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The 3 priciest executive condos of 2012

The 3 priciest executive condos of 2012

Guess the only exec condo in Singapore which breached $1000 psf price mark.

Chart of the Day: Here's why exec condos are not short of buyers

The average take‐up for a new EC project is 65% within the first 2 months of launch.

Construction cost of executive condos 20% cheaper than private homes

Today’s EC discount is $150‐$200psf, or $100‐$150psf.

Don't be fooled by rosy rise in rents, warns analyst

A 4% dip in rents actually lurks beneath the 0.3% climb that URA statistics showed.

COSCO struggling amid 13% profit slump

The S$27.6m earnings may imply rough seas ahead with the group's transition into an offshore yard.

Keppel to build five semisubmersibles for Sete Brasil

The US$4.1b rigs will be chartered to Petrobras for 15 years upon completion.

iPhone 5 will whittle away StarHub margins

Telco expected to launch a profit-draining subsidy plan with new iPhone 5.

Here's why NOL isn't veering off course yet

Even a measly US$50m profit will not be surprising, said DBS.

Keppel and Sembcorp Marine to veer toward record order wins this year

CIMB expects Keppel to clinch S$10.2bn and Sembmarine S$11.2bn.

See how F&N's sale of stakes in APB will affect Thai Bev's risk profile

Standard & Poor's expects Thai Bev's financial risk profile to weaken despite the sale proceeds.

Singapore Land's rental income inches up 2% in 2Q12

Rental income from investment properties have been declining since 1Q10.

Sembcorp Marine's earnings to rebound 17% in FY13

Thanks to initial contributions from the Petrobas rig orders.

Nutcases: 3 in 5 enterprises ignore employees' mental health

Even though three quarters of them recognize the benefits of improving staff's mental well-being.

F&N says yes to Heineken

Fraser and Neave couldn’t resist Heineken’s over $5 billion offer to acquire F&N’s interest in Asia Pacific Breweries.

Growth momentum likely to be slower than anticipated

DBS cited the tightening measures on foreign labour as a factor that could have suppressed growth momentum.

GDP growth forecast pegged at 2.3% for 2012

Analysts are waiting to see is if the Chinese growth slowdown and Eurozone debt crisis stabilize by the fourth quarter.

Executive condos are getting smaller

Guess which EC is the smallest in Singapore at 743 sqft in size.