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Singapore property portals face double-edged sword in regional expansion

Published Tue, Nov 12, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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    REAL estate portals in Singapore are being squeezed by hefty costs on the one hand and the lack of scale on the other, but the solution they seek - looking to the region for scale - may add further short-term pain.

    PropertyGuru's short-lived journey towards an initial public offering in Australia last month had laid bare the financials of the market leader in the portal space in South-east Asia. And it showed the online property classified marketplace incurring a net loss of S$3.8 million on a revenue of S$71.5 million in 2018, on a pro forma basis.

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