistic Properties
• OUE C-Reit posts 2.6% rise in Q2 distributable income
• Amara second-quarter earnings dive 63%
• Acquisition in the offing for Centurion, say analysts

Views, Reviews & Forum

• '3 types of standards needed' for smart nation

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• UK property site wins back agents, adds more branches
• China July property investment slows further but sales improve
• Brazil's recession dampening demand for housing
• News Corp. Sales Miss Estimates on News Unit Decline
• Harper Pledges to Guard Canada From Foreign Home Speculators

14th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Private property market 'stabilising'
• Private condo resale prices flat in July: SRX
• Tender for two more Dempsey blocks for F&B, retail use
• EL Development awarded tender for West Coast Vale residential site
• Common errors in estimating housing demand
• SIBOR climbs to four-month high

Companies' Brief

• CityDev's Q2 earnings dip; group has been raising M&C stake
• Leng Beng not too worried about China
• Media's yuan-devaluation reports over-dramatic: Wing Tai
• Wing Tai plans to close some stores as profit plunges 41%
• Hotel Properties
• Centurion Corp
• OUE H-Trust posts 7.3% dip in Q2 DPS

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Malaysia beats forecasts with 4.9% growth in Q2
• Adidas buys warehouse outside Moscow
• Hong Kong investor GAW to buy a second building in Seattle
• UK trains delinquents as homebuilders face worker shortage
• Ortega’s Property Company Says Net Income Almost Doubled in 2014
• Blackstone Said in $1.3 Billion Sale of Boston Offices

15th, 16th & 17th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Efforts to cool housing have paid off, says Khaw
• Not the right time yet to adjust property curbs, says minister
• Housing situation ‘much happier’ but more needs to be done: Khaw
• New HDB scheme: Call to let studio flat owners extend lease
• July condo rents fall more than HDB flats
• Lien's grandson pays $21m for Good Class Bungalow
• Foreigners grab 5 floors of Prudential Tower
• Less overtime for workers in manufacturing, construction

Companies' Brief

• UOL Group
• OUE swings into the red in Q2
• United Engineers post lower Q2 profit
• Wheelock posts Q2 earnings of S$17.74m

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Crown Group unveils Sydney project here
• Water park sparks controversy in parched California
• Brazil homebuilder MRV reports 32% profit rise
• Efforts to preserve artist Henry Varnum Poor's house stall
• Foreigners buying Aussie property illegally face jail
• Wanxiang Teams With Pritzker for $1 Billion in Hotels
• Canadian Home Sales Decline for Second Month on Toronto Drop

16th Aug

17th Aug

18th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Occupancy rate of industrial space dips in 2014: MTI
• About 100,000 first-timers bought new HDB flats since 2008: Khaw
• After July surge, new private home sales expected to fizzle out in August

Companies' Brief

• S'pore top Asia-Pac commercial property buyer: DTZ

Views, Reviews & Forum

• 'Flexi' better for elder housing

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Park Hotel Group makes foray into Australia
• Lum Chang acquires UK commercial property
• Colliers International has new occupier services team
• Beijing steps up property curbs in red-hot areas
• Younger son of founder strengthens his hold on Lotte Group
• Beware tighter rules and pitfalls of buying real estate in Australia
• Builders in U.S. Gain Confidence as New York Factories Slump
• Cornerstone Hires Winterfield, JPMorgan’s Yang for Real Estate
• India, U.A.E. Plan $75 Billion Fund as Modi Seeks Investment

19th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Kim Chuan Drive site sold for S$40m
• Jump in property buyers from China, Malaysia in Q2

Companies' Brief

• Property Development and Investment
• Park Hotel Group expands portfolio outside Asia

Views, Reviews & Forum

• 'No' to proposed changes on small flats

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Kepland bullish ahead of completion of IFC Jakarta Tower 2
• Currency squeeze seen punishing buyers of luxury homes in London
• China home prices rise for third straight month in July
• Tianjin catastrophe raises disturbing questions on safety, China's urbanisation
• Housing Rebound Likely to Endure in U.S. Through Fed Liftoff
• Blackstone Bides Time for Home-Rental REIT as Stocks Sag
• Momentum Trade Gets New Hero as Every U.S. Homebuilder Gains

20th Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Elderly to get more HDB lease options
• Seniors buying Flexi flats can choose fittings too
• Mortgagee sales of larger homes on the rise                                                  
• 20 office units in Parkway Centre up for sale
• Pioneer estate now a ghost town

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Park Hotel Group expands into Australia
• Thakral, Aberdeen tie up for Australian real estate projects
• US home-rental firms trade below IPO prices
• US home prices rise faster than pay of young workers
• Sumitomo yields rise on debt fatigue despite property boom
• Traders scale back bets on rate cuts as Sydney home prices surge
• China's Dalian Wanda plans 15b yuan local bond sale
• Airbnb partners China Broadband and Sequoia to expand in China
• Neighbourhood opposition to NY skyscraper plan
• Dick Fuld’s Sun Valley Estate Could Be Yours for $30 Million

21st Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• GuocoLand sells Beijing development project to China Cinda Asset Management

Companies' Brief

• First Reit
• Raymond Chia is back, with new outfit in tow
• How much can landlords ask for in this renter’s market?

