by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Investments
The Straits Times, 19 June 2022, Sun 5:00 AM By Tan Ooi Boon SINGAPORE – Impose a tax and it’s pretty certain someone will devise a loophole, as is happening here, with crafty investors avoiding an anti-property speculation levy by allowing one buyer to...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Commercial, Investments
The Straits Times, 16 June 2022, Thurs 7:01 PM By Isabelle Liew SINGAPORE – A coffee shop in Tampines changed hands for a record $41.68 million, and some tenants are thinking about terminating their agreements following a surge in rent. A firm called G&G...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Private Property
The Straits Times, 14 June 2022, Tues 11:58 AM By Isabelle Liew SINGAPORE – Prices of resale condominium units edged up for the 22nd straight month in May, with transactions rising as buying sentiment improved despite property cooling measures. In May,...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth
The Straits Times, 8 June 2022, Thurs 6:25 PM By Choo Yun Ting SINGAPORE – Private-sector analysts have shaved their growth forecast for 2022, with the sharper-than-expected rise in inflation and slower economic activity in China among the downside risks for...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Government Announcements
Today, 7 June 2022, Tues By Daryl Choo SINGAPORE — Some residents living near a proposed “Long Island” reclamation site along the south-eastern coast of Singapore are hoping that the charm and tranquillity of the East Coast area would be retained if the...
