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CityDev extends final offer deadline for M&C Hotels to Jan 26
SINGAPORE (Jan 24): City Developments has extended its final offer deadline to 1pm, Jan 26, in its bid for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc.
January 24, 2018
City Developments not extending Jan 26 deadline for Millennium & Copthorne Hotels offer
SINGAPORE (Jan 17): City Developments says it is not extending its Jan 26 deadline for its offer to privatise Millennium & Copthorne Hotels.
January 17, 2018
Broker's Calls
Maybank stays positive on Singapore property developers amid mortgage rate hike
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): Maybank Kim Eng Research is keeping its “positive” rating on Singapore’s real estate sector as property developer stocks are expected to ride on the market’s cyclical upturn.
January 16, 2018
Broker's Calls
Why these two developers remain CIMB's top sector picks
SINGAPORE (Jan 16): CIMB is retaining its sector “overweight” on Singapore’s property market while anticipating for primary home sales to improve y-o-y to 11,000 to 12,000 units, and private home prices to rise by up to 5% y-o-y.
January 16, 2018
In print this week
Where to invest in 2018?
SINGAPORE (Dec 25): From the en bloc craze to meteoric spikes in tech stocks, 2017 has been coloured by significant asset price gains. Driven by the rally in blue chips, the Straits Times Index is up 18.5% in the year to Dec 18, a notable improvement from
December 25, 2017
M&A
CDL says M&C Hotels buyout offer documents sent out; First close date set at Jan 23
SINGAPORE (Dec 21): City Developments (CDL) has sent out the offer documents for the buyout of Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels to the latter's shareholders.
December 21, 2017
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
UOB ties up with CDL-linked property rental start-up Mamahome
SINGAPORE (Dec 13): United Overseas Bank (UOB) is working with Mamahome to provide the payment service for the Shanghai-based start-up providing apartment rental matching services in its first overseas market outside China.
December 13, 2017
Property
Singapore home property prices to rise faster over next 2 years, says Goldman Sachs
SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Goldman Sachs says residential property prices in Singapore could beat previous expectations and increase by 5% per annum in 2018 and 2019.
December 13, 2017
Property
M&C Hotels agrees to sweetened 620 pence per share offer from CityDev
SINGAPORE (Dec 9): Millennium & Copthorne Hotels has agreed to a sweetened takeover offer from City Developments.
December 09, 2017
Broker's Calls
Residential property prices to rise by as much as 5% in next 2 years, says Macquarie
SINGAPORE (Nov 27): Macquarie Research believes the Singapore property sector is headed for an upcycle, with residential property prices expected to rise by 3-5% per annum over the next two years.
November 27, 2017