SG Property News | March 27 2025
Singapore property news roundup for Thursday, March 27, 2025. Headlines link to the original publishers.
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AsiaOne
CBRE appoints Henry Chin as global head of research
Edgeprop
CBRE has appointed Henry Chin as its new global head of research, as announced in a release on March 26. Chin will take over from Richard Barkham, who is set to retire from CBRE at the end of June. In his new role, Chin will lead a team of nearly 600 research experts, focusing on guiding real estate investors and occupiers in understanding the key forces shaping the commercial property market. Chin joined CBRE in 2014 as head of research for the Asia Pacific region.
CBD office rents continue subdued growth trajectory in 1Q2025
Edgeprop
Local office rents showed little change in Q1 2025, based on data compiled by JLL. The research reveals that CBD Grade A offices tracked by the consultancy recorded a gross effective rent of $11.60 psf per month for the first quarter, edging up just 0.5% q-o-q. The marginal growth continues the subdued trajectory in office rents over the last four quarters. CBD rents grew 0.4%, 0% and 0.7% q-o-q in 4Q2024, 3Q2024 and 2Q2024.
Singapore to host premier global property investment event
Inquirer.net
Over a year after CEO appointment, Thomas Tan becomes SRI shareholder
EdgeProp Singapore
Singapore new home sales surge to 1,575 units in February
Real Estate Asia
5 New Property Launches Near The JB CIQ
DollarsAndSense.sg
Public Bank heir buys Singapore mansion for record US$70m — Bloomberg
The Edge Malaysia
Where To Find 999-Year Landed Homes By The Sea In Singapore: Touring Ponggol 24th Avenue
Stacked Homes
Last week, we went to Ponggol to look for a landed estate with a sea view that I had visited a few years back. I ended up mistakenly visiting Ponggol 17th Avenue– it was a nice and peaceful estate, but…