In Focus

The bonanza of 20,000 units to be launched in early 2019 may curb price growth.

They have proven their strength as pre-commitment levels for Jewel Changi and Funan have hit 90% and 70%, respectively.

An HDB terrace in Jalan Bahagia was sold for a record high price of $1.19m.

Six super luxury homes were sold for $10m and above after the cooling measures.

Smaller units are poised to enjoy healthier take-up rates.

HDB dwellers were more cautious as their condo purchases dropped 36.3% to 1,486 units, with almost half of transactions below $1m.

Singapore's IPO market only raised $715m against Vietnam’s $6.2b.

Unless it will boost its capex spend which currently stands at $65m, 10 times smaller than Starhub's estimated $600m spending for its 4G network since 2013.

Net interest margins are poised to widen amidst expected rate hikes.

Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed to 3.5% from 10.7% in Q2.

Shopper traffic moved in the range of -2% to 3% whilst tenant sales settled between -3% to 3% in 9M.

Barracks Hotel will open in 2019 with 40 guest rooms.

The commercial sector continued to gain traction as it made up 27% or $2.1b of total investment sales.

Firms specialising in SME financing and wealth management services lured significant investor interest.

Village Hotel, the biggest with 606 guest rooms, features the Lazy River pool for children and the Pamukkale Pool which is an infinity pool overlooking the seaside.

Riding on global trends, honestbee is launching a mixed grocery and dining space with cashless payment and robotic item collection features.