AS SINGAPORE heads into lockdown for next week's formula one grand prix, investors are also bracing themselves for some g-forces to hit in the real estate sector.Although no pundits are predicting a reversal of the recent signs of improvement in the economy, the Singapore government sees a danger of a property bubble forming and recent measures to cool speculation were designed to pre-empt this.
Singapore was one of the hardest-hit economies in Asia, both from international companies closing down their foreign outposts, leaving Singapore's office market with high vacancy, and a decline in tourism. Full story
