International Property Advisor's CEO, Ku Swee Yong, when asked what is currently at the topmost in the minds of potential foreign buyers, said: "Some still can't get over the fact that they have to pay 18 per cent in total buyer's stamp duty to make a residential property purchase in ...
Mapletree ramps up overseas business [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments, which recently announced a record net profit of $931.7 million for its latest financial year, is looking to ramp up its overseas business and potentially list a real estate investment trust (Reit) made up of offic...
NEW home sales in Singapore halved from a record tally of 2,793 units in March to just 1,375 last month as developers turned cautious on launches and home seekers held out for better buys. Consultants believe March's surge in sales was likely a one-off spike owing to pent-up demand af...
The priciest high-end condominium transaction in Singapore this year, in per sq ft terms, was for a unit at Ardmore Park (above). Across Asia, luxury home prices are climbing, except in Singapore and Hong Kong. -- ST PHOTO: MIKE LEE PRICES of luxury homes con- tinued to rise across mu...
SBI Singapore chief executive and country head Anil Kishora says buying rather than renting is more cost-effective in the long run. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN WHILE most banks around the world are slashing costs, State Bank of India (SBI) is looking to spend big on Singapore real esta...
ONE of the first condominiums to be launched after the most recent round of market cooling measures has drawn strong buyer interest. Sources told The Straits Times that developer Tuan Sing Holdings has collected at least 400 blank cheques since the showflat for Sennett Residence in Po...
Unclear picture: It's not confirmed that investors are exempted from regulations on bumiputra employment in Medini. - PHOTO: SAINI SALLEH [SINGAPORE] Iskandar Malaysia may hold out promise to Singapore firms seeking a reprieve from high costs, or to property investors hunting down a l...
Mr Julian Sedgwick (Director - Head of Business Development for International Residential Sales Asia Pacific, Savills) touched on investing in London and UK. Singapore, 2 March 2013 – The stage was set for the long awaited event, the STProperty Seminar as property buyers and potential...
