Commercial Property
Hopes fade for Keppel REIT's MBFC T3 acquisition in 2013
Not yet fit to fund SGD1.1b property.
Average capital values of prime freehold ground floor factory spaces up 0.7%
Price hike after halting in 1Q13.
Boustead Singapore to acquire Ausgroup property for S$39.36m
Property has an area of 29,893.1 sq m.
OUE REIT listing predicted to raise minimum of $600m
What could the disadvantages be?
Rents for prime conventional factory upper floor space surged 38.9% versus 3Q09
Overall industrial rents stayed unchanged.
Singapore office rents could corrode in 2014 after 2012 correction
Maybank expects further downside next year.
Vacancy rate of CBD Grade A offices slipped 1.5%
It's the lowest in two years.
Pre-lease of retail space at orchardgateway hits over 90%
Rents at Orchard Road still at $35.1 psf.
Grade A office rentals predicted to edge up 8% in 2014
Demand is also expected to rebound.
12 largest commercial investment deals in 1H2013
Topping the list is a $446 million deal.
Forterra's The HQ crowned "Showcase Project of Green Construction" by China
Due to impressive sustainable building practices.
Here are some of the largest private investment transactions in 1H13
Robinson Point bought for $348.9m.
Suntec REIT's revenue predicted to dip 5.5%
Blame it on SCM's renovations.
Commercial and hotel investment sales in Singapore crashed 50% to $3.7b
Big time deals missed in 1H.
Here's proof that GLS sites are in demand among Singapore property investors
Sold like hot cakes in the last 2 years.
Why office rents could still improve in second half of 2013
Improving market sentiments to drive up prices.