However, unlike buying a property in Singapore, buying overseas properties may not be as straightforward. Amongst the key concerns for these investors are the existing rules and regulations for Singap... ( read original story ...)
Have Singaporeans lost interest in Johor property?
However, he regretted the decision because of the daily crawl into Singapore every working day. (Now, hopefully everyone realises that the Rail Transit System (RTS) instead of the HSR KL–SG would bene... ( read original story ...)
Buying An Overseas Property – Is It Ever Worth Your Money?
This also makes us the “fifth largest source of capital globally”. The increasingly expensive and restrictive Singapore residential property market will only spur this trend. Read Also: What The Lates... ( read original story ...)
Buying a property: Joint tenancy vs. tenancy-in-common
You’ll need a copy of an Instrument of Declaration, which has to be lodged with the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). You’ll need to speak to a property lawyer for more details. If the property is an HD... ( read original story ...)
Valuations of property stocks down, but it’s not time to jump in yet
FOLLOWING the July 6 measures to preempt runaway prices in the Singapore housing market ... limits on residential property purchases. The day after the measures were announced, the FTSE ST Real Estate ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank lending cools in July with first month-on-month decline since January
SINGAPORE - Bank lending in Singapore declined month-on-month for the first time since January this year, though it maintained a still strong year-on-year growth, preliminary data from the Monetary Au... ( read original story ...)
Indian-origin DBS employee loses job for posting image of torn Singapore flag
An Indian-origin employee of Singapore's DBS Bank has lost his job after he posted on Facebook an image of the country's torn flag to reveal the Indian flag underneath on the eve of India's Independen... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property sector outlook stays intact despite cooling measures: Savills
SINGAPORE (Aug 28): Singapore’s current property market is not in bubble territory and neither is is expected to crash in response to the latest cooling measures, says Savills. In fact, revised pricin... ( read original story ...)
The most expensive Good Class Bungalows sold in Singapore in 2018
Good class bungalows, more commonly known as GCBs, are considered to be the most prestigious type of residential property in Singapore. With a typical land size of 1,400 sq m (15,069 sq ft) and above, ... ( read original story ...)
5 Singapore properties that ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ will love
“The stamp duty imposed on foreign buyers of 15 to 20 percent is certainly being felt at the upper end of the market,” Dave Loo of Christies International Real Estate in Singapore told Property Report ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Partners With Nasdaq, Deloitte on Settling Tokenized Assets
Earlier in May, Bitcoinist reported that the MAS, which is the city-state’s de facto central bank, proposed regulatory changes which would supposedly green-light blockchain related exchanges. MAS, alo... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Central Bank Partners With Deloitte, Nasdaq on Blockchain Asset Settlement
The de facto central bank of Singapore announced it had signed a deal with multiple big name entities to ease digital asset settlements in a press release Friday, August 24. Part of its ongoing Projec... ( read original story ...)
Property loan: 9 costly mistakes Singaporeans make
The down payment on private property just got higher ... when the US Federal Reserve is hiking interest rates (interest rates in Singapore will rise in tandem). Do note that Singapore’s home loan rate... ( read original story ...)
“Tech contracting at a bank in Singapore is awful. I’m doing it out of desperation”
I’m currently a technology contractor at a large European bank in Singapore. This is not something I am particularly pleased about. I started searching for work a few months ago, having spent two year... ( read original story ...)
Which Singapore-Listed Bank Is Cheaper Than The Stock Market Right Now?
So far in August, shares in DBS Group Holdings Ltd (SGX: D05) have fallen by 6.6%, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (SGX: O39) shares have declined by 3.4% while United Overseas Bank Ltd (S... ( read original story ...)
Rich but far from crazy – Singapore’s uber-wealthy
Lim, an avid Manchester United fan, failed in a bid to buy Liverpool in 2010. Singapore property tycoon Philip Ng is a born-again Christian who is hugely focused on his faith. He has been described as ... ( read original story ...)