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Jobs returning to Spain construction sector while wages go nowhere
• Ito's vision: rejuvenating Omishima Island and coexisting with nature
• Guangzhou developer cuts target, rules out price war
• July home resales rise to highest level since February 2007
• Trump's hotel group inks deal to manage luxury Bali resort
• Developer Peebles Says He’s Considering Run for New York Mayor
• Developer Peebles Says NYC's De Blasio Is 'Anti-Success'
• Sears Posts Second-Quarter Profit on Gain From Real Estate

25th Aug

Top Stories

• Khaw says his housing policies have little to do with the general election
• More flat buyers? Supply can be tweaked
• New scheme offers fresh start to families living in rental flats
• MND releases details on Proximity Housing Grant and other changes
• $20,000 grant to help families live closer together

Singapore Economy

• Overall inflation eases in July, but core inflation rises

Singapore Real Estate

• Fillip for ECs could hurt mass market condos' demand
• Workers still crammed into Geylang apartments

Companies' Brief

• Six out of 13 S-Reits miss Citi's Q2 forecasts

Global Economy & Global Estate

• Malaysian developers tout weak ringgit as key selling point
• Sydney homeowners join forces to exploit boom
• Shares of brokers lose shine as US commercial property market starts cooling
• Abandoned homes dot suburbs of Tokyo
• Auckland house prices keep central bank awake at night, says official

26th Aug

Top Stories

• Polling Day on Sept 11

Singapore Real Estate

• Weak demand seen for two industrial sites put up for sale by JTC
• Norway fund among bidders for Asia Square Tower 1: sources

Companies' Brief

• Six out of 13 S-Reits miss Citi's Q2 forecasts

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• UK property values are in bubble territory again: analyst
• BlackRock to start financing US rental-home investors: sources
• A Former Tibetan Monk Is Being Accused of Defrauding Chinese Real Estate Investors
• Sales of New Homes in U.S. Increased 5.4% in July to 507,000

27th Aug

Singapore Economy

• Redeveloping Funan a better option for CapitaLand Mall Trust
• Conversion to serviced apartments a costly affair for Newfort Realty
• Oakwood Asia-Pacific bags first management contract in S'pore
• Singapore tycoon grabs slice of US hotel pie
• Three-month SOR jumps to 1.4%, highest level since Jan 2009

Companies' Brief

• GuocoLand posts 42% drop in Q4 profit
• Hotel 81 founder donates S$2m to SMU to set up bursary for needy students

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Govt should ensure housing grant does not skew demand

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Tokyo's iconic Hotel Okura awaits the wrecking ball
• Dubai property slowdown due to tighter rules, not oil slump
• Construction boom in South Florida makes its way up north
• Brazil builders seek debt relief as housing market plummets
• Ex-Tibetan monk accused of defrauding Chinese real estate investors in US
• Australia's tighter regulations on foreign property ownership not affecting Singaporeans' interest: Estate agents
• Dubai's Al Habtoor Said to Seek $408 Million Loan for Expansion
• Israel's Biggest Developer Battles Cheap Stock With Global Plan
• TIAA-CREF Enters $4.6 Billion Property Deal With Sweden AP Funds
• Cheap Central Park Apartments, With a Catch

28th Aug

Top Stories

• Public housing is about meeting needs and aspirations: Maliki Osman

Singapore Real Estate

• New policy measures will hit private residential market
• Productivity Council in tie-up to boost process construction and maintenance sector
• Rowsley makes foray into Manchester
• Hotels slash rates, offer goodies as tourist arrivals taper

Companies' Brief

• Property stock rally could be short-lived

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Confidence in Iskandar project despite delays
• Barcelona mayor's crackdown puts Airbnb in firing line
• UK house prices grow at slowest annual pace since June 2013
• Deepening downturn in India's building sector eats into growth
• Sweden's housing subsidy won't help shortage, say builders
• US commercial mortgages worry Fed amid defaults
• Architect sought for Obama library
• SouFun Jumps as Policy Loosening Lifts China Property Stocks
• TPG Capital Hires Ladder’s Guggenheim to Run Real Estate Group
• Pending Sales of Previously Owned U.S. Homes Rose 0.5% in July
• China Eases Foreign Investment Rules for Property Amid Slowdown

29th, 30th & 31st Aug

Singapore Real Estate

• Respite for prices of private apartments
• Big Data analytics at the heart of Smart Nation push: SAS
• New hope for families with new grant

Companies' Brief

• Reits get a pounding in the past month
• Sim Lian profits soar with completion of property projects

Views, Reviews & Forum

• Set timeframe for construction of homes

Global Economy & Global Real Estate

• Tianjin Eco-City rattled, but not for long
• NY City relies on housing programme it deplores
• Property boom drives out art galleries that changed Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood
• Swire Properties may sell Kowloon office tower worth about US$1b
• Posh perks prop up property profits in China
• Jerusalem Economy Shares Surge as Jordache Owners Buy Stake
• Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
• The Galleries That Transformed Chelsea Can’t Pay the Rent
• Sands Turns to Bookselling After Standard Chartered Exit
• HSH Owners Said to Discuss $11 Billion Bad Bank Plan With EU