Investors re-entering real estate, eyeing debt, logistics, living sectors
CHANGE and uncertainty have challenged industries around the world during the post-pandemic recovery, and seem likely to persist in the new year...
Singapore industrial: Strong growth prospects but no easy ride
THE Singapore industrial sector has been a standout performer in the real estate market. In the fourth quarter of 2023, industrial prices...
Singapore’s Strangelove for retail
THE seasonally adjusted Retail Sales Index (RSI) revealed that total retail sales in Singapore ended 2023 with a drop of 1.5 per...
Silver lining in sight for Singapore’s real estate investment market in 2024
JANUARY 2024 feels very different from January 2023. Interest rates have peaked, inflation is falling, and the S&P 500 is at an...
Taking offices beyond the CBD: what drives decentralisation
THE concept of office “decentralisation” was launched in the 1990s, as part of a broader urban planning strategy to balance economic growth...
Sustainable housing price growth: What does it mean?
THE word “sustainability” commonly conjures up images of green buildings, circular economies, and recycling initiatives.
GenAI is about to reshape the real estate world
IN THE ever-evolving landscape of real estate technology, innovations such as virtual reality/augmented reality, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile...
How rate cuts can change your home loan picture
WITH fixed mortgage rates today markedly lower at 3 per cent, as opposed to floating rates hovering mostly above 4 per cent...
HDB owners increasingly shut out of ‘ultimate upgrade’ to landed housing
IN LAND-SCARCE Singapore, landed housing is the most exclusive type of residential property. Despite the high prices, a not-insignificant number of landed...
A new dimension to first-timers’ BTO dilemma
HOUSING an estimated 78 per cent of Singapore’s residents, HDB flats are an undeniably integral component of the nation’s urban fabric. And...