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1. Ong, Seow Eng and Sing, Tien Foo, (1999), “The Threshold Upgradability Index,” Real Estate Time, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 14-20.
2. Sing, Tien Foo and Lim, Chen Wan Jenny, “Collective Benefits,” Property 2000, the Business Times, 27 April 2000.
3. Ooi, Joseph, Ong, Seow Eng and Sing, Tien Foo, “What Price Securitization?” Property 2000, the Business Times, 27 April 2000.
4. Sing, Tien Foo, “Open New Door: Asset Backed Securitization” Property Review, December 2000 issue.
5. Cheng, Fok Jam, Lee, Malone Lai Choo, Ong, Seow Eng, Sing, Tien Foo and Yu, Shi Ming, “Switch-Use Options of “White” Sites: How to Value them?” CRESTimes, Vol. 1, No.1, January 2001, p.7.
6. Sing, Tien Foo,, “The Mother of All Hubs: CORENET,” Property Review, February 2001 issue.
7. Ong, Seow Eng, Sing, Tien Foo, Ho, K.K. and Ang, P. “The Real Estate Development and Investment Game Online,” CDTLink, Vol. 5, No. 1, 1 March 2001, pp. 14-16.
8. Sing, Tien Foo, “Can Brick still click?” Property Review, May 2001 issue.
9. Sing, Tien Foo, “Ready for REITs?” Property Review, July 2001 Issue.
10. Ooi, Joseph, Sing, Tien Foo and Ong, Seow Eng, “Lemon or Plum? REITs” Property Buyers’ Guide, the Business Times supplement, 25 October 2001.
11. Sing, Tien Foo, “Commentary: Facing the Uncertain Year Ahead,” Property Review, December 2001 issue.
12. Sing, Tien Foo, Ong, Seow Eng and Thang, Doreen, “Real Estate Securitization in Asia,” CRESTimes, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 2002, p.3.
13. Sing, Tien Foo and Tan, H.K.J., “Economic Factors Driving the Condominium Market in Singapore,” CRESTimes, Vol. 2, No.1, January 2002, p. 5.
14. Lee, Malone Lai Choo, Ong, Seow Eng, Sim, Loo Lee and Sing, Tien Foo, “Supply of Competing White Sites and Its Impact on Flexibility Premiums,” CRESTimes, Vol.2, No.1, January 2002, p. 7.
15. Sing, Tien Foo and Low, Swee Hiang Yvonne, “Is Property a good hedge against inflation?” CRESTimes, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 2002, p. 5
16. Sing Tien Foo and Low, Swee Hiang Yvonne, “Is Property a good hedge against inflation?” Property Review, August 2002 issue.
17. Sing Tien Foo and Ling, Sze Chi, “The Role of REITs in a Downside Risk Asset Allocation Framework,” CRESTimes, Vol. 3, No. 2, July 2003, p. 9.
18. Sing, Tien Foo, Lee, Kim Pang Juvette and Wong, Ah Long, “Impact of Information & Communication and Broadband Technologies on Office Space: Developers’ Perspective,” CRESTimes, Vol. 3, No. 2, July 2003, pp. 12-13.
19. Sing, Tien Foo and Tay, T.S.E. “Commercial Mortgage Backed Securitization (CMBS) Market in Singapore,” CRESTimes, Vol. 4, No. 2, July 2004, pp 6-7.
20. Sing, Tien Foo, Ooi, Thian Leong Joseph, Wong, Ah Long and Lum, Kok Keong Patrick, “Determinants for Office Space Choice: What do office occupiers look for when the advantage of “location, location and location” is missing?” CRESTimes, Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2005, p.6.
21. Sing, Tien Foo, “Challenges Ahead for Singapore Real Estate Investment Trusts,” RFP Magazine, August 2005.
22. Sing, Tien Foo, “Investing in Singapore Real Estate Investment Trusts (SREIT), The Executive, March 2007.
23. Sing, Tien Foo, “Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) - An innovative financing option for commercial real estate” CapitaInsight, March 2007
24. Sing, Tien Foo, “REITs in Asia – Really Efficient Investment Track or Rapidly Ending Investment Trend?” RFP Magazine, September 2007.
