SINGAPORE: Some of the world’s largest tech corporations — from Google to Microsoft Corp and Amazon — are in talks with a new carbon offset trading platform in Singapore that would be among the first ... ( read original story ...)
Mortgage Insurance Singapore Guide: Protect Your Home and Your Wallet
Mortgage insurance is not compulsory in Singapore, but if you buy an HDB flat and use your CPF to pay, you will be automatically enrolled into the Home Protection Scheme. Learn more about the benefits ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Richest Property Family Warns of Cooling Measures
The Singapore government may step in to introduce property curbs if home prices keep rising, according to the city-state’s richest property family, marking the first time a developer has waded in on ... ( read original story ...)
Single Parents’ Guide to Getting a Home Loan in Singapore
Single parents in Singapore are faced with many rules around property ownership and mortgages here. According to the Ministry of Social and Family Development, the most common home for single parents ... ( read original story ...)
How The Singapore Property Market is Responding to Buyers’ Need For Personal Space
The need for more personal space has a cumulative effect on the property market in Singapore, leading to the growing demand for landed houses and condominiums ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank opens ESG centre of excellence in Singapore
The ESG centre of excellence will house a sizable team with ESG expertise and work with coverage and product teams to implement ESG transactions across all business divisions ... ( read original story ...)
ERA Singapore Participates in Singapore Property Show 2021, the nation’s largest virtual real estate show
The Singapore Property Show (SPS) is back from 13 to 30 May 2021 for a bigger edition this year! SPS 2021 will offer more than 25 of the latest launched private property ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei temporarily suspends reciprocal green lane with Singapore
After the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Singapore, Brunei has temporarily suspended its reciprocal green lane arrangement with the city-state. ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank sets up ESG centre of excellence in Singapore
Deutsche Bank has established a centre for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in Singapore, focusing on innovating at the nexus of ESG and fintech to develop new products addressing ... ( read original story ...)
Single Millennial’s Guide to Renting in Singapore on A 2.5K Salary
Renting in Singapore has caught on among single millennials in 2021 as values shift and the want for space and privacy grows. If you're a millennial who earns a modest 2.5k salary, this is your ... ( read original story ...)
AUB partners with Singapore’s Liquid Group on QR payments
ASIA UNITED Bank Corp. (AUB) expanded its e-wallet partnerships to include Thai QR and PayNow Singapore, with its collaboration with the Liquid Group. ( read original story ...)
How Long Will the Singapore Housing Supply Glut Take to Clear?
According to URA (Q1 2021), there are 21,602 unsold uncompleted private residential units in the pipeline (excluding EC) in Singapore. In 2019, experts estimated that it could take 4 years to clear. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s new private home sales fall 2.6% in April
SINGAPORE: Private home sales in Singapore dipped 2.6 per cent in April, with one analyst saying the performance of the overall market is ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales High Ahead of Latest Virus Flareup
Singapore home sales remained high in April, just before a flareup of coronavirus cases test the resilience of the property market. Purchases of new private apartments slipped by 2.6% to 1,262 last ... ( read original story ...)
38 new community COVID-19 cases in Singapore, highest in more than a year
SINGAPORE: Seven cases that tested "preliminarily positive" for the B1617 variant from India were among the 38 community COVID-19 infections ... ( read original story ...)
Buying a property with a foreign spouse in Singapore? Here’s all you need to know
One of the most overlooked groups of buyers is Singaporeans with foreign spouses. From stamp duty rates to housing type restrictions, this group faces more headaches than the typical home buyer.Did ... ( read original story ...)