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(SINGAPORE) DEVELOPERS will be bringing forward their property launches over the next few months to satisfy strong demand from homebuyers, said Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) president Simon Cheong yesterday.
But Mr Cheong, who was speaking at Redas’ spring festival lunch, warned that many developers are now facing depleting land banks following brisk home sales in recent… more

Consumer confidence rose past expectations in January, the third straight monthly increase as Americans begin to feel better about the job picture, according to a report released Tuesday.









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The head of the Senate Banking Committee may scrap the idea of creating a consumer financial protection agency, a paper said Friday citing people familiar with the matter.

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U.S. consumer sentiment was little changed in early January, as worries over income and high unemployment offset news of an improving economy, a survey released on Friday showed.







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(SINGAPORE) Private home prices continued their ascent in Q4 last year, climbing an estimated 7.3 per cent from the previous quarter. This sent prices for 2009 up 1.7 per cent from a year ago, defying bleak prognoses of double digit falls when the financial crisis unfolded.

Resale prices for public housing were also on their way up in Q4, rising 3.8 per cent from the previous quarter. Year-on-ye… more

The government is providing a fresh $3.8 billion cash infusion to stabilize GMAC Financial Services as it struggles with hefty losses in its home mortgage unit.









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A more upbeat outlook on jobs pushed Americans’ confidence in the economy higher in December for the second month in a row, a survey released Tuesday said.







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Consumer sentiment improved in December from November on some income growth and less gloomy job conditions, a survey showed on Wednesday.









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Home resales rose to the highest level in nearly three years, reflecting an extraordinary level of federal support that has helped the housing sector recover from the downturn.

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Consumer spending rose for a second straight month in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, data showed on Wednesday.

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