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Consolidation expected for real estate investment trusts in Singapore
2008-03-06 21:51:00
SINGAPORE: Once-booming real estate investment trusts in Singapore could face a round of mergers to weed out the weak who find it harder to raise money and refinance loans because of the global credit crisis. At least six of 20 listed real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in Singapore are valued for less than what their properties are worth, as is the case with many trusts in Japan and Australia, which means expansion is being hurt by higher financing costs and investor returns are limited. Some of the trusts will face higher interest payments when they need to refinance their debt soon, leading to lower earnings and distributions to investors. "I would expect consolidation to gather pace in the course of the next six to 12 months," said Tony Darwell, head of Asian equity rese
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Overseas investors circle ABC Learning
2008-02-29 21:52:00
THE Singapore Government's investment arm has tightened its grip on the stricken ABC Learning Centres, giving it a key say in the future of Australia's biggest childcare centre operator. Temasek Holdings said yesterday it had increased its stake in ABC from 12.4 per cent to 14.7 per cent, buying the bulk of the shares as other investors dumped their stock during Tuesday's stock market plunge. The buying increases speculation that Temasek could become a bidder for all or part of ABC, whose shares remain suspended from trading as the company considers selling some of its international empire to cut its heavy debt load. However, Temasek's new $150 million stake also puts it just below the 15 per cent trigger that would require the approval of the commonwealth's Foreign Investment Review Boar


Singapore abolishes Estate Duty with immediate Effects to Welcome High Net worth Investors from all over the world, Says Singapore Company Incorporation Specialists
2008-02-18 22:07:00
Singapore abolished Estate Tax, which it had inherited during the British era. The move will encourage Singapore to become an attractive place for wealth to be invested and built up, whether by Singaporeans or foreigners. The Estate Duty will be removed with immediate effect from the Singapore tax regime. The Finance Minister, Mr.Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the budget speech said "Wealth is also being managed today on a global basis. Proponents of removing estate duty have therefore argued that removing it would encourage wealthy individuals from all over Asia to bring their assets into Singapore, thus supporting the growth of the wealth management industry. Ordinary Singaporeans have also argued that having worked, paid taxes on their income and property, and built up their savings, th
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Singapore Real Estate Market is Booming
2008-02-13 19:44:00
The HomesGoFast.comSingapore Real Estate market has been on a decided upswing in recent years, and it has been drawing a wider attention of foreign investors as a result. Prices in the small nation in Southeast Asia have been rising rapidly, with 2007 residential prices increasing by over 30% for the year! According to the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority, prices for residences rose 6.8% in the fourth quarter alone, but that was down some from the third quarter when prices rose 8.3%. One reason for the slowing price increase was the number of new projects in the pipeline. At the end of 2007, there were 64,852 units under construction or had gained approval for construction. Of these, over 56,000 are expected to be completed during 2008. With Singapore growing so quickly in recent ye
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Buoyant growth forecast in South-East Asian property market
2008-02-11 23:47:00
Singapore - South -East Asian property markets are expected to sustain the buoyant growth seen in 2007, DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said on Friday. Residential markets in the region are forecast to be driven "by steady economic expansion, increasing affluence and increasingly attractive projects as developers strive to refine concepts," the DTZ report said. Demand for properties in Vietnam has been bolstered by recent relaxation in rules for housing ownership, allowing foreign land ownership terms to increase from 50 to 70 years, DTZ said. The residential market in Thailand is expected to recover as the political situation improves and developers are encouraged to launch projects which have been withheld. The market is good for high-end condominiums in Kuala Lumpur, bolstered by the re


Singapore fund flows remain steady
2008-02-11 21:48:00
Net inflows to Singapore unit trusts totalled S$1.56 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007. Equity fund inflows were muted. Singapore’s unit trusts posted a net inflow of S$1.56 billion ($1.09 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2007, relatively unchanged from the S$1.56 billion recorded in the previous quarter, according to a joint report by data provider Lipper and the Investment Management Association of Singapore. Fund inflows amounted to S$8.57 billion ($6 billion) in the fourth quarter, while outflows reached S$7.01 billion ($4.9 billion). Approved products under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) managed to end the quarter with a net inflow of S$43.8 million ($30.66 million), improving on the S$20.1 million ($14.07 million) in the previous quarter. CPFIS inflows as a percentage o


