Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/25/2010 -- Singapore's number one property site links with REA Group's market-leading Australian real estate site and bi-lingual Hong Kong site to help property buyers in the Asia Pacific

To capitalize on the Asia Pacific's re-energized property market, an international partnership has been inked between Singapore's leading property site http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg and Australia's REA Group, which owns and operates a number of property sites around the world including Australia's number one real estate site realestate.com.au and squarefoot.com.hk, which is dedicated to the Hong Kong property market.

Under the agreement, a "Singapore" option will be added to the "International Sites" menu tab on the realestate.com.au and squarefoot.com.hk websites which will drive users directly to http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg's home page. In addition, PropertyGuru will add an "International Sites" tab to its website which will include Australia and Hong Kong, linking directly to the realestate.com.au and squarefoot.com.hk websites respectively.

This deal will help property buyers located in Australia and Hong Kong find Singapore property and vice versa, and is also anticipated to lead to increased traffic and improved search engine visibility and website ranking for the three sites.

The strong demand for homes in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia by overseas buyers was highlighted as a key driver for this collaboration. Incidentally, there are a large number of locals and Singaporean expatriates in Hong Kong and Australia logging on to PropertyGuru, making these countries the 3rd and 4th largest sources of overseas traffic for PropertyGuru respectively.

"We are delighted to be partnering with REA Group on this international network initiative, which will not only help PropertyGuru's buyers find foreign properties but also will increase traffic between our three sites," stated Steve Melhuish, CEO of PropertyGuru.com.sg.

Commenting on the agreement, Georg Chmiel, REA Group CFO and General Manager International, said: "REA Group is very pleased to partner with PropertyGuru and introduce our Australian and Hong Kong sites to property seekers in Singapore. With the link to PropertyGuru.com.sg, REA now offers visitors to our sites direct access to leading property destinations in seven countries."

According to Hitwise, the leading global information services company, Australian property websites
are the most popular international property sites visited from Singapore, with approximately 4 percent of all online property visits from Singapore. As for Hong Kong, it registers about 0.4 percent of all property visits from Singapore.

PropertyGuru is used by over 1.6 million consumers per month and is the leading property website in Singapore according to Hitwise, Alexa.com and Google Insights. REA Group's portfolio of websites attracted 9.4 million unique browsers during May 2010, according to sources Nielsen Market intelligence, Nielsen SiteCensus and Omniture.

This announcement comes on the back of a busy few months for PropertyGuru with recent launches of its iPhone application in May, Facebook listing application for agents in June and property data analysis tool earlier this month.

Media Contacts:

Ms Winnie Khoo
AllProperty Media Pte Ltd
Contact number: + 65 6238 5971
Email: winnie@allproperty.com.sg

Ms Jennifer Parker
Sage Communications
Contact number: + 61 (0403 296 864)
Email: jennifer@sagecomms.com.au

About PropertyGuru:
http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg is Singapore's leading property and home site and the brainchild of AllProperty Media Pte Ltd, a local firm established in 2006. The site won the CNBC "Worlds Best Property Award" as well as the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards for "Best Property Portal Asia Pacific" in 2009 and "Best Property Portal Singapore" in 2008 and 2009. According to Experian Hitwise Singapore (Experian.com.sg), PropertyGuru is the leading property portal in Singapore.

http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg provides real time access to multi-media rich content covering property and home-related products, services, news, advice, guides, tools and largest online property database in Singapore. It works closely with prominent real estate developers in Singapore and overseas, over 17,000 housing agents, and home-related firms.

The site is used by over 1.6 million consumers who view 25 million pages and generate over 150,000 leads for advertisers every month (sources: Hitwise, Google Insights and Alexa.com). PropertyGuru's user base has consistently grown by 15% per month since its launch. These users are 'mass affluent'

and comprise 53% earning over $100k, 13% over $250k pa; 35% expatriates; 85% live in Singapore, 15% overseas (foreigners and Singapore expats); 32% own 2 or more properties (source: survey conducted by Aktiv Digital with 800 respondents).

About REA Group:
REA Group (ASX:REA) is a market-leading online advertising business specialising in real estate. Established in Melbourne in 1995, the Group operates real estate websites in Australia and around the world. Together, its sites received more than 9 million unique browsers in May 2010 (source: Nielsen Market intelligence, Nielsen SiteCensus, Omniture).

About RealEstate.com.au
realestate.com.au is Australia's leading online property portal which attracted around 6 million unique browsers during the month of June 2010. Earlier this year, realestate.com.au launched its new-look website featuring search functions such as compare it, gallery view and map view.

About Squarefoot.com.hk
Squarefoot.com.hk is one of Hong Kong's leading residential property websites with approximately 70,000 listings (Squarefoot internal data, June 2010). Together with the Square Foot magazine (English listings), the Property Post magazine (Chinese-language listings), and the Inside Discovery Bay lifestyle magazine, squarefoot.com.hk is a leading source of Hong Kong property information and market trends. Property listings cover luxury properties for rent and sale, residential properties for rent and sale, as well as serviced apartments for rent.

