Will Private Property Market Lose Steam in 2013? Singapore’s economy averted a technical recession growing 1.8% quarter-on-quarter in the last quarter of 2012. Private property prices have also increased 1.8% in the same quarter a 2.8% increase for the full year. This is the smallest price increase since 2009, a result of 6 rounds of cooling measures introduced in the last few years to cool the red hot property market and with more sites for development sold to meet demand. More than 34 thousand new units of flats will be completed in this year and the next; will the private property market lose steam in the new year because of this abundant supply, coupled with a gloomy economy outlook ahead?Financial Planning 101: Technical Analysis While fundamental analysis observes a company's business operations and its macro environment to determine the worth of a stock, technical analysis uses historical stock price trends instead. Fundamental analysis requires 2 to 3 years of data to make a reasonable judgement; what about technical analysis? And for novices, how do they learn more of this analytical tool?