Fourth-quarter earnings will be very bad and signal the start of major retrenchment next year. With economic prospects looking worse than those of Tottenham in the English Premier League, stock and property prices will slump.
Property developers with high gearing will suffer as rates continue to rise. Giant-sized CapitaLand has already fallen to well below $3 from about $7 in May. On the other hand, boutique developers like SC Global are becoming penny stocks.
Property is a goner between now and 2010. Casino or no casino, property is a dog!