Singapore private property prices rise slightly to fresh record high

Washington Post, 1 Apr 2011SINGAPORE — Singapore’s housing prices inched higher to a fresh record high in the first quarter even as the government implemented measures in a bid to cool the market.The Urban Redevelopment Authority said Friday that private residential property prices rose 2.1 percent in the January-to-March period, slowing from 2.7 percent growth in the fourth quarter. Full