Category: Property Singapore related
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When Three becomes One; Thailand – KL – Singapore HSR
There’s an interesting article everyone thinking of long term investment should note. More integration between ASEAN countries is always good. Bangkok-KL – Singapore High Speed Rail. Here’s the article in Bangkok Post. Yes, in brief, this will form part of China’s One Belt One Road initiative. If Bangkok is connected to Kuala Lumpur, it meant that…
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Reclamation done with less sand and lower upfront construction costs
Singapore has always been ‘growing’, literally. Reclamation through the use of sand, huge quantities of them from two of its neighbouring nations. According to this news article in Straits Times, it will now be growing by using less sand! Reclamation will now use less sand and yet could be done faster. This will help to…
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IOI Properties won with RM7.77 billion bid for 118,000 sq ft land in Singapore
How much would you pay for around 118,000 sq ft of land? One company just bid S$2.6 billion (RM7.77 billion) for it. Yes, the bid is real and it’s only for a piece of 2.7 acre land in Singapore’s downtown Marina Bay. Wealthy Link Pte Ltd was one of the seven property developers who is…
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Really, REITs may just be your cup of tea
Occasionally, I browse this site. reitsweek.com I think it’s informative and has lots of news for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). It has more news from Singapore but when you browse through, you would notice Malaysian REIT news and occasionally Hong Kong ones too. REITs are for those who believes in property as an investment but does…
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Bad decisions during the peak may be fatal
Reported in propertyguru.com.sg was a news about a boutique developer called C&C Development. A few of its uncompleted properties have been put under the hammer recently after the winding up of the company with its last business day on 22 July. (As per reported by The Straits Times). According to Grace Ng, Head of Auction…
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Restoring household debt sustainability before cooling easing
Singapore started its cooling measures earlier than Malaysia. Of course it’s also because their property prices went up too fast for comfort. Every few months, there would be some news about the potential for the relaxation of these cooling measures. It does not seem to be happening anytime soon. As per the Monetary Authority of…
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Ferry between Johor and Singapore, think HK and Macau?
In my next trip to Hong Kong which is in September, I intend to travel to Macau via the ferry. Lots of nice places to visit there plus the food too. I think it’s really convenient and a great way to travel. My kids can also experience something new. The ferry is usually pretty full…
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How HSR would benefit the cities along the line
A friend made a passing remark the other day about High Speed Rail KL – Singapore. He said if this comes true, what it meant is that we should look at properties around all these stations, buy something affordable and wait. I told him that if that’s a strategy, please go ahead. However, I think…
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SG bank: Sorry, no loans for London properties.
The Brexit story continues for London properties. As per a Reuters article, a top Singaporean bank, United Overseas Bank has suspended its loans programme for London properties due to the uncertainty generated by Brexit. It was also quoted that other Singaporean banks have also advised their clients about risks such as currency losses. UOB is…
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Singapore as a shopping paradise has a gloomy current outlook
I will be going to Singapore in July and would definitely want to drop by Orchard Road. Shopping is not my main priority but I would like to feel for myself about a recent news I read. The article is here: Singapore’s reputation as a shopper’s paradise takes a pummelling It does seem that Singapore’s reputation…
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Paying off 358 owners and building over 1,000 new units
News from propertyguru.com.sg. Great news for 358 owners of residential units in Shunfu Ville in Singapore. Everyone of them would get an average payout of about S$1.78 million. This is because a Chinese property developer Qingjian Realty will be entering into a sales and purchase agreement with the homeowners of Shunfu Ville. Shun Ville was recently…
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Fewer Singaporeans visiting Malaysia because of ….
Iskandar property and Singaporean investors would always be hotly debated. Whether or not their government encouraged these overseas investments are also unclear. What’s clear would be the fact that last year, the total number of Singaporean tourists visiting Malaysia from Singapore has declined! It’s not huge but it is strange why has it declined. Actually…