Singapore's property market has been on a roll over the past year on the back of a robust economy, with private home prices already outstripping the previous peaks set in 1996. The party is not about to end any time soon, but property consultants and analysts say gains during the rest of the year will be more modest.
Flash estimates by the Urban Redevelopment Authority show that private residential prices on the island rose 5.2 per cent in the second quarter from the previous three months, hitting a new high. That's after climbing 5.6 per cent in the first quarter. ...
In May 2009, there was a secret meeting organised by the two richest men in America. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett presided over a confidential billionaires meeting hosted by David Rockefeller. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Oprah Winfrey were said to have been among those attending. The agenda? Philanthropy. The goal was to get the super rich starting from the Forbes list of 400 wealthiest Americans to pledge at least 50% of their net worth to charities during their lifetimes or upon their demise....
