Singapore has edged out Hong Kong in terms of living conditions deemed most desirable in the Asia Pacific region for mobile millionaires, according to a survey by RBC Wealth Management. The city-state was favoured by almost a third of US dollar millionaires who spend most of their time outside their home countries, while Hong Kong placed second with 24 percent, said RBC and The Economist Intelligence Unit...
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Resale home prices of both non-landed private residential units and HDB flats continued to climb to new highs in October and November against the third quarter 2012. But according to data released by the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX), the rental market for private homes is showing signs of softening. As a result, overall gross rental yield dropped to a six-year historic low of 3.77 per cent in the...
The Republic's industrial sector is near a tipping point, and rents are expected to decline 7 to 10 per cent over the next two years on rising vacancy rates, DBS Vickers said in a research report yesterday. Lower completion of new industrial space over the last few years had resulted in record low vacancy levels and a strong surge in industrial capital values and rents since the start of this...
As more wealthy Singaporeans and other Asians seek to buy property in prime overseas locations such as London, whether for investment or residence, their private bankers are only too happy to help. The wealth management divisions of banks are reporting brisk business in setting up short-term revolving loans for property purchases. The term is usually five years, renewable annually after that, and the...
The Republic is no longer the region's top destination for real estate investment and development opportunities, according to a report co-published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). In the report, called Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2013, the Republic fell to third place in the rankings, losing the top place it held for the last two years to Jakarta. "The...
Property tycoon Simon Cheong is taking his flagship company SC Global Developments private and has made a cash offer of S$1.80 a share. The offer price values the luxury property developer, SC Global, at approximately S$745 million. It is also at a 49.4 percent premium to its last traded price of $1.205 on November 30. Mr Cheong currently holds a 55.06 percent stake in SC Global and plans to de-list the...
GLP J-REIT, a real estate investment trust set up by Singapore's Global Logistic Properties (GLP), will sell as much as ¥111 billion ($1.6 billion) worth of shares in its initial public offering in Japan, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. GLP, one of the world's largest warehouse operators, said last month it would sell shares in the REIT, which has 30 properties valued at US$2.6 billion (S$3.2...
Private resale home prices rose by 1 per cent in October, marking a similar rate of increase seen in September. The figures are part of the latest Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) flash estimates published by the Institute of Real Estate Studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS IRES). In its report, NUS IRES said that property cooling measures have had "transient effects" on housing...
The number of private home sales in Singapore could drop by more than 20 percent in 2013 after “spectacular” increases this year. David Neubronner, Head of Residential Project Sales for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), issued the warning this week, suggesting that the number of sales this year, which is expected to reach 22,000 units, will correct to “more healthy levels of about 16,000 units” in a...
It has been a pulsating year for Singapore's private housing sector, with homebuyers' aspirations remaining firm even as prices and volumes defy conventional market cycles to hit record highs, but there are signs that the market is now heading towards equilibrium. In today's market, speculation no longer drives the property buyer following the implementation of sellers' stamp duty in January last year for...