Ascott The Residence returns to Orchard Road
The soft opening of Ascott Orchard Singapore on Dec 1, 2016 marked the return of the Ascott The Residence brand to Orchard Road after a decade-long hiatus.
Orchard Road’s latest landmark
INTEREST in luxury homes typically picks up once they are completed as well-heeled buyers can personally inspect the design and quality of the project.
Singapore third most expensive city in Asia for construction
SINGAPORE (March 6): Singapore is revealed as the third most expensive city in Asia for construction, following Hong Kong and Macau, according to the International Construction Costs Index published on Monday by built assets design and consultancy firm Arcadis.
Perennial may appeal against dismissal of winding-up applications
SINGAPORE (March 6): The high court has dismissed the winding-up applications for three of Perennial Real Estate Holdings’ associated joint venture (JV) companies, namely: Capitol Investment Holdings, Capitol Retail Management and Capitol Hotel Management.
Iskandar Waterfront City in proposed revamp
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): Iskandar Waterfront City Bhd's (IWCity) single largest shareholder Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd has been exploring a restructuring exercise involving IWCity.
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).
Mah Sing issuing RM1b perpetual securities
KUALA LUMPUR (March 6): Mah Sing Group Bhd will issue up to RM1 billion worth of perpetual securities or bonds to finance the property developer's land acquisitions and working capital requirement.
UMLand inks MoU with Chong Wei Binajaya to develop Lee Chong Wei International Sports City
PETALING JAYA (March 6): United Malayan Land Bhd (UMLand), via its wholly-owned subsidiary Seri Alam Properties Sdn Bhd, has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chong Wei Binajaya Sdn Bhd to develop part of the proposed Lee Chong Wei International Sports City.
5 things to note about buying property on the secondary market
IF you are looking for a ready, more secure and less speculative type of property, you would probably look at the secondary market first rather than those that are still under construction offered by housing developers.
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.