Singapore Real Estate - Star Project
2008-02-10 23:41:00
The vast majority (more than 80%) of Singapore ans live in public housing. These homes are located in housing estates, where most are developed neighbourhoods with schools, supermarkets, clinics, food centres and recreational facilities. Popular neighborhood estates include names like Ang Mo Kio Town, Toa Payoh, Clementi, Yishun, Bishan, Hougang, Simei, Woodlands, Punggol, Bukit Batok,Tampines and others to the name. In short, they are called HDB. Owning a home, a property in these places is a satisfaction. However, a buyer must consider factors before buying properties. It is the decision of the buyer to engage with real estate agents to handle transactions. Advantages of hiring the best real estate agents depend on its accreditation. STAR PROjECT is a member of The Singapore Accredited E
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Property to rise above stock market volatility
2008-01-29 19:49:00
PETALING JAYA: There is still growth potential in the local property market although the prevailing volatility of the stock market has turned property consultants and analysts more cautious of the upside. While concerned that the recent stock market jitters, which saw the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) tumble 54.12 points or 3.84% last Tuesday, would affect property stocks in the near term, they are upbeat that the sector is able to ride out the negative investor sentiment. Property consultant DTZ Nawawi Tie Leong Sdn Bhd executive director Brian Koh said volatile markets would present both threats and opportunities to institutional funds, who may view real estate in Malaysia as an attractive asset class, given a lack of alternatives in volatile markets elsewhere. "With
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Commissions earned by real estate agencies up sharply in 2007
2007-10-26 04:14:00
SINGAPORE : Commissions earned by real estate agencies have gone up sharply, by as much as 80 percent, according to one agency. Market watchers said that is not surprising, given the hike in property prices and number of transactions. As a result, the industry is also attracting more agents. Three days into the new year and real estate agency Propnex is already training 200 agents who have entered its fold. About half are new to the industry, but some are returnees. Industry players said the renewed interest is not surprising. Some real estate agents have seen their income double in the last year. At Propnex, about 100 agents earned more than S$200,000 each in commission. Jenny Lee, real estate agent, Propnex, said: "Last year was one of the best years that I had in my nine years in t


HDB resale market rides high
2007-10-13 05:02:00
It’s certainly a seller’s market as prices trend upwards and demand for larger units rise   HDB resale prices have been recovering slowly but surely since a dip in late 2005 when anti-cashback measures were introduced to stamp out the illegal over-declaration of resale prices. The recovery was based purely on the market fundamentals of an improving economy and employment market; as well as the actual play of supply and demand. From Q4 2006’s 103.6 points on the HDB Resale Price Index, resale prices for HDB flats jumped 4.2 per cent in the first half of this year to reach 108 points in Q2 2007. Besides demand being fuelled by improving sentiment, the spate of collective sales in the private property market has unleashed a group of cash-rich house hunters, many of wh


Singapore Real Estate Property Listings
2007-09-24 02:51:00
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Singapore Office Space launches
2007-09-24 02:28:00
Singapore Office Space , powered by Terapad.com () was launched today featuring blog, forums, image gallery, online shop, event calendar and more.Singapore Office Space can be accessed at
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Singapore says has enough land to meet office demand
2008-03-10 19:50:00
SINGAPORE, March 10 (Reuters) - Singapore will provide more land for office s as part of a strategy to strengthen its position as an Asian financial centre, the government's real estate planning agency said on Monday. "The new growth area set aside for the seamless extension of the existing financial district ... will be more than twice the size of London's Canary Wharf," the city-state's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said in a statement. "Over a span of more than 15 years, the development of the 85 hectare site identified for extension of the existing financial district will see the addition of around 2.82 million square metres of office space," it added. Demand for office space in Singapore has grown strongly in the past three years, spurred by the growth in fina
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Property Investors Focus on Asia
2008-03-23 22:15:00
Asia's real estate markets are outperforming the slowing US and European markets. The main countries benefiting from this trend have been the larger markets such as Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, and there is now an increasing focus on Thailand, according to leading international property consultants CB Richard Ellis. Property investment has become a global market with a rapidly increasing number of cross-border transactions. "Property markets used to be dominated by local investors but this is no longer the case. In many ways, property investment has become similar to the equity markets with investors looking for worldwide opportunities," said Ms. Kulwadee Sawangsri, Director of Investment Properties at CB Richard Ellis Thailand. Many Asian property markets have performed stron
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Asia property stocks still a strong bet-trade group
2008-04-03 03:24:00
SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - Asia 's listed property sector is still in a broad-based recovery and, although returns are likely to slow from 2007, solid results based on strong asset values are likely this year, property investors at a regional forum said on Wednesday. China continued to get the votes of listed property investors due to its strong economic growth outlook, continued population shift to large cities and growing need for residential and commercial property. Record U.S. home foreclosures on the back of a shakedown in the subprime mortgage market have led investors away from listed real estate investment trusts, or REITs, in the past several months, pushing their prices sometimes below net asset value. But fundamentals remain strong with demand and supply balanced, members of the


Luxury condos, Singapore-style - Rajarhat complex to offer wi-fi link, aroma garden and cricket field
2008-05-09 23:54:00
A realty major from Singapore is setting up luxury condos in New Town, complete with wi-fi connectivity, an aroma garden, an elevated green podium to camouflage the underground parking lot and a mini cricket field. Elita Garden Vista, a 1,278-unit complex, is being developed on a 25-acre land parcel in Action Area III of the Rajarhat township by Keppel Land Limited, the property arm of the Keppel
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