by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Economic Growth, Financing, Investments
The Business Times, 17 Aug 2022, Weds 5:52 AM By Yong Jun Yuan CONSTRUCTION companies have been on a tear this recent half-year on improved earnings following the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on the inflow of migrant workers. But the industry may be sailing...
by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Straits Times, 16 Aug 2022, Tues 2:20 PM By Hariz Baharudin SINGAPORE – Inflation in Singapore is expected to peak in the next two to four months and will start to ease thereafter, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. But Mr Wong, who is also Finance...
by George Goh | Sep 28, 2022 | Investments
The Business Times, 15 Aug 2022, Mon 10:56 PM By Leslie Yee 2021 was a good year for housing developers in Singapore. Excluding executive condominiums, developers sold 13,027 private homes in 2021 as private home prices rose 10.6 per cent from a year ago, according to...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Business Times, 11 Aug 2022, Thurs 5:30 PM By Tessa Oh SINGAPORE’S updated second-quarter growth figures surprised on the downside as the economy shrank 0.2 per cent quarter on quarter, but neither authorities nor private-sector economists expect this to herald a...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | HDB, Private Property
The Straits Times, 11 Aug 2022, Thurs 11:52 AM By Isabelle Liew SINGAPORE – Rental prices for Housing Board flats and private apartments continued to rise last month, with analysts noting that the trend will continue as completed housing projects are unable to...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Private Property
The Straits Times, 10 Aug 2022, Weds 11:35 AM By Isabelle Liew SINGAPORE – Prices of resale condominium units edged up for the 24th straight month in July, while transactions dipped amid rising interest rates. Condo resale prices rose at a quicker pace of 1.2...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Collective Sale
The Business Times, 10 Aug 2022, Weds 4:35 PM By Corrine Kerk FREEHOLD Sutton Place at 24, 26 and 28 Farrer Road in prime District 10 has been put up for collective sale via public tender at an indicative price of S$285 million. Marketed by Colliers, Sutton Place is a...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth, Government Announcements
The Straits Times, 8 Aug 2022, Mon 7:00 PM By Goh Yan Han SINGAPORE – Singaporeans must brace themselves and be psychologically prepared that in the next decades, the region might not be as peaceful and stable as it has been, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Collective Sale
The Business Times, 8 Aug 2022, Mon 9:33 PM By Nisha Ramchandani THE residential en bloc market has been gathering momentum in recent months as developers seek to replenish their land banks amid dwindling unsold inventory, a relative lack of supply under the...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Government Announcements, HDB
The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2022, Sun 2:10 PM By Michelle Ng SINGAPORE – Ang Mo Kio residents affected by the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) will now have the option of applying for a new flat in the same estate. In an upcoming Build-To-Order (BTO)...