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Tech funding rebounds to $3.7b in October
Tech funding rebounds to $3.7b in October
Kling AI led the month with a $2.98b funding round.
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Residential launches could add 14,800 homes in 2027
Five potential executive condominium projects could deliver about 2,000 units.
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Private home prices to rise 3% to 4% as sales shrink, Realion says
Sales are projected to fall to 7,000-7,500 units, down from 10,815 in 2025.
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Four-room flats capture largest rental share amidst 0.8% price fall
Executive units posted the steepest YoY gain at 3.5% with just 5.1% of volume.
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HDB rental prices dip 0.6% in September
SPI is up 1.1% YoY, with Executive flats leading at 3.5%.
HDB rental volumes sink 15% in September
Activity also trails the five-year average for the month by 7.1%.
Condo rents post 2.4% YoY gain in September
Core Central Region bucked the trend with a 0.6% rise to 148.2 as the other regions fell.
Condo rentals plunge nearly 19% in September
Regional shares stayed tightly bunched between 31.1% and 34.5%.
Job postings in 90% of occupations exceed pre-pandemic levels, Indeed says
This indicates labour demand remains relatively high for most job categories.
Transport and logistics extends growth in Q3
The sector index has now stayed above 50 for five straight quarters.
Manufacturing sector expands for sixth straight quarter
Collections climbed 15.8% year on year whilst payments rose 15.9% in Q3.
ICT expands for fourth straight quarter as reading climbs to 52.5
The ICT manufacturing and sales segment led at 53.0 its strongest reading in the quarter.
Tech sees one IPO in September as month-on-month acquisitions decline
No new unicorns emerged over the month.
Late-stage funding vanishes in September
Early-stage deals took 94% of the equity raised against 22% in August.
Tech funding slumps 94% in September
dtcpay led the month with a $25m round as dealmaking stayed subdued.
Tech acquisitions hit 14 as IPOs stall at 1 in Q3
No unicorns emerged in the quarter, whilst acquisitions more than doubled.
Early-stage share jumps to nearly 29% in Q3 as late-stage share sinks
Seed-stage share kept shrinking to 0.7% from 1.8% in Q2.
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