UOL acquires Hilton Melbourne South Wharf for S$246 mil
SINGAPORE (March 6): Property group UOL is acquiring Hilton Melbourne South Wharf for A$230 million (S$246 million) (RM776 million).
Hatten Land’s Tan brothers make their mark in Singapore with reverse takeover
WHEN Colin Tan took over a company called Lianbang Ventures in 2005 in order to revive an abandoned shopping mall project in Melaka, his friends used to tease him about the firm’s name.
DC rates raised for three segments of S’pore property market
SINGAPORE (March 2): The government has increased the development charges (DC) rates for three segments of the real estate market amid improved sentiment in the property market.
Keck Seng posts 4Q net profit of RM75.5 mil on forex gain
KUALA LUMPUR (March 1): Keck Seng (M) Bhd was back in the black for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2016 (4QFY2016) with a net profit of RM75.
Help for first-timers buying resale HDBs, but no easing of cooling measures
ON Feb 20, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced in his Budget statement that, with immediate effect, the Central Provident Fund’s (CPF) Housing Grant had been raised to $50,000 for first-timer couples buying four-room or smaller HDB flats from the resale market.
Kimlun's 4Q net profit up 13%, plans 6.5 sen dividend
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Higher profit contribution from the manufacturing, construction and trading divisions lifted Kimlun Corp Bhd’s net profit by 13% to RM24.
CityDev looks from Buangkok to Belgravia and Singapore to Suzhou for FY17 earnings
SINGAPORE (Feb 24): CIMB is maintaining its “add” call on City Developments with higher target price of S$10.
$6.6 million loss at Seascape mortgagee sale
ON Feb 7, a 4,069 sq ft unit at Seascape in Sentosa Cove was sold at a $6.
