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Simon Cheong blames analysts for weak property market.

Merl Haggard

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Sore loser Simon Cheong blames URA's data and investment bank analysts for weak property market.


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Redas offers more insights after bleak reports
Simon Cheong calls meeting to advise analysts that URA data may not give full picture



By UMA SHANKARI

SINGAPORE - The recent string of negative reports on the property market has prompted the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) to engage analysts and offer them alternative sources of market data.

This came as analysts have drawn very bearish conclusions in recent weeks, based on official supply numbers from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).

These included a string of research notes from firms such as Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs which have projected significant falls in mass-market, mid-tier and high-end private home prices.

Redas' position is that URA's numbers are general in nature. On certain specific issues, they feel it is better to check with property consultants who can provide more detailed data.

Sources say the industry body met property analysts from local and foreign research firms last Friday. The meeting was chaired by Redas president Simon Cheong, who is also chief executive of upscale residential developer SC Global Developments.

Analysts from several foreign banks - including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Nomura and UBS - attended the meeting, together with those from key local research firms such as DBS Vickers and CIMB-GK.

Also present were members of Redas' management committee including representatives from CapitaLand, City Developments, Keppel Land and Far East Organization.

Sources say consultants from all the major property firms in Singapore - CB Richard Ellis, Colliers, DTZ, Jones Lang LaSalle, Knight Frank and Savills - as well as a legal advisor close to Redas also lent their weight.

Redas held the meeting to give equity analysts a more in-depth understanding of property issues in the light of the difficult economic environment, BT understands.

The perception is that while there are seasoned analysts who know the market well, there are others who are either new to the area of property research and lack historical perspective, or too young to fully understand the workings of the market.

The major property consultancies were there to offer help to analysts, and the legal advisor was present to explain technical issues including those involving the rights of buyers and sellers in property transactions.

Sources say one analyst present at the meeting suggested that the large developers could release their own data regularly to further improve clarity.

This is the first time Redas had organised such a briefing but based on the response, more such dialogues may be organised in the future. Views were freely exchanged, sources who were present told BT. Analysts also said they would take Redas' points into consideration.
 

ahleebabasingaporethief

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For those that do not know his backgorund, he comes from a VERY RICH family background.

Heard he is from the same CHEONGS that own public listed HONG FOK, buildings like Concourse, International Building, International Plaza, just to name a few.

They all use to live in a huge sprawing compund off Oxley Road which comprises of 3 storey walk ups built for the whole family. Believe their walk ups are still there.

It's always people with old money that can climb fast. They have what we call booster Vitamin M rockets. Only one Sim Wong Hoo that really came up with nothing.

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Merl Haggard

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For those that do not know his backgorund, he comes from a VERY RICH family background.

Heard he is from the same CHEONGS that own public listed HONG FOK, buildings like Concourse, International Building, International Plaza, just to name a few.

They all use to live in a huge sprawing compund off Oxley Road which comprises of 3 storey walk ups built for the whole family. Believe their walk ups are still there.

It's always people with old money that can climb fast. They have what we call booster Vitamin M rockets. Only one Sim Wong Hoo that really came up with nothing.

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That's what Simon Cheong likes everyone in town to believe that he is related to Hong Fok patriarch KP Cheong.

The truth is his father used to work for KP's oldman as a clerk, and he is not related to the Cheong family at all!
 
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