iPropertycomsg and sgCarMartcom Announce Strategic Partnership

Released on: June 20, 2008, 3:45 am

Press Release Author: Chris Cheung

Industry: Real Estate

Press Release Summary: The synergistic alliance will help to further boost the
online presence of Singapore's No. 1 property website and No. 1 car website

Press Release Body:
Singapore, June 20, 2008 -- Two of Singapore's No. 1 online players for real estate
and cars respectively, iProperty.com Singapore (http://www.iproperty.com.sg) and
sgCarMart.com (www.sgcarmart.com), today announced that they have forged a strategic
partnership to power each other's online presence by increasing the volume of
targeted traffic to each website.

This partnership, which will be effective immediately, will see sgCarMart.com's
advertising banners placed on iProperty.com Singapore's homepage as well as property
listing pages. In exchange, iProperty.com Singapore will also display their
advertising banners on sgCarMart.com's homepage and used cars information page.

Both iProperty.com and sgCarMart.com are clear leaders in the property and car
online classifieds arenas respectively, and are known for their credibility and
trustworthiness. Last October, iProperty.com Singapore entered into a formal
alliance with the Singapore Institute of Estate Agents (IEA) to help regulate and
develop the Institute's consumer property portal; while sgCarMart.com's website
bears the TrustSg seal, the mark from the National Trust Council of Singapore which
recognises merchants that are trustworthy e-commerce operators which promote good
e-business practices. The two websites also share very similar user demographic
profiles - attracting mainly highly-educated, mid-high net worth individuals who are
internet savvy.

Mr Patrick Grove, Executive Chairman of the iProperty.com Group said, "iProperty.com
and sgCarMart.com are perfect candidates for a partnership, not only because both
websites attract users of a similar demographic profile, but also because we are the
online leaders in our respective fields and consumers look to us as a one-stop
internet marketplace for properties and cars respectively. By leveraging our
synergies, I believe we can create a mutually beneficial alliance in the long run
which can definitely increase the volume of targeted traffic to each website."

Added Mr Vincent Tan, Director of sgCarMart.com, "We are very happy to be working
with iProperty.com Singapore. By cross-advertising, we are effectively increasing
the awareness and hopefully, click through to each website. iProperty.com's regional
network also allows us to reach a wider audience and target foreigners interested in
moving to Singapore who might be looking to buy a car in addition to a house."

iProperty.com, Singapore's No. 1 property website, has the largest database of
current and archive property listings in the country. Just last month, iProperty.com
joined forces with MSN to launch exclusive and dedicated property channels on MSN
Malaysia and MSN Singapore. iProperty.com Singapore also recently won the highly
prestigious "Best Property Portal" at the CNBC Asia Pacific Property Awards 2008.


Similarly, sgCarMart.com, which has been voted "Most Popular Automotive Site" by
Hitwise three years in a row, is regarded as the foremost website for car buyers in
Singapore. Since its inception in June 2004, sgCarMart.com has garnered an immense
following with a whopping 13 million page views & visits by more than 900,000
shoppers each month.

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About iProperty.com Singapore (www.iproperty.com.sg)
iProperty.com Singapore is the country's No.1 property and real estate website with
more than 200,000 current and archive property listings. Working with more than
1,200 real estate agents, iProperty.com hosts the largest and most comprehensive
online database of properties for sale and rent in Singapore.

About iProperty.com (www.iproperty.com)
The iProperty.com Group is Asia's No. 1 online property group, with leading property
websites in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Philippines. It is part of Australian
Securities Exchange-listed IPGA Limited (www.ipgalimited.com), (ASX: IPP). Recently,
the iProperty.com Group made history by winning the highly prestigious CNBC Asia
Pacific Property Awards in the "Best Property Portal" category for 4 of its websites
- Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Philippines.

iProperty.com Network:
Singapore: iProperty.com Singapore (http://www.iproperty.com.sg)
Malaysia: iProperty.com Malaysia (http://www.iproperty.com.my) and iLuxury.com.my
(http://www.iluxury.com.my)
Hong Kong: GoHome.com.hk (www.gohome.com.hk) and House18.com (www.house18.com)
Philippines: iProperty.com Philippines (www.iproperty.com.ph)
Events: iProperty.com EXPO (http://www.iproperty.com/expo)

About sgCarMart.com (www.sgcarmart.com)
sgCarMart.com is Singapore's Number 1 car site. With almost 10,000 car listings, it
offers the largest database of new and used cars for sale in Singapore.
sgCarMart.com attracts more than 900,000 visitors every month and as a testament to
its popularity, it has been awarded the Most Popular Automotive Site in its category
for three years running by Hitwise.
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Contact:
Chris Cheung
iProperty.com
Singapore
+65 98428922
chris@iproperty.com
http://www.iproperty.com



Web Site: http://www.iproperty.com

Contact Details: Contact:
Chris Cheung
iProperty.com
Singapore
+65 98428922
chris@iproperty.com
http://www.iproperty.com

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