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News updated on 23 January 2020

• Singapore private home prices up 0.5% in Q4, 2.7% for 2019 as take-up drops 13.5% for year – www.straitstimes.com
• Private property prices rise 2.7% last year, led by landed homes – www.channelnewsasia.com
• Prices of industrial space down 0.2% q-on-q in Q4 2019, rents flat: JTC – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Retail space rents grew 2.3% in Q4 2019 – sbr.com.sg
• Office rents edged down 3.2% in Q4 2019 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 22 January 2020

• Amoy Street, Bukit Pasoh conservation shophouses up for sale – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Why Singapore's property market is booming – www.asiaone.com
• CapitaLand sets sights on APAC REIT market with proposed merger of CapitaLand Mall Trust and CapitaLand Commercial Trust – www.capitaland.com
• Chart of the Day: Retail occupancy rates in Orchard/Scotts Road hit 94.2% in Q3 2019 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 21 January 2020

• F&B firm offers to buy Jurong West coffee shop for $31m: Report – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 20 January 2020

• Chart of the Day: Industrial property supply to hit 26.2 million sqft by 2022 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 19 January 2020

• Office space leads Singapore's property scene as deal value jumps 53.5% in 2019 – sbr.com.sg
• Chart of the Day: Occupancy rates of private industrial spaces remained flat in Q3 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 17 January 2020

• New private home sales up almost 15%, thanks to HDB upgraders – www.straitstimes.com
• Appetite for land subsides after en bloc fever dissipates – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 16 January 2020

• CapitaLand wins tender to manage Bugis Village and Bugis Street – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• 2019 new home sales top 10,000 units, up 15% from year ago – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Proposed dementia village at Gibraltar Crescent, Sembawang, draws one bid – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Appetite for land subsides after en bloc fever dissipates – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 15 January 2020

• Rents for private non-landed homes and HDB flats rise in December 2019 from a year ago – www.straitstimes.com
• New private home sales in December down 53% from November, 10.6% drop from year ago: URA data – www.straitstimes.com
• Condo resale prices inch up in 2019, but sales plunge – www.straitstimes.com
• Developers sell 538 private homes excluding ECs in Dec, down 53% m-o-m: URA – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• 6 Chinatown shophouses up for sale with S$141m guide price – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Property auction listings surge as mortgage defaults hit owners in 2019 – sbr.com.sg
• MIT buys 10 data centres in North America for $750.1m – sbr.com.sg
• Chart of the Day: Almost 20,000 HDB units per annum to hit MOP in 2020 onwards – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 14 January 2020

• Condo resale prices eke out 1.7% gain in 2019 as number sold drops 27%: SRX data – www.straitstimes.com
• Freehold 12-unit Casa Sophia sold en bloc for S$29m – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Tee International to sell Tee Land stake to Amcorp for S$50.62m – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Citizens from new markets among buyers of top condos here – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Grade A office rents to see slowest growth in four years – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 13 January 2020

• Office spot rents likely to plateau in 2020 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 12 January 2020

• Greener HDB projects to be ready from this year – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 10 January 2020

• CDL top bidder for Irwell Bank Rd housing site – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 9 January 2020

• 3% fall in HDB resale flats sold in December even as prices dip slightly – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• HDB resale prices dipped 0.3% in December 2019 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 8 January 2020

• Sim Lim Square fails in 2nd collective sale bid; 11 shops put up for sale – www.straitstimes.com
• More shophouses up for sale in three areas – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 7 January 2020

• Singapore hailed as third most attractive real estate market – sbr.com.sg
• Chart of the Day: Home price growth moderated to 0.3% in Q4 2019 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 6 January 2020

• Green Court in Geylang up for collective sale with reserve price of $28m – www.straitstimes.com
• Singapore hailed as third most attractive real estate market – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 5 January 2020

• Marina Mandarin gets new name under UIC – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 2 January 2020

• Singapore private home prices up 0.3% in Q4, 2.5% for 2019: URA flash data – www.straitstimes.com
• Private property prices rise 2.5% in 2019, down from 7.9% in previous year – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 1 January 2020

• Look Ahead 2020: Property — Few policy changes ahead but Sers, co-living to excite the market – www.todayonline.com

News updated on 31 December 2019

• JTC launches 2 sites at Jalan Papan, Tuas Avenue 6 for tender – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 30 December 2019

• What is the outlook for Singapore property market in 2020? – sg.finance.yahoo.com

News updated on 23 December 2019

• House price growth slows down in Singapore – www.globalpropertyguide.com
• Why Singapore’s commercial real estate is red hot – www.theinvestor.jll

News updated on 21 December 2019

• Singapore property market expected to hold steady in 2020 – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• China property giant Greenland Group also gunning for digital wholesale bank licence in Singapore – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 20 December 2019

• URA offers sweeteners to Midpoint Orchard, Orchard OG and Faber House to join hands in redevelopment drive – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 19 December 2019

