This played an important role in accelerating the region's rate of economic growth to an average of 5.5% from mid-2003 to mid-2008.

ECONOMIST: Latin American geopolitics

Prices of non-landed private homes outside Singapore's central region rose 3.4% in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter, accelerating from a 1.0% rise in the third quarter.

WSJ: Singapore Residential Property Prices Rise