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Knight Frank reorganises for growth

During this period of market change, Knight Frank Singapore has actively reviewed its operations in preparation for the next phase of growth....more

Knight Frank wins – the world’s best real estate agency website

Knight Frank's international residential property search website - http://search.knightfrank.com - has won the title of "the world's best real estate agency website" at the International Residential Property Awards 2009 held in association with CNBC in San Diego recently. These awards are the property industry’s most prestigious awards programme dedicated to finding the best real estate professionals across the globe...more

Recession, what recession?

Given the recent euphoria in the residential makrket , it is no surprise that it has become a hot topic of discussion. Isn't Singapore still in recession, people wonder. Unemployment is still high, with an estimated 116,600 jobless residents as at June this year..more

Analysis of Singapore Residential Statistics – 1Q 2009

As Singapore’s fiscal health continues to slip, official statistics correspondingly reflect a somewhat distressed private residential property sector. However, there are also some silver linings in the figures released today...more

Analysis of URA monthly private residential statistics for the month of March 2009

Based on URA’s monthly statistics, the 832 private residential units launched and 1,220 units sold in March 2009 reflected a marginal decline from the preceding month. Although these figures may point
to a possible stabilization in the primary sale volume of private residential market, such figures may not be repeated consecutively for the rest of 2009...more

Online property search a hit

As least 10,000 new condominium units are expected to be completed this year, putting more pressure on property prices and rentals. Trying to price a property — either to sell or to rent — has proven to be difficult. Where do people turn to for information? Property websites, it seems...more

Analysis of 4Q 2008 Singapore Real Estate Statistics – Office sector

Singapore, - The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released the Office real estate statistics for 4Q 2008 today.The statistics have indicated that rents of office space in Singapore fell by a significant 6.5% qoq in 4Q 2008, compared to the first qoq fall over the past four years in 3Q 2008, of 0.8%. However, for the whole of 2008, office rents increased by 5.8%, in stark contrast against that of 2007 where rents climbed 56.1%...more