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Over 7,000 commercial property listings available

Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/19/2010 -- PropertyGuru.com.sg, Singapore's leading property site, has launched CommercialGuru.com.sg, a comprehensive site dedicated to commercial properties in Singapore and the region so as to cater to the rising demand for office, retail and industrial space.

The move is timely given that Singapore's commercial sector is gaining strength in leasing demand from both local and foreign companies, attributed to the strong economic recovery as well as rising business confidence. At the same time, an additional 38 million square feet of additional business space is in the pipeline over the coming five years (source: DTZ and Allproperty Media) which will exert a downward pressure on prices and occupancy rates. As a result, developers and agencies will be under increasing pressure to lease or sell space due to oversupply in certain areas of the market.

CommercialGuru.com.sg helps property advertisers target businesses and investors in Singapore and overseas who are searching for commercial property. It also provides commercial property businesses and investors with a one-stop access to the largest property database of commercial properties on sale or lease, new launches, contacts of property agents or owners, maps and directions, pricing trends, mortgage advice, as well as a dedicated trade forum to reach out to property experts. The site allows the user a quick and easy way to find the property and services they need. There are more than 7,000 commercial property listings available at the time of its launch.

Steve Melhuish, CEO of Allproperty Media Pte Ltd, said, "There are already 40,000 business users searching 500,000 pages and generating 2,500 leads each month for commercial properties on PropertyGuru – this is expected to grow rapidly with the launch of CommercialGuru. We are excited about being the first portal in Singapore that is dedicated to commercial properties, and are confident that it will help developers and agencies close transactions faster, and make it much easier and faster for businesses to find space. To date, we have received very positive response from real estate developers and agencies in Singapore and overseas."

The new site's leading industry partners include SLP International, EL Development, LHN Group, Far East Business Space, Lian Beng Group, Sing Holdings, Sin Soon Lee Development, Wee Hur. Property agencies onboard include Propnex, Dennis Wee Group, CBRE, OrangeTee and Knight Frank.

"SLP International is very excited to work with CommercialGuru.com.sg. We believe this new portal will impact the way businesses look for commercial properties and we are very pleased to be onboard," said Trica Teo, Executive Director, SLP Holdings.

"PropNex and PropertyGuru have enjoyed a longstanding working relationship. Many of our 6,000 agents have benefitted from the reach of PropertyGuru's portal, which we know has provided greater connectivity between agent and consumer. The Internet is an increasingly powerful medium and PropertyGuru's application of this medium has enhanced the marketing power of our agents. CommercialGuru should be an innovative tool that provides clients searching for business space another avenue and more opportunities to get in touch with agents who specialize in this sector of the property market." said, Adam Tan, PropNex's Corporate Communications and Marketing Manager.

"We are pleased to be working with CommercialGuru. We are confident that this will be a targeted and effective marketing channel for us," said Lee Sze Hao, CEO, Sing Holdings Limited.

SingCapital's CEO, Alfred Chia C K, said, "I am very pleased that there is finally a platform dedicated to commercial property. I believe that there is great potential on the commercial property industry in Singapore. From the business owners' point of view, having your own properties is the best hedge against landlord who will increase rental when your business is doing well. It can also provide great returns. From the investor's point of view, commercial property can deliver good yields."

"Commercial properties contribute a large part of the real estate industry in Singapore and it is exciting to finally see a portal dedicated to this. We have been working very closely with PropertyGuru for residential properties and we believed that this partnership will successfully extend to our commercial space business through CommercialGuru," said Michael Tan, Agency Director for Orange Tee Agency.

For more information, please visit http://www.commercialguru.com.sg.

About CommercialGuru.com.sg
CommercialGuru is Singapore's commercial space expert – the best place to start your commercial property search whether you are an investor, buying for own use, or looking for a space to rent. In CommercialGuru, you can find over 7,000 commercial properties for sale and rent with detailed information about each property, including maps and photos. We bring you the most comprehensive selection in the market – whether its offices, retail space or industrial properties. If you need additional help in your commercial property hunt, you can also consult our preferred real estate agents using Ask Guru – or if you are looking for a specialized agent, you can search our Agent Directory.

Singapore has one of the world's most dynamic commercial property markets and we bring you the most complete and up-to-date listings to help you make your investment decision. Prospective commercial property investors should also consult our commercial property resources, market news and research reports.

CommercialGuru is brought to you by Allproperty Media Pte. Ltd, the operators of PropertyGuru.com.sg, Singapore's Leading Property Site used by over 1.6 million consumers who view 26 million pages, and LoanGuru.com.sg, Singapore's Leading Online Independent Mortgage Broker which chalked up its 4,000th user last month.

