December10,2010 Thesingle-biggestattractionofPoMo,theSelegieRoadmallformerlyknownasParadizCentrethathasbeenputupforsale,isitsbusy,city-fringelocation.Butconvertingfootfallintoshoppingrevenuemayneedanewtenantmix,analystssay.“Atthismoment,thetenantmixofthemallisnotattractive,”saidMrSamuelTan,coursemanagerforretailmanagementatTemasekPolytechnic.“Itdoesnothavethisuniquecharacterth...[
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December10,2010 LeisureandworkopportunitieswillattractdevelopersDevelopersarekeenonthelong-termpotentialofTanjongPagar’sinner-cityliving,analystssay,withsitesintheareaattractingrecordbidsandtransactionprices.Guocoland’sbidlastmonthforawhitesiteaboveTanjongPagarMRTStationfor$1.71billionremainsthehighestonrecordforaGovernmentlandsale.Thebidtranslatesto$1,006persqftperplotratioforthe9...[
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December10,2010 RisingconsumerismfuellingdemandformorequalitymallsItisatypicaleveningafterwork–groupsoffashionably-dressedofficewomenwalkintoaZARAstoreforsomeretailtherapyandtode-stressafterahardday’swork.Aftertryingthelatestinwomen’sfashion,theywalkoutwithhappysmilesandpaperbagsoftheirpurchasesinhand.Thissceneisplayedouteverynight–exceptthatitisnotinSingapore.Instead,i...[
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luxuryasiahomeonDecember10,2010 WithoutadoubtbutthataloneisnotgoingtostopbuyerdemandSincetheannouncementlastmonthofanotherbumpercropoflandfornewresidentialprojectsforthefirsthalfofnextyear,therehasbeenapick-upinthenumberofcommentsfromtherealestateindustryraisingconcernsaboutapotentialoversupplyofresidentialhousing.Mostdevelopers,though,donotappeartobetooconcernedasthe...[
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December10,2010 Overthelastfewmonths,IhaveexplainedinthisseriesofcommentarieshowtheGovernmentprovidesaffordablehousingforthemajorityofSingaporeans,andhowtheseflatsarenotonlyahome,butalsoanassetwhichgrowsinvaluetosupportsocialmobilityandprovideforoldage.ManyreadershavesaidtheynowunderstandtheissuesbetterandagreewiththehardchoicesthattheGovernmenthastomake.Butsomeothershavedisagr...[
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2010/09/27,WSJ
青青
出差到德國,順便前往狼堡探訪朋友。狼堡,也稱沃爾夫斯堡,是個安靜的小城。中國人知道它,恐怕多半是因為它是大眾公司總部所在地,還有足球,它的球隊是2009年德甲的冠軍。小城狼堡有12萬多人口,坐落在德國北部,位於下薩克森州,距離首府漢諾威80公裏,距離柏林也不遠,乘坐ICE高速火車隻需要一個多小時。
狼堡隻有70年的曆史,是[
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潘石屹:未來的建築既可以居住,也可以辦公,更可以社交娛樂。潘石屹:未來的建築會怎樣?蘇榮(2010-12-04) 去年的春夏之交,當潘石屹以人民幣24億5000萬拿下地處黃金地段的上海東海廣場時,這名SOHO中國的掌門人自稱是以一種敬畏的心態走進上海灘。如今時隔一年,在上海拿了四個項目的他仍然謙恭謹慎,如履薄冰。方案驚世駭俗 就在不久前,當潘石屹在上海[
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Dec9,2010-PropertyGuru.com.sg
GoodClassBungalow(GCB)transactionsinSingaporehit$1.85billionyear-to-date,anincreaseof7.3percentfromthe$1.72billiondealsrecordedlastyear,basedonCBRichardEllis'sanalysisofURARealiscaveatsinformation.
However,accordingtoTheBusinessTimes,atleast$100millionworthofGCBdealsareexpectedtobeexercised...[
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ChristmasSongsOhHolynight-CelineDion
OHolyNight-CelticWoman/ChloeAgnew
WhatChildisThis(originallostXmassong!)-MoodyBlues
WhatChildIsThis,Live-CharlotteChurch
Hark!TheHeraldAngelsSing,Live-CharlotteChurch
Hark!TheHeraldAngelsSing
InTheBleakMidwinter/TheFirstNoel-CelticWoman
TheFirstNoël-CelticWoman
AngelsWeHaveHeardonHigh
AngelsWeHaveHeardOnHigh
Angels...[
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WSJ,2010年12月01日
香港是全世界最火爆的房地產市場之一,在這裏經營的企業目前可被分為兩類,樓市新政的受益者和犧牲者。
香港政府正在嚴厲打擊樓市投機,措施之一是對兩年內轉售的房屋開征額外印花稅。在該政策出台後的兩周內,香港樓市成交量驟降,分析師則預測成交量會進一步下滑,並預言明年住宅銷量將下降最多30%。與此同時,居高不下而且正在上升的[
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