Real Estate

Property Stocks Lead Singapore Market in 2017

Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years, and strategists believe the rally is far from over.

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2 years ago

June 21, 2017

Daniel Lorenzzo

With China’s residential market going into a centrally-ordered deep freeze, there are signs that Singapore may be an unexpected beneficiary, as news headlines this week carry stories of rebound in developer stocks and growing demand for housing sites.

Also in the news, a mainland developer wins with a suburban Sydney project, and there’s much more if you just keep reading.

Property Stocks Lead Singapore Market in 2017

Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years, and strategists believe the rally is far from over.

With an expected pickup in real estate following the easing of housing curbs, developers are expected to be the bright spot in Singapore equities as gains in the city-state’s stocks may be limited for the rest of the year.

Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years

Property stocks including City Developments Ltd. and UOL Group Ltd. are already driving gains in Singapore stocks so far this year, with developers and property trusts making up more than half of the 10 best-performing stocks on the Straits Times Index.

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The HKMA’s Norman Chan says Hong Kong’s banks are just fine

Hong Kong’s Banks Said Well-Equipped for a Property Downturn

Hong Kong’s banks are better prepared than 20 years ago for a crash in the property market – even amid the world’s costliest apartments – because they are better capitalised and less exposed to real estate loans after the regulator forced them through eight rounds of mortgage tightening measures, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s chief executive said.

“[While] nobody can predict when the next crisis will arrive, Hong Kong’s financial sector is now well prepared for that,” Chan said in an interview with the South China Morning Post.

“In 1997, many homebuyers only needed to pay 10 per cent of the value of the property,” Chan said. “When the property price dropped 10 per cent, these homeowners fell into negative equity.”

The city’s mortgages now make up 51 per cent of property values on average, reduced from 64 per cent in 2009 after eight rounds of tightening. Two decades ago, mortgages were 70 per cent of property values while the developer would lend 20 per cent.

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What’s top of mind for corporate real estate in 2019?

Flex isn’t just co-working, and it’s evolving rapidly. Companies both large and small are increasingly implementing new space concepts and flex models whilst also reimagining their existing workplace to be more agile and dynamic.

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2 weeks ago

August 7, 2019

Daniel Lorenzzo

Increasing alignment of corporate real estate’s (CRE) strategic goals with broader enterprise priorities is a key insight emerging from JLL’s top 10 CRE trends for 2019.

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Real Estate

Before You Buy try to Rent

Simply inspecting the property at the site or show unit is not enough to really tell what the real living experience will be.

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3 weeks ago

July 27, 2019

Daniel Lorenzzo

Buying a home is a big decision in life. For a super luxurious condominium worth more than THB 50 million per unit in a prime location, it is hard to know which building or unit will suit you the best without a real test of actually living in the building.

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How flexspace is transforming worn-out buildings and benefitting local businesses

According to real estate consultant JLL, by 2030, 30% of total global real estate will be flexible office space.

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3 weeks ago

July 27, 2019

Daniel Lorenzzo

Regus Henley Building Kitchen, Henley-on-Thames

Here’s how flexspace is transforming worn-out buildings and benefitting local businesses

Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, UK, is home to a close-knit community and a thriving independent business scene. But before Regus opened a location there in August 2018, there were very few options for professionals seeking flexible ways to hire an office space.

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