25. Sing Tien Foo and Sumit Agarwa, “Difficult to buy low and sell high for upgraders,” The Straits Times,
26. Agarwal, Sumit, Deng, Yongheng and Sing, Tien Foo, “The Rise and Rise of Shoebox Units,” Op. Ed., Straits Times, 12 September 2012
27. Agarwal, Sumit and Sing, Tien Foo “The ‘Hungry Ghost Month’ Effects on Housing,” Op. Ed., Straits Times, 2 September 2015.
28. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “‘鬼节’购屋的禁忌”，联合早报, 言论，5 September, 2015.
29. Sing, Tien Foo and Lim, Jian Fu Benjamin, “How Do Investors Form their Expectation? - Real Estate Sentiment Index” the Edge Singapore, September 14, 2015.
30. Agarwal, Sumit and Sing, Tien Foo, “How School Proximity Affect Housing Prices,” Op. Ed. Straits Times, 17 December 2015.
31. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “‘好学校地点对房价的影响”，联合早报, 言论,狮城脉搏，1 February, 2016.
32. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “房价和生育率的关系,” 联合早报, 言论, 社会万象，22 February, 2016.
33. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “公共住宅政策和困境 – 「家家有本難念的經」,台湾財團法人國土規劃及不動產資訊中心, 專家評論，第十二期電子報， 1 June 2016.
34. Sumit Agarwal, Qian Wenlan, David Reeb and Tien Foo Sing, “Golf buddies and board diversity,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, 27June 2016
35. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “公共住宅政策的成功典范,” 联合早报, 言论, 狮城脉搏，7 July, 2016.
36. Deng, Yongheng and Sing, Tien Foo, “Opportunities in an integrated Asean real estate Market,” Real Estate Op. Ed. The Business Times, 5 October 2016.
37. Sumit Agarwal, Mi Diao, Jessica Pan and Tien Foo Sing, “Addressing the peak hour taxi shortage - Why it's so difficult to get a cab?” Today, Singapore, 6 October 2016.
38. Sumit Agarwal, Sing Tien Foo, and Zhang Jian, “Gender gap in bankruptcy risks: its meaning for policy at home, at work,” Business Times, Opinion, 6 December 2016
39. Sumit Agarwal and Sing Tien Foo, “Targets, Real Time Feedback Can Cut Water Use in the Shower,” op ed, The Straits Times, 11 February 2017
40. Seek Ngee Huat, Sing Tien Foo and Yu Shi Ming, “S'pore Real Estate Story,” Economic Affairs, Opinion, The Straits Times, 29 March 2017.
41. Sing, Tien Foo, “The ugly supply-side dynamics that can temper an en bloc frenzy,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 27 July 2017 (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commentary-the-ugly-supply-side-dynamics-that-can-temper-an-en-9068532)
42. 程天富， Sing, Tien Foo, “亚洲房地产信托基金市场的崛起,” 联合早报, 新加坡财经，10 August 2017.
43. Sumit Agarwal and Sing Tien Foo, “Empowering Kids Key to Saving Electricity,” Views, The Newpaper, 21 August 2017.
44. 程天富 (Sing, Tien Foo) and 谢柳依（Chia Liu Ee）, “REIT 资产组合应分散或集中？´联合早报, 新加坡财经, 投资理财，1 October 2017.
45. Sumit Agarwal, Chia Liu Ee, Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Regulating Airbnb rentals not pressing until numbers grow” [old title: “Uber, GRAB, Airbnb and the challenges of regulating the sharing economy,”] Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 4 November 2017
46. Sing Tien Foo and Chia Liu Ee, “Commentary: What happens when the en bloc musical chairs stop?” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 21 January 2018
47. Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: In modern Singapore, a ‘lucky’ address a way to display wealth and status,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 16 February 2018
48. Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Higher buyer’s stamp duty a wealth tax with mixed impact on property market,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 25 March 2018
49. Agarwal Sumit and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Beyond price hikes and conservation campaigns, saving water through smart showers,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 27 March 2018
50. 程天富 (Sing, Tien Foo), “额外买方印花税料难仰制购房势头” 联合早报, 新加坡财经,财经特稿，31 March, 2018
51. Sing Tien Foo, “What happens when HDB flats with short leases left are no longer assets?” Today, 17 May 2018.
52. Sing Tien Foo and Amanda Tang, “Commentary: Did the government intervene too early in Singapore’s private housing market? Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 22 July 2018
53. 程天富 (Sing, Tien Foo) and 谢柳依（Chia Liu Ee）, “新一轮房地产降温措施的理性” 联合早报,言论, 狮城脉搏，3 August 2018.
