Singapore: News Archive

SEPTEMBER 2009

• Singapore tries to calm property industry fears over new tax plans - Propertywire

JUNE 2009

• a return of activity in the investment sales market - CB Richard Ellis

MAY 2009

• Finding the silver lining in the dark cloud - Property Guru
• Singapore, Hong Kong amongst Asia’s biggest losers - Property Report Asia

APRIL 2009

• Home sales remain strong - Straights Times
• Signs of recovery in Singapore - Property Report Asia
• Singapore economy in record fall - BBC

MARCH 2009

• Singapore set to introduce tougher regulations for real estate agents - Property Wire
• Singapore's boomtown dream gets hazy - Wall Street Journal

FEBRUARY 2009

• Opportunity in Singapore - IHT
• Singapore’s 2008’s investment down 67% - Property Report

JANUARY 2009

• Official: Singapore's economy enters sharp recession - People's Daily
• Singapore high-end properties likely to keep dropping in price - IHT

NOVEMBER 2008

• Singapore: market update - IProperty.com

OCTOBER 2008

• Price fall for Singapore's luxury condos - Property Report
• Singapore's Q3 private home prices down 2.4% on-quarter - Channel News Asia

JULY 2008

• Singapore property market slowing down - Property Wire

JUNE 2008

• Singapore sales down 40% - Asia Property Report

APRIL 2008

• Singapore SWF in recession warning - Financial Times

MARCH 2008

• Developers hold off launches in quiet market - Asia One business
• HDB imposes checklists on resale flats - Singapore Property P
• Speculators holding out for higher prices - Lushhome

FEBRUARY 2008

• Singapore firms buys the World's Nova island - Arabian Business
• Rental market watchers home in on key figures - Lush Homes
• Asia Pacific property digest (pdf - requires free registration) - Jones Lang LaSalle
• Singapore property market monitor (pdf - requires free registration) - Jones Lang LaSalle

JANUARY 2008

• Real estate market quiet as uncertainty looms in the US - Asia One

DECEMBER 2007

• Singapore real estate highlights Q4-2007 (pdf) - Knight Frank
• Singapore's consumer prices rise faster-than-expected 4.2 percent in November - IHT

OCTOBER 2007

• Singapore: stopover city - Telegraph UK
• Singapore real estate highlights Q3-2007 (pdf) - Knight Frank

SEPTEMBER 2007

• Singapore drawing more foreign investors - IHT

JULY 2007

• Singapore proving an attractive port for property investment ? - Yahoo News
• Super luxury’ tower rises in Singapore - IHT
• Singapore Raises Land Development Tax ? Houston Chronicle - chron.com
• Singapore "hottest" property mkt ? The Economic Times India - Economic Times India
• Singapore ranks 15th in world accommodation costs - Asia Property Report
• Casinos usher in ’global city’ - Asia Property Report
• Collective headaches - Asia Property Report
• Singapore real estate highlights Q2-2007 (pdf) - Knight Frank

JUNE 2007

• Singapore is world?s ?hottest? property market: Lang LaSalle ? Daily Times Pakistan - Daily Times

MAY 2007

• Property boom driving Singapore - BBC News
• Seeing the green light - Asia Property Report
• Investors target Singapore real estate boom - Asia Property Report

APRIL 2007

• Investing in Hong Kong and Macau - Asia Property Report
• Singapore property market overview (Q1 2007) (pdf) - Colliers Internation

MARCH 2007

• Living the high life - South China Morning
• 645000 flats eligible for subletting as HDB revises policy - Channel News Asia

FEBRUARY 2007

• 895 HDB flats repossessed since 2003 - TODAYonline
• Govt to pay market rate for land acquired - Asia One
• Maybank introduces a single board rate for all home loans - The Asian Banker
• Orchard Turn Developments plans to launch super-luxury condo by April - Channel New Asia

JANUARY 2007

• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

OCTOBER 2006

• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

SEPTEMBER 2006

• 52% of households changed residences between 1995 and 2005: Stats dept - Derrick Property
• Rise in Singapore property prices due to IR bid likely priced in: Analysts - Derrick Property
• Luxurious St. Regis apartment sets record price - Derrick Property
• Luxury homes on a roll in Singapore market - IHT
• Singapore REITs could triple in 5 years - IHT
• Singapore (pdf) - Alpha Watch

AUGUST 2006

• Further price increase in mid- to high-end private properties for 2nd half 2006 projected - Derrick Property
• Analysts: Rise in Singapore property prices due to IR bid likely priced in - Derrick Property
• High-end residential prices to rise by 10% this year: CapitaLand - Derrick Property

JULY 2006

• Singapore property market overview: 2Q2006 (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

JUNE 2006

• Brand new in Asia - IHT
• Brand new in Asia - IHT

APRIL 2006

• Singapore property market overview: 1Q2006 (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Property trends (2nd Quarter, 2006) (pdf) - Jones Lang LaSalle
• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

JANUARY 2006

• Singapore property market overview: 4Q2005 (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

DECEMBER 2005

• Singapore property going through the roof - Derrick Property

OCTOBER 2005

• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

SEPTEMBER 2005

• Singapore home prices play catch-up - IHT

JULY 2005

• Singapore banks brace for home-loan surge - IHT
• Policy changes affecting the Singapore property market and their implications (pdf) - Colliers Internation
• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

JUNE 2005

• Singapore swings with luxury condos - IHT

APRIL 2005

• Real estate highlights (Singapore - Knight Frank

NOVEMBER -0001

• Singapore market overview - Colliers Market repo