About PropertyGuru
http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg is Singapore's leading property and home site and the brainchild of AllProperty Media Pte Ltd, a local firm established in 2006. The site recently won the CNBC "Worlds Best Property Award" as well as the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards for "Best Property Portal Asia Pacific" in 2009 and "Best Property Portal Singapore" in 2008 and 2009. According to Hitwise, Google Insights & Alexa.com, PropertyGuru is the leading property portal in Singapore.

http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg provides real time access to multi-media rich content covering property and home-related products, services, news, advice, guides, tools and largest online property database in Singapore. It works closely with prominent real estate developers in Singapore and overseas, over 18,000 housing agents, and home-related firms.

The site is used by over 1.6 million consumers who view 26 million pages and generate over 150,000 leads for advertisers every month (sources: Hitwise, Google Analytics). PropertyGuru's user base has consistently grown by 15% per month since its launch. These users are 'mass affluent' and comprise 53% earning over $100k, 13% over $250k pa; 35% expatriates; 85% live in Singapore, 15% overseas (foreigners and Singapore expats); 32% own 2 or more properties (source: survey conducted by Aktiv Digital with 800 respondents).

Media Contact
Florence Fang, Flame Communications
Contact number: 6253 3193 / 9768 8186
Email: florence@flamecomms.com

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The Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV) and the Singapore Accredited Estate Agencies Ltd (SAEA) have appointed PropertyGuru as the official portal for the inaugural 2-day International Real Estate Congress on 5 to 6 Oct 2010.

Singapore -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/12/2010 -- The Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (SISV) and the Singapore Accredited Estate Agencies Ltd (SAEA) have appointed PropertyGuru as the official portal for the inaugural 2-day International Real Estate Congress on 5 to 6 Oct 2010.The Guest of Honour for this event is Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Education. This event is also supported by FIABCI, Singapore which is part of the International Real Estate Federation of 1.5 million real estate professionals worldwide.

PropertyGuru, in its role as the Official Portal for the event, will be reaching out to their network of 18,000 real estate agents in Singapore to promote this event. The leading property portal in Singapore will also be covering this event in its online and offline news channels.

"We are extremely pleased to be appointed the official portal for this event. The theme 'Becoming A World-Class Trusted Real Estate Professional' is in line with the company's constant strive to equip our agents with cutting edge online, mobile tools and training to empower them to be world class real estate agents," said Steve Melhuish, CEO and Co-Founder of PropertyGuru.com.sg.

This event will also take the opportunity to honour the best in Singapore's real estate agency profession by giving out the Real Estate Excellence Awards for Best Performance, Client Service and Leadership. It will also recognise top graduates from the Common Examination of Salesperson, an industry examination currently recognised by the Ministry of National Development and those who have undergone the Global Real Estate Specialist programme for luxury property marketing in this Congress.

Dr Tan Tee Khoon, CEO of SAEA says, "In the increasing borderless world that we live, investors are crossing geographical boundaries in their asset acquisition. High Net Worth Individuals in particular focus on buying choice properties around the world. In doing so, they would appoint estate agents who are savvy with the global real estate scene and are trustworthy individuals. This international congress is a forward thrust in helping our estate agents position themselves as world class, trusted professionals."

Due to the international flavour of this event, the Organising Committee will be working with the Singapore Tourism Board to take this opportunity to promote Uniquely Singapore.

The venue of the Inaugural Real Estate Congress is Marina Bay Sands."

Media Contact

Ms Winnie Khoo
AllProperty Media Pte Ltd
Contact number: 6238 5971
Email: winnie@allproperty.com.sg

About PropertyGuru
http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg is Singapore's leading property and home site and the brainchild of AllProperty Media Pte Ltd, a local firm established in 2006. The site recently won the CNBC "Worlds Best Property Award" as well as the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards for "Best Property Portal Asia Pacific" in 2009 and "Best Property Portal Singapore" in 2008 and 2009. According to Experian Hitwise Singapore (Experian.com.sg), PropertyGuru is the leading property portal in Singapore.

http://www.PropertyGuru.com.sg provides real time access to multi-media rich content covering property and home-related products, services, news, advice, guides, tools and largest online property database in Singapore. It works closely with prominent real estate developers in Singapore and overseas, 18,000 housing agents, and home-related firms.

The site is used by over 1.6 million consumers who view 25 million pages and generate over 150,000 leads for advertisers every month (sources: Hitwise, Google Insights and Alexa.com). PropertyGuru's user base has consistently grown by 15% per month since its launch. These users are 'mass affluent' and comprise 53% earning over $100k, 13% over $250k pa; 35% expatriates; 85% live in Singapore, 15% overseas (foreigners and Singapore expats); 32% own 2 or more properties (source: survey conducted by Aktiv Digital with 800 respondents).

For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/release-3.htm