https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/kallang-distripark-set-be-redeveloped-thousands-new-private-homes Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:51:44 +0000 Property /property/kallang-distripark-set-be-redeveloped-thousands-new-private-homes [SINGAPORE] Kallang Distripark, a privately-owned disused rubber factory converted into a warehouse site, is being prepared to be redeveloped for private housing. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/china-new-home-prices-stagnant-july-demand-stays-weak Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:36:03 +0000 Property International /property/china-new-home-prices-stagnant-july-demand-stays-weak New home prices fell 0.1% in July from the previous month https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/freehold-sembawang-apartments-collective-sale-s130-million Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:19:28 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/freehold-sembawang-apartments-collective-sale-s130-million Owners stand to receive S$2.1 million to S$14.7 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/indonesian-developer-modernland-seeks-bond-restructuring-again Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:34:44 +0000 Property /property/indonesian-developer-modernland-seeks-bond-restructuring-again Move highlights liquidity challenges facing the builder of residential and industrial townships   https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/developer-sales-pick-july-731-new-homes-sold-mainly-2-launches Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:51:07 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/developer-sales-pick-july-731-new-homes-sold-mainly-2-launches Dunearn House and Lentor Gardens Residences are the month’s only major new projects https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/vers-old-hdb-flats-could-consent-threshold-be-65 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:57:38 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Property Residential /opinion-features/vers-old-hdb-flats-could-consent-threshold-be-65 Insufficient new property developments and redevelopments can hurt Singapore’s economy and society in general  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/sustained-land-buys-thomson-lane-plot-s578-million-plans-condo-project-prime-site Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:58:46 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property Residential /property/sustained-land-buys-thomson-lane-plot-s578-million-plans-condo-project-prime-site The land parcel is being acquired from an entity linked to OCBC’s Lee family https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/uk-housebuilders-plagued-upheaval-burnham-hopes-homes Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:49:46 +0000 Property /property/uk-housebuilders-plagued-upheaval-burnham-hopes-homes [LONDON] Andy Burnham is the latest UK leader to call for many more homes to be built – yet earnings from the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/openai-steps-singapore-footprint-talks-lease-100000-sq-ft-shaw-tower Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:41:51 +0000 Kalpana Rashiwala Young Zhan Heng Property Commercial & Industrial Companies & Markets New Articles Telcos, Media & Tech /property/openai-steps-singapore-footprint-talks-lease-100000-sq-ft-shaw-tower Rival Anthropic has leased about 100 desks within The Executive Centre facility at Ocean Financial Centre https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/mortgage-rates-us-edge-lower-first-time-six-weeks Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:51:06 +0000 Property /property/mortgage-rates-us-edge-lower-first-time-six-weeks The average for a 30-year fixed loan declines to 6.67% from 6.69% a week earlier: Freddie Mac https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/south-korea-unveils-package-boost-housing-supply-support-young-buyers Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:20:10 +0000 Property /property/south-korea-unveils-package-boost-housing-supply-support-young-buyers Construction project financing support to rise to at least US$33.7 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/sydney-melbourne-housing-investors-pull-back-after-tax-changes Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:53:24 +0000 Property /property/sydney-melbourne-housing-investors-pull-back-after-tax-changes The slide in prices and lending signals efforts to tackle increasingly unaffordable homes are having an impact https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/new-zealands-central-bank-maintain-current-home-lending-rules Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:02:40 +0000 Property International /property/new-zealands-central-bank-maintain-current-home-lending-rules Housing remains a drag on the country’s uneven economic recovery https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/reits-property/centurions-growth-story-stays-anchored-singapore-kranji-close-win Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:48:40 +0000 Jeanne Mah Reits & Property Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/reits-property/centurions-growth-story-stays-anchored-singapore-kranji-close-win Group will not let its CAReit stake fall below 30%, says CEO Kong Chee Min https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australia-housing-prices-drop-slows-economy Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:32:44 +0000 Property International /property/australia-housing-prices-drop-slows-economy [SYDNEY] A fall in home prices is making financial conditions in Australia more restrictive, according to a senior central bank official, helping... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/orchard-boulevard-marina-gardens-lane-gls-sites-released-sale Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:12:24 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property /property/orchard-boulevard-marina-gardens-lane-gls-sites-released-sale The two 99-year leasehold parcels can yield about 500 private homes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/capitaland-investment-h1-profit-14-s327-million-higher-fee-income Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:23:53 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Property /property/capitaland-investment-h1-profit-14-s327-million-higher-fee-income Revenue for the six-month period falls 2% to about S$1.02 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/centurion-h1-net-profit-drops-64-s26-5-million Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:37:11 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/centurion-h1-net-profit-drops-64-s26-5-million It faced higher net fair value losses on investment properties and a share of losses from associated companies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/singapore-commercial-property-deals-track-hit-record-2026 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:12:59 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property Commercial & Industrial New Articles /property/singapore-commercial-property-deals-track-hit-record-2026 US$10.3 billion of transactions closed in H1, with another US$6 billion in the pipeline: MSCI https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/uol-h1-net-profit-rises-23-s252-2-million-joint-venture-profits Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:56:08 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/uol-h1-net-profit-rises-23-s252-2-million-joint-venture-profits Revenue falls 7% year on year to S$1.4 billion from S$1.5 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/australia-promised-1-2-million-new-homes-builders-are-their-limits Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:57:30 +0000 Property /property/australia-promised-1-2-million-new-homes-builders-are-their-limits Houses and apartments across Australia are taking longer to build and becoming more expensive to finish https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/china-races-solve-us148-billion-property-threat-leases-end Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:12:48 +0000 Property /property/china-races-solve-us148-billion-property-threat-leases-end Office towers, malls and warehouses sit on land with dwindling lease terms – which owners could be forced to return upon expiry https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/jtc-eyes-unified-zoning-one-north-parcels-launchpad-revamp Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:23:45 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Property /property/jtc-eyes-unified-zoning-one-north-parcels-launchpad-revamp The proposed amendments will place the parcels under a single business park zoning https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/legacy-builders-next-wave-real-estate-players-emerging-1980s Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000 Michelle Low Kimberly Wee Kalpana Rashiwala Chong Xin Wei Ry-Anne Lim Property Wealth /property/legacy-builders-next-wave-real-estate-players-emerging-1980s How did the families behind Ho Bee, Wee Hur, Soilbuild and Boustead make their mark, and move their business into a second... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/two-thirds-sentosa-cove-resales-red-average-loss-topping-s1-million-2023 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jeanne Mah Property New Articles /property/two-thirds-sentosa-cove-resales-red-average-loss-topping-s1-million-2023 Analysts point to small niche buyer pool in soft market weakened by cooling measures targeted at foreigners https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/us-existing-home-sales-post-second-straight-monthly-decline-july Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:35:00 +0000 Property International /property/us-existing-home-sales-post-second-straight-monthly-decline-july A rebound likely to be limited by higher mortgage rates and tight supply https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-land-posts-90-higher-h1-net-profit-s211-7-million Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:02:53 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/singapore-land-posts-90-higher-h1-net-profit-s211-7-million Revenue is up 2% year on year at S$376.8 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/ihgs-room-revenue-growth-slows-iran-war-offsets-gains-us-china Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:55:08 +0000 Property /property/ihgs-room-revenue-growth-slows-iran-war-offsets-gains-us-china Hospitality company is on track to meet market expectations for annual revenue and earnings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/soilbuilds-lim-chap-huat-sues-brookfield-claims-it-reneged-joint-venture-wsj Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:29:25 +0000 Chong Xin Wei Property /property/soilbuilds-lim-chap-huat-sues-brookfield-claims-it-reneged-joint-venture-wsj Dispute relates to asset manager’s 2025 acquisition of three Singapore properties from Mapletree Industrial Trust