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SIBOR continues to rise, up 115% from last year's low

The Singapore Interbank Offered Rate (SIBOR) continues its upward movement on Monday (9 March) as the greenback maintains its strength against the local currency. SIBOR is a benchmark rate to which most home loans are pegged at. Rising by some 3 percent to 0.836 percent yesterday from 0.812...

Continue Reading10 Mar 2015

5 important buy-to-let tips

If you are searching for a perfect buy-to-let investment property anywhere in the world, here are five things to consider before you put pen to paper and sign on the dotted line.

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Singapore is world's fastest growing city for ultra-rich

Concentration of wealth remains in Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, London and Mumbai over the next decade...

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Singapore is top Asian city for quality of life: survey

Singapore beats out Tokyo and Hong Kong for the best quality of life in Asia...

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Taxpayers to enjoy more savings

Taxman offers more savings and greater convenience...

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Another crane topples, this time in Punggol

A construction worker suffered minor injuries in the incident...

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Singapore still world's most expensive city: survey

Singapore remains consistently expensive for shopping and car prices, says EIU report...

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Sibor up 102% from a year ago

Home buyers who took out mortgage loans will have to pay heftier monthly instalments...

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In Pictures: CDL brings festive cheer to seniors

This marks CDL's 10th year of organising the Chinese New Year Luncheon...

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Ho Bee posts massive profit drop

Ho Bee's full year profit falls to $315 million in 2014 from the previous year...

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Suspected room rental scammer arrested

A man believed to be involved in at least six cases of rental scams for a Serangoon property has been arrested.

Continue Reading27 Feb 2015

Offer to privatise Keppel Land "not fair but reasonable": KPMG

Independent financial adviser KPMG Corporate Finance described Keppel Corp's offer to acquire Keppel Land's remaining shares for up to $3.2 billion as "not fair but reasonable".

Continue Reading27 Feb 2015

UOL's FY 2014 net profit drops 13%

UOL Group Limited recorded a 13 percent drop in net attributable profit to $686 million for FY 2014, mostly due to lower fair value gains.

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Crane crashes into front porch of semi-detached house

A large crane from the construction site of an upcoming Potong Pasir property toppled over and landed in the front porch of a semi-detached house across the road on 24 February.

Continue Reading26 Feb 2015

Thakral group revenue rose 21%

Singapore-listed Thakral Group recorded a turnover of $499.9 million in FY 2014, up 21 percent from $413.1 million in FY 2013.

Continue Reading26 Feb 2015

Digital cash for property rentals

Digital currency is now being accepted by one UK real estate firm for property rental bills in the country.

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CBRE ranked amongst Most Admired Companies again

CBRE Group has been ranked among Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies for the third consecutive year.

Continue Reading26 Feb 2015

Home ownership continues to be a social security pillar: Tharman

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in the Budget 2015 statement, owning a Singapore property is one of the country's four pillars of social security system.

Continue Reading25 Feb 2015

Chip Eng Seng revenue jumps 120%, exceeds $1 billion

Chip Eng Seng Corporation's significant rise in revenue is due to factors such as progressive recognition of earnings from its Yishun property and the sale of remaining units in other completed projects.

Continue Reading25 Feb 2015

Wheelock Properties posts $43 million profit for FY 2014

Wheelock Properties, which latest development projects include an Ang Mo Kio property, saw its net profit climbed 7.7 percent to $43 million.

Continue Reading25 Feb 2015