54. Sing Tien Foo and Chia Liu Ee, “Commentary: A tale of one HDB flat across two generations,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 1 September 2018
55. Sing Tien Foo and Amanda Tang, “Commentary: What a ‘Housing Redevelopment Board’ will do for mature estates” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 9 September 2018
56. 程天富 (Sing, Tien Foo) and 谢柳依（Chia Liu Ee）, “政府组屋契约到期的窘境” 联合早报,言论, 15 September 2018.
57. Sing Tien Foo and Namita Dinesh, “A nightmare scenario, Ang Mo Kio emptying out in 20 years, Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 23 September 2018
58. Sing Tien Foo, “The Lease Buyback scheme can give singles more housing options” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 4 November 2018
59. Sing Tien Foo, “The future of Singapore housing is in bigger HDB flats,”
60. Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 29 December 2018. Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/jumbo-hdb-flats-dual-key-condominium-units-multi-generation-11052008
61. Chia Liu Ee and Sing Tine Foo, “Behind dashed hopes of Mandarin Gardens en bloc sale, unbridled speculation and wishful thinking,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 7 April 2019
62. Kuan Wen-Mei Eileen and Sing Tien Foo, “A CPF key to unlocking values of older homes,” Todayonline op ed, 14 June 2019
63. Sing Tien Foo “Did aggressive land bidding by Chinese developers push up Singapore property prices?” Channel News Asia Commentary, 11 August 2019
64. Sing Tien Foo, “A look at HDB flat affordability after recent housing policy moves, Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 6 October 2019
65. Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: COVID-19 will reshape the Singapore office property market outlook,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 20 May 2020
66. Lau Li Min and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Will COVID-19 spell the end of strata malls?” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 16 August 2020
67. 邢玮娱与程天富，“疫情下的生活消闲和工作新常态，” 联合早报，思维空间，31 August 2020
68. 邢玮娱与程天富，“电子商务对传统实体商场的威胁” 联合早报，财经透视，18 September 2020
69. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “S'pore's worst recession in 55 years - but why does the private property market not refelect that?” Today Online, 30 September 2020.
70. Kwok Tian Long and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: When Singapore homes become workspaces - huge changes in the house and beyond,” Channel News Asia (CNA), 9 October 2020.
71. 周学锋与程天富, “危机下的私宅市场- 关关难过关关过,” 联合早报-财经透视, 12 November 2020
72. 程天富,“智库动态：后新冠时代的城市空间反思：以新加坡为例”, 澎湃新闻网, 18 November 2020
73. Lau Li Min and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Robinsons Shuttered for good. Does Singapore have too much retail space?” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 13 December 2020
74. Chia Liu Ee and Sing Tien Foo, “Singapore’s housing market through the various crises,” Commentary, Business Times, 15 December 2021.
75. Lau Li Min and Sing Tien Foo, “The survival of co-working rests on building a community,” Commentary, Business Times, 22 December 2020.
76. 程天富与谢柳仪，“后疫情时代的中央商业区的定位和发展” 联合早报,言论, 方向盘, 9 February 2021
77. Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Keeping public housing in prime location like Greater Southern Waterfront affordable and fair,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 21 March 2021
78. 程天富与张静，“构筑新加坡式的社区管理” 联合早报,言论, 狮城脉搏, 30 March 2021
79. Sing Tien Foo and Sia Xin Rang Sophronia, “Are buyers overpaying for freehold properties?” Commentary, Business Times, 26 March 2021.
80. 程天富与张静，“构筑新加坡式的社区管理” 联合早报,言论, 狮城脉搏, 30 March 2021
81. Sing Tien Foo and Sophronia Sia, “Commentary: Why shopping hours in some Orchard Road malls and retailers are changing,” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 11 April 2021
82. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “How to make public housing in prime locations such as the Greater Southern Waterfront inclusive and liveable,” commentary, Today Online, 22 April 2021.
83. 程天富, “组屋仍是年轻人负担得起的住屋首选？” 联合早报-热点话题, 27 May 2021
84. 程天富与周学锋, “永久地契和租赁地契之差别,” 联合早报-财经透视, 4 June 2021
85. Sing Tien Foo, “Commenatry: Is housing still affordable for first-time homeowners?” Commentary, Channel News Asia (CNA), Commentary, 8 June 2021.
