Sales of private homes by Singapore developers dropped by 56 per cent for the year ended June 30, with only about 7,200 units being sold. However, Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS) believes private home prices will not drop sharply this year, despite the tight credit market and economic slowdown. President of REDAS, Simon Cheong, said: "If it drops, it will not be much more. This...
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The URA has closed the tender on a residential site along New Upper Changi Road, with the highest bid coming in at S$84 million from TID. This translates to S$282 per square foot (psf) per plot ratio, said CB Richard Ellis. The 9,875.5 square metre site attracted seven bidders. CB Richard Ellis said the high number of bidders showed that developers still have an appetite for favourable sites even in the...
OLLOWING asset sales in China and Malaysia, CapitaLand yesterday said it has sold the Somerset Orchard serviced residence to OG Pte Ltd for $100 million in cash. The real estate group expects to book a gross gain of $43 million from the sale of the 88-unit block, which has acarrying value of $57 million. The property was owned by CapitaLand's serviced apartment subsidiary, the Ascott Group, which will...
SC Global Developments has received a strong response to its private views for its latest high-end residential project, Martin No 38. All 30 units released in the first phase of marketing have been sold at an average price of $2,130 per square foot (psf), above the expected average price of $2,000 psf. "We are naturally very pleased with the response and how well-received the project has been by the...
The Ascott group, wholly-owned by CapitaLand, has sold the 88-unit Somerset Orchard serviced residence for S$100 million. The sale to OG Private Limited translates to some S$1,530 per square foot. With a carrying value of S$57 million, CapitaLand is expected to recognise a gross gain of about S$43 million from the deal. After the sale, Ascott will continue to manage the serviced residence for 15 years,...
Property developer CapitaLand is selling its Capital Tower Beijing office tower for US$352 million. It declined to name the buyer, except to say it is a Fortune 500 company, which is looking to set up a corporate headquarters in Beijing. CapitaLand intends to use the funds to reinvest in other opportunities in China. It will also recognise a gain of about US$115 million. The developer said it received...
Of all the Singaporean companies in Vietnam, few have more confidence in the long-term future of Indochina’s largest country than Keppel Land (KepLand), the property arm of one of the island’s largest conglomerates, Keppel Corporation. It’s putting its money where its mouth is with its plans to invest $1 billion in Vietnam’s tallest building, an 88-storey complex of shops, offices and residences...
The Housing and Development Board has awarded the tender for a public housing site under Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) to Ho Hup Realty Pte Ltd, Sunway Developments Pte Ltd and Hoi Hup JV Development Pte Ltd. Their successful joint bid was S$198,822,000 for the site at Lorong 1A Toa Payoh. The plot has an area of 27,479.9 square metres and an allowable gross floor area of 115,415.58 square...
GuocoLand has suffered a 43 per cent drop in its net profit to S$161.8 million for the financial year ended June. The group attributed the sharp contraction largely to lower property sales in Singapore. Lower revaluation gain on investment properties and higher income tax expenses incurred from its projects in China were also blamed for the fall. Revenue for the period slid 4 per cent to S$670.9...
CapitaLand is going to inject four of its Raffles City-branded integrated developments into its Raffles City China fund. The US$1 billion real estate private equity fund will acquire CapitaLand's 55.9 per cent stake in Raffles City Shanghai. It will also take over 100 per cent of Raffles City Beijing, Raffles City Chengdu and Raffles City Hangzhou. CapitaLand is expected to receive a total consideration...