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发表于 31-7-2008 12:51:00|来自：新加坡
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<p>2008年7月31日新闻摘要</p>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="3">Keppel</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"> Land</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"> Q2 profit falls 16% to $52.7m</font></u></b><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600"></font></u></b></p></td></tr>
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<p><font size="1"><font face="Arial" color="black">Keppel</font><font face="Arial" color="black"> Land’s second-quarter profit fell 16.4 per cent as it sold fewer homes in Singapore and abroad. Net profit fell to $52.7 million from $63.0 million a year earlier. Besides lower turnover from home sales, its property services segment and hotels also saw lower revenue. For first-half 2008, net profit fell 10% to $113.0 million, from $125.5 million in 2007. Sales fell 29.9 per cent to $459 million, from $654.6 million previously. The company's financials were hit by delayed launches, for example Marina Bay Suites. Keppel Land still hopes to launch the 221-unit Marina Bay Suites, as well as the second phase of Reflections of Keppel Bay, some time in the second half of this year. Other projects where units could be sold include Park Infinia at Wee Nam, where there are still 52 apartments left, as well as Madison Residences. In all, the company could launch 777 residential units by year-end. For the office sector, Keppel Land wants to improve the pre-commitment level at its Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC), where overall pre-commitment is 60 per cent. Phase one of the office complex, with 1.6 million sq ft, will be completed in 2010. Rents at MBFC are now in the region of $16 per sq ft.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="1"><i><font face="Arial" color="black">- The </font></i><i><font face="Arial" color="black">Business Times, P6</font></i></font></p>
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<p><b><u><font face="Arial" color="#ff6600" size="1">HK home sales may fall on inflation worries</font></u></b></p></td></tr>
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<p><font size="1"><font face="Arial">Hong Kong</font><font face="Arial">'s apartment transactions may fall to a 10-month low in July, then drop further, on concerns that accelerating inflation and a slumping stock market may push prices down, analysts said. </font><font face="Arial" color="black">Total home sales in the city may drop to 6,100 in July, the lowest number since September, from 7,167 in June, according to Centaline Property Agency. They are looking at between a 3 and 5% correction in prices within the quarter. The benchmark Hang Seng Index has fallen almost a third from its record in October as credit-market losses climbed worldwide, threatening global economic growth even as inflation accelerates in Hong Kong. The combination could deter potential homebuyers, possibly for the balance of the year. Credit Suisse forecast a 5 to 10 per cent reduction in home prices in the second half. Hong Kong's four biggest real estate agencies this month fired a total of more than 300 workers in anticipation of a housing slump, according to Hong Kong Economic Times. Hong Kong has the most expensive luxury home prices in Asia, US$10,490 to US$14,780 per square metre, according to the Global Property Guide website. That compares with US$12,510 to US$22,923 per square metre in Manhattan. </font></font></p>
<p><i><font face="Arial" color="black" size="1">- The Business Times, P39</font></i><i><font face="Verdana" color="black"></font></i></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p> |
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