86. Sing Tien Foo, “Reimaging the workspace for tomorrow,” commentary, Business Times, 24 June 2021
87. 程天富与李乃佳，“建造一座未来城市的构想” 联合早报,言论, 狮城脉搏, 15 July 2021
88. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Maybe there is no such thing as too many BTO flats?” Channel News Asia (CNA) Commentary, 12 September 2021
89. Fan Yi and Sing Tien Foo, “How increased wealth affects Chinese foreign buyers’ housing consumption in Singpaore,” Commentary, ThinkChina.Sg, 27 September 2021.
90. 李乃佳与程天富，“预购组屋为何会供部应求？” 联合早报,言论, 狮城脉搏, 11 October 2021
91. 樊颖与程天富，“财富效应对外国人购买新加坡私宅得影响”，联合早报,时事透视， 29 October 2021
92. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Bold scheme will ensure HDB flats in prime areas are not treated like stock market investments,” Today Online, 5 November 2021
93. 程天富与李乃佳，“在黄金地段建造可负担得起的组屋”联合早报, 狮城脉搏，29 November 2021
94. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Are HDB flats still attractive as an investment after new rules for prime location?” Channel News Asia Commentary, 5 December 2021
95. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: What will be the impact of the latest round of property cooling measures?” Today Online, 17 December 2021
96. 程天富与周学锋, “火热房地产市场会在新一轮干预下降温吗?” 联合早报, 狮城脉搏, 21 December 2021
97. 周学锋与程天富, “解析市场对首个黄金地段组屋的预购反义”, 联合早报, 狮城脉搏, 7 January 2022
98. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Will higher property taxes dent aspirataions in Singapore's rental market?” Channel News Asia Commentary, 25 February 2022
99. 周学锋与程天富,”浅谈黄金地段组屋模式” 联合早报, 狮城脉搏,15 April 2022
100. Sing Tien Foo, “How will shorter leases on commercial sites shape the future of work?” Business Times – Commentary, 21 April 2022
101. 程天富 , “较短商业用地地契的影响”联合早报, 财经透视, 28 April 2022
102. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Is it a curse or a blessing when your HDB flat is picked for SERS?, Channel News Asia Commentary, 10 May 2022.
103. David Dickinson and Sing Tien Foo, “Are Retis really real estate”, Business Times, 30 May 2022
104. Chew Tuan Chiong and Sing Tien Foo, “ Why do Reits chase scale?”, Business Times, 9 June 2022
105. Sing Tien Foo, “Are Reits with overseas assets unloved in Singapore?”, Business Times, 18 June 2022
106. Lee Nai Jia and Sing Tien Foo, “Commentary: Sers an increasingly tricky balancing act between flat owners and Government”, Todayonline, 14 July 2022
107. Sing Tien Foo, “Even with million-dollar HDB flats, housing is still affordable for the average person,” Commentary, Channel News Asia, 17 August 2022
108. Sing Tien Foo, “Tokenisation of real estate - is it real estate securitisation 2.0?”, Business Times, 6 October 2022
109. 程天富 , “黄金地段组屋模式是否光环不再？” 联合早报, 狮城脉搏,7 November 2022
110. 程天富 , “房地产代币化可行性初探,” 联合早报，财经透视, 24 November 2022
111. Sing Tien Foo and Zou Xuefeng, “Buyers of BTO flats in prime areas need to be far-sighted,” Commentary Channel News Asia, 3 December 2022
112. Chew Tuan Chiong and Sing Tien Foo, “The value of embracing ESG for REITs,” Business Times, 5 December 2022
113. Luciano Lopez and Sing Tien Foo “Challenges and opportunities for hospitality REITs n the post-Covid race,” Business Times, 6 January 2023
114. Sing Tien Foo and Sonny Tan Hock Sun, “The rise - and huge potential - of China REITs,” Business Times, 9 January 2023
115. 程天富 , “环境，社会和公司治理对REIT的经济效应,” 联合早报，环保人间, 11 January 2023.
116. Sing Tien Foo, “A home is still affordable in Singapore unless you expect a luxury house,” Op-ed Straits Times, 25 January 2023
117. 程天富 Sing Tien Foo “具中国特色的基础设施公募投资信托基金,” 联合早报，财经透视. 1 February 2023
118. Sing Tien Foo, “Supply-demand imbalances in HDB market will need time to clear,” Commentry, Channel News Asia, 7 February 2023