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Property stocks hit the jackpot on back of KepLand privatisation bid
Property stocks hit the jackpot on back of KepLand privatisation bid
The deal will unleash liquidity for other stocks.
More Singaporeans splurge on overseas trips on back of robust consumer confidence
Almost 9 out of 10 consumers will travel this year.
ASEAN jetsetters pick Singapore over glitzy London, Paris
Proximity trumps luxury for most travellers.
Local consumer confidence slips in Q4 on back of greater job security concerns
Almost 3 out of 10 consumers are worried over job security.
Real estate investment sales crashed 38.2% to $3.5b in Q4
This is the lowest quarter since 4Q09.
Industrial production to remain in the red as global headwinds intensify
The headline number is pegged at -2.4%.
Beginner’s bad luck: Greenhorn real estate agents hardest hit by property sales drought
Almost 4,000 agents dropped out of the industry last year.
Tigerair finally ekes out a $2.2m profit in Q3 after several loss-making quarters
Its turnaround plan is starting to bear fruit.
Frasers Centrepoint’s net property income up 16.2% to $32.9m in Q1
On back of robust rental growth.
Keppel braces for headwinds on back of $3b KepLand privatisation bid
It's hard to realise synergies in the near-term.
Chart of the day: See how much new home sales have crashed since the TDSR was first imposed
Sales volume was halved in 2014.
Daily Briefing: Overall private home prices down first time since 2008; Block 71 set to house 750 startups by 2017
And GrabTaxi Singapore launches $2.8M fund for driver welfare.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.2%
But expect a pullback today.
Low occupancy at Suntec City Mall Phase 3 threatens stellar Suntec REIT
Committed occupancy stands at just 70%.
Orchard Road rents tick up despite persistent retail headwinds
Rents climbed to $34.55 psf.
HDB resale transaction volume crashed to 10-year low in 2014
Prices slipped by 6%.
Singapore sinks into second month of deflation
Inflation registered at -0.2% in December.
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