6/24/2008 5:16:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 24th June 2008
Subsales carve out bigger slice of home deals A new study by Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) shows that in most parts of Singapore, subsales actually rose as a percentage of total private apartment and condo sales in the first five months compared with last year. ...
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6/24/2008 5:12:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 23rd June 2008
Analysts’ views mixed over H2 GLS list The H2 2008 Government Land Sales (GLS) programme drew mixed responses from property analysts. Some see the moderate supply as a plus for property prices, others feel it reaffirms the weak market sentiment. The ...
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6/24/2008 5:03:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 20th June 2008
Developers get more wriggle room with H2 land sales Supply from the confirmed list of the Ministry of National Development's (MND) H2 2008 land sales programme is less than half that in H1. Although the supply on the H2 reserve list has been increased ...
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6/24/2008 5:01:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 19th June 2008
S'pore short rates dive, defying expectations The three-month Singapore interbank offer rate (Sibor) fell 12.5 basis points to 1.25% yesterday - a shade above the year low of 1.24 on April 22. Analysts say they believe yesterday's big move was due ...
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6/24/2008 4:59:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 18th June 2008
URA plot facing Bedok Reservoir up for sale A 99-year leasehold condo plot at Tampines Ave 1/10 fronting Bedok Reservoir, launched yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, is likely to draw modest bids ranging from $200 to $300 psf of potential gross ...
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6/18/2008 2:50:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 17th June 2008
New private home sales up 55% In May, developers sold 441 new homes, excluding executive condominiums, a sharp 55% jump from the 284 sales in April. That made May the best month so far this year. The improved sales came on the back of 474 new homes launched ...
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6/18/2008 2:47:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 16th June 2008
S'pore continues to do well in global rankings At least three reports this year have given Singapore top marks in many areas of economic influence, including the ease of doing business, legal and political framework, economic stability and government efficiency. ...
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6/18/2008 2:41:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 13th June 2008
Avaya sets up Asian logistics hub here Communications technology specialist Avaya has established its first Asian supply chain management hub in Singapore, to improve its distribution operations in Asia-Pacific. Headquartered in New Jersey, the new warehousing ...
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6/18/2008 2:38:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 12th June 2008
HDB upgraders hold key to property market turnaround HDB upgraders accounted for 28% of all private homes purchased in Q1 2008, up from a 22% share in the preceding three months. Their Q1 share was also the highest in seven quarters, according to DTZ's ...
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6/18/2008 2:36:00 AM
Singapore Property News Brief 11th June 2008
18th floor of Peninsula Plaza sold for $15m The 18th floor of Peninsula Plaza near City Hall has been sold to a Taiwanese trading company for $14.9 million, working out to $1,750 psf of strata area. It is below what the seller Novelty Department Store, part ...
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