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(2010-07-19 04:11:29)
July18,2010 TrendsinothercitiesshowdemandforluxuryapartmentsinS’poremaygrowyetSingaporehaslongbeenseenasasafeinvestmenthaven–andforeignersarerespondingbysnappinguppropertyacrosstheisland.About23,000non-landedprivatehomeshavebeenboughtbyforeignerssince2007–ofwhichabout35percentarehigh-endhomesindistricts1,2,4,9,10and11–basedontheUrbanRedevelopmentAuthority’s(URA)recordofcaveat...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-19 04:10:26)
July19,2010 Non-traditionalprimeareashaveemergedasthepropertyboomspreadstothesuburbsForyears,Districts9,10and11–coveringOrchard,Holland,NewtonandBukitTimah–havebeenthemust-haveresidentialareasinSingapore.Butastherecentpropertyboomspreadstothesuburbs,anumberofnewlypopulardistrictshaveemergedoutsidethesetraditionalprimeareas.Developerswithakeeneyesnappeduplandaroundcity-fringelocatio...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-19 01:34:56)
家父的好榜样郭炳湘郭炳联郭炳江三弟兄（图一）家父郭得胜是新鸿基集团三位创始人之一，生长於贫苦家庭，父母早逝，自小由爷爷抚养。十来岁便到安南（即今越南）谋生，生活艰苦。后来回到广州和上海工作。战时南下澳门，与数名友好合股开洋货店。到了五十年代初期，有鑑於澳门市场太小，便迁往香港发展。我们数兄弟姊妹都生於澳门。在五十年代末算是小康之家[阅读全文]
(2010-07-18 09:24:45)
July18,2010
Buyingahomeisoneofthebiggestpurchasesyouwillmakeinyourlifetime,soit’simportanttodoyourhomeworkbeforeyouapplyforthatloan.
Prepareinadvance.Youmustpayatleast1percentofthepurchasepriceinexchangeforanoptiontopurchase.Afterthat,youhave14daystodecidewhethertoproceedwiththedealandpaythebalanceof9percentforacompletedpropertyor4percentforoneunderconstruction.Atthispoint,consultamortg...[阅读全文]
Buyingahomeisoneofthebiggestpurchasesyouwillmakeinyourlifetime,soit’simportanttodoyourhomeworkbeforeyouapplyforthatloan.
Prepareinadvance.Youmustpayatleast1percentofthepurchasepriceinexchangeforanoptiontopurchase.Afterthat,youhave14daystodecidewhethertoproceedwiththedealandpaythebalanceof9percentforacompletedpropertyor4percentforoneunderconstruction.Atthispoint,consultamortg...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 22:01:57)
作者：英国《金融时报》首席经济评论员马丁•沃尔夫不能从历史中吸取教训的人注定还要摔跟头。这个道理尤其适用于当前这场席卷整个世界的巨大危机。那么危机背后的教训是什么？答案是由信贷推动的房地产周期。美国、英国、西班牙和爱尔兰的民众全都成为了土地投机者。这种行为的不良影响毒害了世界经济。我在1984年买下了伦敦的这幢房子。我估计，以今天的[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 04:55:07)
Despitecomplaintsaboutever-risingpropertyprices,someprivatepropertiesarestillvaluedbelowtheiroriginalpurchaseprice.ShinMinDailyreportedthatevenwiththerecentboominthepropertymarket,somecondominiumswhicharemorethan10yearoldarepricedabout20percentcheaperthannewlybuiltones.HomebuyersinSingaporetendtofavourthelatest‘flavour’onthemarket,propertypricesseemtoindicate.Manyofthesepropertieswerebuiltandb...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 04:50:41)
AspostedintheSundayTimesbyJessicaCheam
Thewaitlastednearlyhalfayear.
SinceIexercisedtheoptiontobuymyfirstnewhomesometimelastAugust,IhadeagerlyawaitedthedayIcouldmovein,popopenabottleofchampagneandbaskinthesmellofmyfreshlypaintedwalls.
ThatdayfinallyarrivedjustintimeforNewYear'sDay-thebeginningofawholenewdecade-andIwasunderstandablyexcited.
ButjustbeforeandafterTheBigMove,Iwasbesi...[阅读全文]
Thewaitlastednearlyhalfayear.
SinceIexercisedtheoptiontobuymyfirstnewhomesometimelastAugust,IhadeagerlyawaitedthedayIcouldmovein,popopenabottleofchampagneandbaskinthesmellofmyfreshlypaintedwalls.
ThatdayfinallyarrivedjustintimeforNewYear'sDay-thebeginningofawholenewdecade-andIwasunderstandablyexcited.
ButjustbeforeandafterTheBigMove,Iwasbesi...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 04:31:43)
UpperlevelsinsuchmallsalreadydrawinghigherrentsthanequivalentspaceinOrchardandScottsarea,saysDTZ.
Wed,Jul07,2010
TheBusinessTimes ByUMASHANKARI(SINGAPORE)RentsatsuburbanmallsinSingaporearefastcatchingupwiththoseforprimeOrchardRoadretailspaceasneighbourhoodmallsdrawincreasingshoppernumbersandmoreinterestfromtenants.ThedifferencebetweenprimeOrchardRoadrentsandsuburbanrentsnarrowedtoj...[阅读全文]
Wed,Jul07,2010
TheBusinessTimes ByUMASHANKARI(SINGAPORE)RentsatsuburbanmallsinSingaporearefastcatchingupwiththoseforprimeOrchardRoadretailspaceasneighbourhoodmallsdrawincreasingshoppernumbersandmoreinterestfromtenants.ThedifferencebetweenprimeOrchardRoadrentsandsuburbanrentsnarrowedtoj...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 04:30:10)
Ithasproducedaseriesofundesirableeconomic,socialandevenpoliticalconsequences.
Wed,Jul14,2010
TheBusinessTimes BYLIUYUNHUADURINGthelastdecade,China'shousingbubblehasbeenaseriousconcern.TheaveragehousepriceinbigcitieslikeShanghaiandBeijingisnowover25,000yuan(S$5,100)persquaremetre(bycomparison,theresalepriceofHDBflatsisaround15,000yuanpersquaremetre).Tenyearsago,itwasonlyaround5,000y...[阅读全文]
Wed,Jul14,2010
TheBusinessTimes BYLIUYUNHUADURINGthelastdecade,China'shousingbubblehasbeenaseriousconcern.TheaveragehousepriceinbigcitieslikeShanghaiandBeijingisnowover25,000yuan(S$5,100)persquaremetre(bycomparison,theresalepriceofHDBflatsisaround15,000yuanpersquaremetre).Tenyearsago,itwasonlyaround5,000y...[阅读全文]
(2010-07-15 04:26:35)
Earlierthisyear,todiscourageshort-termspeculativeinvestment,thegovtimposeda1-3%taxonresidentialpropertiessoldwithinoneyearofpurchaseandloweredtheloan-to-valuelimitonprivatehousingloansto80%.
Fri,Jul02,2010
mypaper ByRachelChanPRICESofprivateresidentialpropertieshavecrossedthepeakreachedin1996inthesecondquarter,accordingtoflashestimatesbytheUrbanRedevelopmentAuthority(URA).Theprivat...[阅读全文]
Fri,Jul02,2010
mypaper ByRachelChanPRICESofprivateresidentialpropertieshavecrossedthepeakreachedin1996inthesecondquarter,accordingtoflashestimatesbytheUrbanRedevelopmentAuthority(URA).Theprivat...[阅读全文]
