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OSK upgrading property recommendation to neutral

OSK Research is upgrading its recommendation on property sector to neutral from underweight in view of the possibility of certain investors having already bought into 2010 valuations.

‘Despite the upgrade, we still believe that a moderate correction in property stock prices is inevitable in the short term,’ it said in its research note here yesterday.

As most of these stocks are already trading close to their 2010 fair value anyway, the current risk-reward ratio appears to be unfavourable and as such investors are generally advised to accumulate only after a meaningful price correction, it added.

‘The rally in property stocks from the March 2009 lows caught us by surprise as we had initially thought that such a rally would only take place in early 2010 when the market would be likely to aggressively accumulate property stocks 12 months ahead of the 2011 upcycle,’ OSK Continue reading

TA Enterprise to buy Swissotel Merchant Court

It’ll pay LaSalle Asia Opportunity II SARL $260m for the hotel

Bursa-listed TA Enterprise Berhad has agreed to buy the Swissotel Merchant Court Singapore for about $260 million from the LaSalle Asia Opportunity II SARL.

The acquisition price works out to about $546,200 per room.

The 476-room hotel is on a site with a remaining lease of about 84 years.

The hotel will continue to be managed by Swissotel, part of Fairmont Raffles Hotels International.

Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels is said to have brokered the sale.

The $260 million cash consideration for the sale comprises the agreed value for the property of $250 million and a $10 million adjusted Continue reading