Hue and cry over Tiong Bahru paint job
Some residents find the proposed colour schemes for estate’s art deco flats too garish or cartoonish Pink, purple and blue are colours that have made some people see red instead. A proposed paint job for Tiong Bahru estate’s iconic art deco flats has upset some residents, some of whom feel the area will look too … Read more
Still ‘one safe haven’ for investors – Reits
Home prices are peaking, sales are sliding, and property counters are among the stock market’s worst performers. What’s a property investor to do? Fortunately, there is still one safe haven, according to a recent report by Credit Suisse. It tips real estate investment trusts, or Reits, as a good bet for investors. Reits turned in … Read more
Havens away from home
A Singaporean walking around the Tanjong Rhu area could be forgiven for thinking he is in a foreign country. Minimarts at condos don’t sell just regular rice, they also stock the basmati variety. Vegetables that most Singaporeans have never heard of, such as Indian Palak (spinach in English) and Mehti (a herb which resembles a … Read more
US housing market woes
AS the US economy appears more than ever linked to the health of the housing market, analysts see no end to falling prices or recovery in the sector before 2009. After several years of a sizzling boom, housing prices in the United States have fallen for the past year and a half, according to the … Read more
