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HDB resale prices remained flat in Q1
HDB resale prices remained flat in Q1
There have been a few major price fluctuations, even as volumes continue to fall.
Consumer spending growth may lag at 1.8% in 2020
Spending behaviour continues to show drastic changes.
Close to 7 in 10 expect business environment to deteriorate in H2
Around 76% expect revenue to contract in 2020. About 69% of Singapore’s occupier clients expect the business environment to deteriorate in H2 2020, according to CBRE. This comes on the back of the lingering economic impact from theCOVID-19 pandemic. In addition, 76% surveyed expect revenue to contract in 2020, with most of them expecting a contraction between 10% to 30%. Seventy-seven percent have not been offered any relief measures by landlords, whilst 35% have commenced talks with landlords about it. Furthermore, 69% of Singapore respondents’ leasing decisions were also impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, putting expansion plans and site visits on hold. As a result of the ongoing circuit breaker period, 96% of respondents now plan to increase their investment in tech to support remote working and business continuity planning (BCP) after the pandemic.
Chart of the Day: Industrial tenancies down 37.6% in Q1
Rental transactions fell as manufacturing firms halted physical footprint expansions.
Daily Briefing: Sembcorp subsidiary terminates deal with Hin Leong; New circuit breaker deemed “unclear” by some F&B businesses
And FairPrice introduces 'store on wheels' to residents.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.3%
Biolidics saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 34.87% contraction.
Industrial space prices down 0.7% in Q1: JTC
The COVID situation could affect the completion of 1.9 million annual supply of industrial space.
Consumer prices dipped 0.2% in March
The costs of private transport and services continue to drop.
Almost half of employers to amp up tech investments after pandemic
40% say they are fully equipped to support remote work schemes.
Financial transactions grew by 40% in Q1: OCBC
Customer usage of digital banking services increased.
CapitaLand Retail China Trust's tenant sales down 42.5% YoY in Q1
Only 34% of its stores were open on 15 February.
Sensorflow bags $11.83m in series A+ funding
Funds will be used in developing solutions for HVAC systems.
FCT's NPI down 1.3% to $35.96m in Q2
Growth in property expense outpaced revenue growth during the quarter.
Interest in remote working soared nearly 15,000%
Key tech trends identified across articles in Singapore media.
ST Engineering subsidiary to issue $1.07b notes on 29 April
The notes will be issued under the $5b medium-term note programme.
Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City land plot sold for $236.4m
Sunac China Holdings won the bid through Tianjin Sunac Real Estate.
China's Sinopec in talks to buy stake in Hin Leong's terminal
The sale could provide much needed cash for the family-owned oil giant.
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