News about Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): The liberalisation in the permissible list of activities provides alternative growth opportunities to Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trusts (M-REITs) in the areas of acquiring vacant land to undertake property development activities, acquisition of assets with provision of income support and investments through private leases, said the Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The deadline for submission of bids for the Asset Company (AssetCo) tender for the Kuala Lumpur to Singapore High Speed Rail (KL-Singapore HSR) called by MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd and SG HSR Pte Ltd, has been extended from June 29 to Dec 28, 2018.

PETALING JAYA (April 16): Singapore (pictured) has begun seeking public feedback on allowing private rents to be rented on a short-term basis, similar to those on Airbnb, reported Reuters.

PETALING JAYA (April 10): Singapore-based co-living startup Hmlet is set to launch its second building named Hmlet @ Sarkies in Singapore, which will see the whole building dedicated entirely for co-living.

SINGAPORE (April 3): Price recovery gathers momentum in 1Q18, rising by 3.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 20): An article written by a political economist and published in Channel NewsAsia has called on Malaysians not to blame Singaporeans for pushing up property prices and the cost of goods in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOI Prop) has terminated its agreement with Hongkong Land International Holdings Ltd (HKLI) to jointly develop and manage a land parcel at Central Boulevard in Singapore.

PETALING JAYA (March 13): The capital of Malaysia has been ranked a lowly 126th in a list of the most liveable cities for Asian expats by ECA International.

  PETALING JAYA (March 10): IOI Properties Group Bhd has secured S$1.

PETALING JAYA (March 9): A property listing for a mansionette in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore, featuring a nude shot of a man has prompted the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) — which regulates the island republic’s real estate industry — to investigate the incident, reported the Straits Times.