SINGAPORE (Mar 4): Singapore’s monetary policy stance remains appropriate for current conditions and there is no need for policy stimulus if the economy performs as expected, central bank managing dir... ( read original story ...)
Buying Property Overseas? Property Laws For Foreigners in Countries Like Malaysia, Australia & Thailand
There are certain limits to investing in property in Singapore. Even in a lacklustre property market, private property is still exorbitantly priced and comes with a whole bunch of inconveniences, like ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore central bank chief says policy ‘appropriate’ but monitoring data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s monetary policy stance remains appropriate, the city-state’s central bank’s chief said on Wednesday, in comments that follow a disappointing run of recent economic da... ( read original story ...)
CDL wants govt to help Sentosa property market
is urging the Singapore government to transform the island into a vibrant tourist hotspot like Indonesia’s Bali, reported Bloomberg. “Sentosa was touted when it first started (as an island) for the ri... ( read original story ...)
99.co’s Guides: Buying Property in Singapore as a Foreigner
Here’s everything a foreigner needs to know about the buying property in Singapore can be found in the Residential Property Act (Chapter 274) of the Singapore Law. Yet, seeing that a couple hundred pa... ( read original story ...)
How Badly will Rising Interest Rates Hurt Singapore Property Buyers?
How much more will borrowers end up paying? Let’s get to the most immediate concern. For our first example, consider a buyer who has purchased a private, non-landed property at $1.4 million. We’ll ass... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Budget 2019 could impact you as a home and property owner
It certainly bode well for Singapore when Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the healthy surplus on the government's balance sheet on Tuesday (Feb 19) – and along with it, the rolling out of th... ( read original story ...)
Redas president urges government to review property cooling measures
The new president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas), Chia Ngiang Hong, called for a review of property cooling measures at the industry association’s annual Spring Festiv... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property market still a picture of stabili
It’s a tired trope throughout Asia to say Singapore lacks soul. Clean, walkable streets. Efficient traffic. Effective public transport. Well-organized family fun. Innovative bars and restaurants. Shin... ( read original story ...)
Johor royal family’s Singapore ancestral property inspired ‘Crazy Rich Asian’, says report
JOHOR BARU, Feb 21 — The palatial property that inspired writer Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asian books is owned by the Johor royal family, Bloomberg reported today. Known as Istana Woodneuk, it is an aba... ( read original story ...)
GAP to transfer its property agents to PropNex Realty
PropNex further strengthens its position as Singapore’s largest listed real estate agency with over 7,500 salespersons. Global Alliance Property (GAP), which operates under the Century 21 franchise, h... ( read original story ...)
How Singapore Budget 2019 Could Impact Property and Home Ownership
The DRC, which measures to the total number of foreign to local employees in a workforce, will be reduced. It will fall from 40 per cent to 38 per cent from 1st January 2020, and then fall to 35 per c... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Not Set for ‘Big Bump,’ CapitaLand Says
Singapore home prices are unlikely to stage a rapid rebound after the government imposed further property curbs in mid-2018, the finance chief of the city-state’s largest developer said. “If we see a ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Not Set for `Big Bump,’ CapitaLand Says
Singapore home prices are unlikely to stage a rapid rebound after the government imposed further property curbs in mid-2018, the finance chief of the city-state’s largest developer said. “If we see a ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank misses mortgage growth forecast for 2018
Nonetheless, its market share of Singapore residential mortgages remained at 31 percent. For the entirety of 2019, the lender thinks than its housing loan business would grow by approximately $1.5 bil... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s largest bank quarterly profit rose 8 percent, helped by higher interest rates
DBS kicked off the reporting season for Singapore banks, with smaller peers Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank reporting results on Friday. CEO Piyush Gupta said in a statement that ... ( read original story ...)