Daily Briefing: Singapore home sales drop to lowest this year; What you need to know about the recession near-miss

And here are 7 surprising things about living in Singapore.

Singapore home sales dropped to their lowest this year in September as developers marketed fewer projects. Developers sold 341 units last month compared with a revised 513 units in August, according to data released Thursday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Read more here.

A couple of days back, it was reported that Singapore had successfully avoided a recession as early estimates showed an expansion in the overall economy this quarter by 0.1%. Find out more here.

Sharon and Gregg Graham moved their family from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Singapore in 1998. The family spent three years living in a two-floor penthouse apartment two blocks from Singapore's Central Business District with their three boys who were 8, 10, and 12 years old at the time. Read more here.