• Singapore private home prices to rise 2% in 2020, 2021: Fitch Ratings – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Singapore property investment volume 'respectable' despite 31.8% drop in 2019: CBRE – www.straitstimes.com
• Private home prices set to grow 2%: Fitch – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 18 December 2019

• Singapore easing property curbs seen unlikely as election looms – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• CapitaLand's Ascott steps up global spread, adding 7,500 units in 2019 – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 17 December 2019

• Expansion to cycling network in Singapore could be brought forward by 'a couple of years': Lam Pin Min – www.straitstimes.com
• Singapore high-end apartments a magnet for Chinese buyers – www.bangkokpost.com

News updated on 16 December 2019

• New private home sales rebound in November amid supply glut: URA data – www.straitstimes.com
• Singapore home sales surge in Nov amid apartment glut – www.bangkokpost.com
• Singapore home sales surge in Nov amid apartment glut – www.bangkokpost.com

News updated on 12 December 2019

• Singapore condo rents up in November, HDB rents slip: SRX – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• CDL chief calls for easing of property curbs – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG) — How Much Do You Get & How Does It Affect Your First HDB Flat Purchase? – blog.moneysmart.sg
• JustCo to open new Singapore, Seoul co-working centres – www.straitstimes.com
• ABSD 'extension' may ease property glut but experts flag limp demand – www.straitstimes.com
• S'pore policies 'causing glut' – www.thestandard.com.hk

News updated on 11 December 2019

• Singapore home glut tied to official curbs, key developer says – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• New MRT map launched with Circle Line as focal point – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 10 December 2019

• Singapore still top real estate investment market – www.bworldonline.com

News updated on 9 December 2019

• Singapore has a property glut that could take years to clear – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 5 December 2019

• Hakka association selling 13 semi-detached houses at Bt Timah with S$38m guide price – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 3 December 2019

• Property market stable but faces risks: Desmond Lee – www.straitstimes.com
• Government keeps steady supply of private housing for first half of 2020 land sales programme – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 29 November 2019

• Post-cooling measures, property prices 'closer to fundamentals' – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 28 November 2019

• Singapore property prices decoupled from global yield chase, speculators: IMF study – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Singapore property market faces risks from unsold units, uncertain economy: MAS – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 25 November 2019

• Chinese investors choose Singapore over Hong Kong for ‘diversification’ — but things could change – www.cnbc.com

News updated on 21 November 2019

• CapitaLand is selling The Star Vista to New Creation Church for S$300m and turning 1980s Liang Court into high-end homes – www.businessinsider.sg
• CapitaLand, CDL, Ascott Reit to redevelop Liang Court into mixed-use complex – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Singapore, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Sydney and Melbourne will be top investment markets in Asia Pacific for 2020: report – www.retalkasia.com

News updated on 18 November 2019

• The Barracks Hotel Sentosa by Far East Hospitality to open in December – sgx.i3investor.com

News updated on 16 November 2019

• Changi's Jewel shines with top global award for retail real-estate projects – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Changing tides of foreign buying – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 15 November 2019

• October private home sales down 27% from previous month – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 14 November 2019

• Condo rents slip in October, HDB rents inch up: SRX – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 13 November 2019

• Singapore condo resale prices extend climb in October: SRX – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• HDB launches 8,170 new flats in November sales exercise, includes 3 Tengah BTO projects – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 12 November 2019

• Singapore beats Hong Kong for property investment prospects – www.bangkokpost.com

News updated on 8 November 2019

• Developers confident of beating 2020 ABSD deadline – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 6 November 2019

• Slower pace of price depreciation for younger and older HDB resale flats in Q3: report – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 1 November 2019

• CapitaLand to divest 30 business park properties in the USA and Singapore to Ascendas Reit for S$1.66 billion – www.capitaland.com

News updated on 27 October 2019

• Singapore a top spot for Hong Kong commercial property investors in first half of 2019 – www.todayonline.com

News updated on 26 October 2019

• Strong private home sales, prices point to stabilising property market – www.straitstimes.com
• Office prices fall, retail rents up in central region – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 25 October 2019

• 10 private estates to get S$29 million upgrading – www.channelnewsasia.com
• Singapore private home prices continue to rise in Q3 – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 23 October 2019

• Bishan may get 1,500 new BTO flats by 2025 – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 18 October 2019

• Property investment sales up 33.8% to $8b in Q3 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 17 October 2019

• Real estate investment sales leapt 53.7% to $11.2b in Q3 – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 16 October 2019

• New private home sales hit a high in Sept – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 15 October 2019

• Singapore new private homes see best September sales in 7 years: URA data – www.straitstimes.com
• New private home sales see best September sales in 7 years – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 14 October 2019

• Singapore property investment sales more than double to $16.7b on quarter: Report – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 11 October 2019

• Singapore's luxury apartment market is hot, thanks to China – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 9 October 2019

