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Price growth of private homes moderates to 0.7% in Q1 after cooling measures: URA

PRIVATE home prices grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of the year after December's cooling measures, even as they rose for an eighth consecutive quarter to hit a historical high.

New small-batch food production facility lets trial products go straight to market

SINGAPORE'S food manufacturers can trial new products with the first Singapore Food Agency-licensed (SFA) shared facility for small-batch food production, jointly launched by the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and JTC on Friday (Apr 22).

Banks in Singapore put brakes on fixed-rate home loans amid surging cost of funds

SOME banks in Singapore have suspended fixed-rate home loan packages amid rising interest rates.

Wee Hur unloads 10% stake in student housing fund to GIC-linked buyer for gain of over S$90m

WEE Hur Holdings will be selling a 9.9 per cent stake in Wee Hur PBSA Master Trust (WHPMT), an Australian focused purpose-built student accommodation fund, for A$112.7 million (S$113.3 million), said the property developer and builder in a bourse filing on Friday (Apr 22).

All eyes on CDL, MCL's launch of Piccadilly Grand this weekend

CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) and MCL Land will start marketing a 407-unit condominium Piccadilly Grand this weekend, in the first of a batch of upcoming launches that will be closely watched to gauge sentiment and demand from homebuyers.

The STI today

Singapore stocks rise on Friday, bucking regional trend; STI up 0.4%

LOCAL stocks gained for a fourth consecutive day on Friday (Apr 22), bucking a regional trend where most markets ended the day in the red.