Fiona Lam

EC World Reit cuts Q4 DPU, sees muted demand in Wuhan
DESPITE higher revenue and net property income (NPI), EC World Real Estate Investment Trust (EC World Reit) posted a 3.8 per cent drop in distribution per unit (DPU) to 1.51 Singapore cents for the fo...

When 'one-time' condo discounts are anything but, do buyers have any recourse?
PROMOTIONS for early-bird buyers and subsequent “star buy” units at Perfect Ten are again drawing attention to the grey area of how property developers price - and discount - their private residential...

Price cuts at Perfect Ten condo in Bukit Timah raise eyebrows
PRICE cuts are ongoing at the recently-launched luxury condominium Perfect Ten in prime District 10, with some discounts exceeding the 5 per cent offered just last December. This has raised some eyebr...

Green commercial, logistics properties hold their value better in pandemic: study
ENVIRONMENTALLY friendly properties tended to perform better during the global pandemic, with generally smaller drops in valuations when compared to buildings without green certification, an analysis ...
Singapore office rents rise 1.6% in Q1, prices climb 4.4%: URA
ANALYSTS foresee further rental growth in the central business district (CBD) office market, after rents in Singapore’s central region rose at a faster pace in Q1 2022 amid the flight to quality, back...
Retail rents drop in Q1, vacancies inch up to 8.3%: URA
ALTHOUGH the prices and rents of retail properties both declined in January to March this year while occupancies worsened a tad, analysts generally remained upbeat on the sector’s recovery prospects.
Priming young property agents to sell dream homes on YouTube
Real estate entrepreneur Nicholas Tan gets creative while grooming the next generation of property leaders.
Foreign investors in Vietnam keep focus on Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi homes
IN Vietnam’s housing market, foreign investment demand continues to be concentrated in the country’s biggest cities of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Hanoi.
Buzz returns to Singapore’s central business district
LUNCHTIME and happy-hour crowds have become a common sight again in the central business district (CBD), after Singapore relaxed most of its Covid-19 measures with effect from Apr 26, 2022.
Singapore households’ net worth grows as residential asset values climb
MARKET watchers expect the total value of private homes and Housing Board (HDB) flats held by households to keep rising, albeit more slowly than before, and in turn further bolster household net worth...