Singapore property developers walking a tightrope

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): Still-buoyant sentiment in the mass market could allow Singapore’s property developers to raise prices, but might trigger further policy tightening on top of the property cooling measures in place, says Maybank Kim Eng.

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Bandar Malaysia, TRX incentives — a boon or a bane?

ON June 16, as the agreement that formally sees IWH CREC Sdn Bhd become a 60% shareholder in the Bandar Malaysia development as well as its master developer was signed, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced a slew of incentives for the massive project.

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Better connectivity boosted property prices

WITH the push from key growth catalysts such as the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and big township developments, both landed and non-landed residential properties in major townships in the Klang Valley and Greater KL including Cheras, Kajang/Semenyih, Kota Damansara and Subang Jaya have all recorded compound annual growth rates (CAGR) of 10% and above.

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