While I still have substantial investments in blue-chips, I am less concerned about their performance than the poor outlook for Singapore private properties.
Such a trend does not bode well for the economy.
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Posts Tagged ‘real estate’
Housing Mortgage Crisis – No Nation Spared
Posted by Jeflin on August 18, 2008
Posted in Banking, Business, Economy, Properties, Stocks | Tagged: banks, blue-chips, housing mortgage crisis, investment, investors, mortgages, Properties, property developer. Gross Floor Area, real estate, singapore properties outlook | Leave a Comment »
Dow Jones Rally Will Lift Local Stocks
Posted by Jeflin on June 9, 2008
After Wall Street’s deplorable results last Friday, the question for ST Index today is not a matter of battering but how much collateral damage we will be seeing.
An oversold rebound for the Dow Jones is in order here, could be early this week.
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Posted in Banking, Economy, Oil, Properties, Stocks | Tagged: American Presidential election, Dow Jones, Hang Seng, investors, Lehman Brothers, Obama, real estate, ST Index, Wall Street | Leave a Comment »
Business Cycles Truly Alive
Posted by Jeflin on May 28, 2008
In the last bull market, some financial analysts and economists debunked the existence of traditional business cycles.
The basic assumption was that the global economy is spurred by so many positive drivers that a steady, non-inflationary growth path is easily achievable.
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Posted in Economy, Oil, Properties | Tagged: bear market, bull market, business cycles, commodities, depression, Economy, growth, real estate, recession | Leave a Comment »
Poor Outlook For Singapore Properties
Posted by Jeflin on May 17, 2008
At current low interest rates, buyers are not snapping up properties in Singapore.
While some property prices have almost doubled over the past year, increase in salaries did not catch up, meaning Singaporeans are finding it harder to afford private and public housing.
Read the full article here.
Posted in Economy, Properties | Tagged: DBSS flats, en-bloc sales, high-end property, interest rates, liquidity, outlook singapore properties, private housing, Properties, real estate, speculators | Leave a Comment »
