December22,2010 RentalsintheSingaporeofficemarkethavecontinueditsupswing,growingstronglyinthefinalquarteroftheyear,accordingtopropertyconsultancyJonesLangLaSalle(JLL).Basedonitspreliminaryestimates,averageCentralBusinessDistrict(CBD)PrimeGradeAgrosseffectiverentinthefourthquarterincreased7.5percenton-quartertoS$9.35persquarefootpermonth.Thistranslatestoa19.9percentincreaseo...[
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luxuryasiahomeonDecember17,2010 Thelandedresidentialsectorhasbeenaconsistentstarperformeroverthelastyearorso.ItisasectorthathaspoweredonevenaftertheGovernmentexercisedroundafterroundofpropertymarketcoolingmeasures.Theoptimismwasalsoevidentinthekeeninterestfromdevelopersintherecentgovernment-releasedlandedhousingplotsforPhase3ofSembawangGreenvale.Withinthispremiumlandedsegment,t...[
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luxuryasiahomeonDecember17,2010
Theterm“shoebox”apartmentisgenerallydefinedasastudiooraone-bedroomapartmentthathaslessthan500sqftofstrataarea.Theareaincludes,say,about15percentallocatedtobalconies,planters,baywindows,airconledgesand,insomecases,evenbombshelters.Thereforea380-sq-ftone-bedroomunitmighthavearealusablespaceofabout330sqftintheliving/diningroom,kitchenandbedroom.Howd...[
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聖誕節的悖論
邁克爾.優素福博士著麥克爾.Insight博士譯
主題:聖誕節的意義
這個悖論是一個明顯的矛盾掩蓋著一條深刻的真理-聖經本身也是充滿悖論:我們首先要降服於神,我們才能得勝;我們能在一個枷鎖下安息;通過信心我們能看到別人看不見的;我們通過成為基督的仆人而找到自由;我們通過做小的而被成就偉大;我們通過給予而獲得;我們為基督的緣故選擇愚[
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ByMrPropwiseDec20,2010 Mr.PropwiseisthefounderoftheSingaporepropertyblogwww.propwise.sg,whichaimstohelppeoplemakebetterrealestatebuying,selling,... ReadFullProfile
Arepropertiesgoodinvestments?Ihavesomeexperienceinvestinginproperty(inadditiontowritingapropertyblog),andinthispostIwillsharemyopinionwithyou.Butpleasenotethatthisisnotfi...[
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ByMarilynOng, TheStar | Mon,Dec202010
TwonewshoppingmallsandabiblicalthemeparkjoinHongKong'slonglistofattractions.HONGKONGisallaboutshopping,diningandsightseeing.UnlessyourhotelisintheNewTerritoriesbytheChineseborder,youareboundtobesurroundedbyshoppingopportunitieseverywhereyougo.Well,guesswhat?TwonewmallsareaddingtotheretailtherapyexperienceinHongKong:1881HeritageandK11.Fewsh...[
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Findoutthefactorsthatmakeupyouruniquepropertyinvestmentprofile.-TheStar/ANN
Thu,Dec16,2010
TheStar/AsiaNewsNetwork
ByMilanDoshi
Iamoftenasked:
"IhaveRM100,000(S$41,000)toinvest.ShallIbuyonepropertyvaluedatRM100,000withnoloan?OrshallIusetheRM100,000asa20%downpayment,borrow$400,000andbuyacombinationofpropertiesworthatotalof$500,000?"
BeforeIcananswerthatquestion,onyour...[
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Datashowsrisinginterestratesdonotnecessarilyspelldoomfortheequityandrealestatemarkets.
Mon,Dec20,2010
TheBusinessTimes ByTehHooiLing
SeniorCorrespondentIHADlunchwithafriendyesterday.He'ssomeonewhomIknewofmorethanadecadeagoasananalyst,andafriend'scolleague.Werecentlyreconnectedatanotherfriend'shousewarming.Beforeyesterday'slunch,Ionlyknewhimasareallysmartand,yes,'cocky'guywhomad...[
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(2010-12-22) 在超越了2007年的巔峰之後,本地私人共管公寓的轉售市場在第四季碰到了一道阻力牆,其價格多呈膠著狀態。然而在同期,有地住宅的轉售價卻激增。 戴德梁行(DTZ)昨天發表的第四季轉售私宅價格數據顯示,所有私宅領域的價格漲幅在本季持平。 其中,在過去兩季領導價格漲勢的99年地契郊區私人公寓,轉售價在第四季維持上一季的水平不變,[
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李敏雯(2010-12-22) 今年以3600萬元的天價轉手、被視為升濤灣(SentosaCove)曆來最昂貴的豪華別墅,交易已經告吹。 這名退出交易的買家,相信就是中國沙鋼集團董事長沈文榮的大兒子沈彬,今年31歲,是本地永久居民。 沈文榮是中國著名白手起家的億萬富翁,剛剛在上月出爐的《胡潤2010年財富報告》以290億元人民幣(58億新元)的身家,排名第13。沈彬曾留學英國,[
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