Fractional Ownership Opens $300M Singapore Bungalow to Investors — No Residency Rights Included
A $300M Singapore bungalow now sells in slices—yet you can’t live there. How do fees, MAS rules, and ABSD reshape returns?
Category Property Investment
China’s REIT Expansion: Shopping Malls and Retail Assets Enter Public Market
China’s C-REITs hit RMB550bn as malls and hotels enter. Are 5% yields and mandatory 90% payouts too good to last?
Why Singapore Real Estate Trusts Define Modern Wealth Transfer—And What Can Go Wrong
Singapore REITs make wealth transfer as easy as trading shares—but the 90% payout rule and manager fees can backfire. Read before investing.
Mapletree Logistics Trust Sees 9.3% Y-o-Y Drop in 3QFY2026 DPU to 1.816 Cents
Despite portfolio reshaping and strong occupancy growth, Mapletree Logistics Trust's DPU plunged 9.3% year-on-year to 1.816 cents. Currency headwinds continue to ravage the REIT's performance.
Why Fixed Mortgages Still Dominate Singapore, Even as Floating Rates Make a Comeback
Despite record-low floating rates at 1.2%, 80% of Singaporeans still choose fixed mortgages. Is financial security trumping potential savings? Banks are aggressively competing for your loyalty.
Why Japanese Real Estate Remains a Prime Magnet for Singaporean Investors
While everyone else is looking westward, Singaporean investors are pouring billions into Japanese real estate where depreciated Yen creates 12% gains and yields reach 5.5%. Tourism boom fuels unprecedented demand.
Industry Urges ABSD Cut for Foreign Buyers, Rethink of EC Loan and Income Limits
Foreign buyers eye relief as property industry challenges 60% ABSD rates and outdated EC limitations. Singapore's harsh cooling measures may finally change. Budget 2026 could reshape the market.
What Singapore’s Property Market Could Look Like Without the ABSD Tax Barrier
Singapore's property market without ABSD? Brace yourself for an explosion of foreign capital, soaring prices, and fierce competition that would transform housing accessibility forever. The current calm is merely artificial.
Why 2026 May Challenge Housing Developers Despite Rising Sales and Buyer Demand
Despite surging buyer interest, housing developers face a perfect storm of rising costs, tighter financing, and economic slowdown in 2026. Can they survive when even wealthy buyers can't save the market?
Penrith Sells 97% of Units on Launch Day at Over S$2,800 Psf Average
Is 97% sell-out at S$2,800 psf the biggest market defiance of 2025? Penrith's extraordinary launch day performance shatters expectations despite cooling measures. Queenstown's drought is over.
