News about Singapore

AFTER a two-year drought with zero sales in 2014 and the lone en bloc deal of Thong Sia Building last year, the recent three deals topping S$1 billion foreshadow an awakening of the collective sale market.

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes to sign the bilateral agreement on the development of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) during the next leaders' retreat.

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): The Singapore Central Business District has just seen its fourth major office transaction in 2016, after CLSA Capital Partners acquired 77 Robinson Road for S$531 million (RM1.

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): Astaka Holdings Ltd yesterday announced it had signed an RM308 million sale and purchase agreement with the Johor Bahru City Council (MBJB).

SINGAPORE (Nov 23): RHB Singapore is initiating coverage on Manulife US REIT with a "buy” recommendation with a target price of 96 US cents (S$1.

SINGAPORE (Nov 22): Once an investor favourite just a few years ago, Singapore has now sunk to “near the bottom” of the rankings it once topped while struggling with overcapacity, falling demand and a slump in its residential sector.

THE local real estate industry can look forward to expanding their businesses across the Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region more effectively, thanks to an initiative by regional real estate bodies, including The Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA).

SINGAPORE (Nov 18): Singapore real estate investment trusts (REITs) have seen price-to-book fall to 0.

SINGAPORE (Nov 17): DBS Group Research is maintaining its view that the Singapore property market remains on a “modest correction path” while highlighting that developers trading at 0.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project represents Japan’s No 1 priority in terms of even more Japanese investment into Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pictured).