• Singapore overtakes the US as world's most competitive economy – asia.nikkei.com
• Larger group of homeowners defaulting on mortgages, indicating a worrying trend in Singapore’s property market – www.theonlinecitizen.com
• Hoi Hup buying Andaz hotel at Duo for $475m from M+S – www.straitstimes.com
• New 'co-living hotel' opens in Chinatown with room rates from $60 to $200 a night – www.straitstimes.com
• Larger group of homeowners defaulting on mortgages, indicating a worrying trend in Singapore’s property market – www.theonlinecitizen.com

News updated on 8 October 2019

• Singapore housing market ‘remarkably stable': UBS – sbr.com.sg
• Bugis Cube up for collective sale at $230m reserve price – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 7 October 2019

• Commentary: A look at HDB flat affordability after recent housing policy moves – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 6 October 2019

• Draft Master Plan 2019 – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 3 October 2019

• Keppel REIT offloads Singapore office tower for US$396m – apacrealestate.com
• 6 biggest trends in the Singapore property market now – sg.news.yahoo.com

News updated on 2 October 2019

• Two quarters of rises in private home prices raise question of cooling measures – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 1 October 2019

• Singapore private home prices climb 0.9% in Q3 – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 26 September 2019

• Singapore private home prices unexpectedly rise to 5-year high in Q2 – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 25 September 2019

• Commentary: Why residential property prices won’t be coming down despite cooling measures – www.channelnewsasia.com
• Retail rents in Singapore rise 2.3% as vacancy rate tightens to 7.5%: URA data – www.straitstimes.com
• Singapore's home sales soar in one of the world's hottest real estate markets, driven by demand by Hong Kong, China investors – www.asiaone.com

News updated on 21 September 2019

• Singapore private home prices unexpectedly rise to 5-year high in Q2 – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 20 September 2019

• Sentosa's Merlion to go as Sentosa-Brani master plan reshapes islands – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 13 September 2019

• Developers concerned about lacklustre sales of new private homes: Redas president – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 10 September 2019

• New housing grant to breathe life into stagnant HDB resale market – www.todayonline.com
• Construction for first 5 stations on Jurong Region Line slated to start in 2020, end in 2026 – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 6 September 2019

• From Slums to Sky Gardens – Singapore’s Public Housing Success – thefield.asla.org

News updated on 5 September 2019

• Luxury market continues to draw investors – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Demand for mass market condos expected to continue – www.businesstimes.com.sg
• Harnessing big data in retail real estate – www.businesstimes.com.sg

News updated on 4 September 2019

• CapitaLand adds 846 units to Singaporean lodging business in 2019 – apacrealestate.com

News updated on 28 August 2019

• Singapore’s house price growth slowing again – www.globalpropertyguide.com

News updated on 27 August 2019

• Singapore top choice for Hong Kong real estate investors in first half of 2019: Report – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 20 August 2019

• Greater Southern Waterfront plans offer opportunities for developers – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 11 August 2019

• Commentary: Did aggressive land bidding by Chinese developers push up Singapore property prices? – www.channelnewsasia.com
• Dark clouds loom over industrial sector – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 1 August 2019

• British billionaire James Dyson snaps up Singapore's priciest penthouse – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 28 July 2019

• Singapore back in play as more Hongkongers consider migrating due to deepening political crisis – www.scmp.com

News updated on 23 July 2019

• Private property market holding up despite economic slowdown – www.todayonline.com

News updated on 27 June 2019

• Property market 'more sober' after cooling measures; no need to shift gears significantly: MAS – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 29 May 2019

• What the 2019 master plan says about Singapore’s approach to land use – www.todayonline.com

News updated on 25 May 2019

• New stations, line extensions planned for Singapore’s rail network – www.channelnewsasia.com

News updated on 22 May 2019

• Singapore commercial property investment jumps 72% – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 21 May 2019

• Singapore, Malaysia to defer Johor Baru-Woodlands RTS Link till Sept 30 – www.straitstimes.com

News updated on 14 May 2019

• Asia’s ageing crisis calls for innovative senior housing models and foreign investment – theindependent.sg

News updated on 17 April 2019

• More Prime Residential Properties Going Up For Auction – www.propertyguru.com.sg
• Commercial property sector remains buoyant in Singapore – theindependent.sg

News updated on 15 April 2019

• Singapore’s housing market most affordable of any major developed city in the world – sg.finance.yahoo.com

News updated on 11 April 2019

• Singapore remains the 2nd most expensive housing market in the world after Hong Kong – www.cbre.com.sg

News updated on 2 April 2019

• UBS' proposed relocation to 9 Penang to boost Suntec REIT: analyst – sbr.com.sg

News updated on 1 April 2019

• Singapore’s house price rises accelerating – www.globalpropertyguide.com

News updated on 27 March 2019

• URA draft master plan: More housing planned for CBD, Marina Bay area – www.channelnewsasia.com

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