Seven months after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the latest housing curbs on property purchases, buyers are taking up lesser mortgage loans, a study by Credit Bureau Singapore (C... ( read original story ...)
Property Predictions For 2019
We spoke to several property experts to give us their predictions for 2019. “The Singapore property market is expected to see robust growth in 2019 and we expect to see at least 40 new project launche... ( read original story ...)
What Singapore Property Buyers Need to Know about Bridging Loans
What is a bridging loan? A bridging loan, as the name implies, is to “bridge” the time between the sale of your old home and the purchase of your new one. Nowadays, its common practice for the mortgag... ( read original story ...)
Retail property market may be on stronger recovery footing
A WAVE of cautious optimism has washed over the retail property market. This follows quarter-on-quarter upticks of above 1 per cent in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's retail rental and price indic... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s property markets looking up thanks to young population, upbeat GDP growth, analysts say
Vietnam and Singapore are tipped to lead price growth in the property markets in Southeast Asia this year, underpinned by the region’s youthful population and relatively long period of political stabi... ( read original story ...)
Industrial property market performance the best in four years
2018’s industrial property market performance the best in four years says Jll – advises cautious optimism ahead Tay Huey Ying, Singapore’s Head of Research and Consultancy for JLL noted that industria... ( read original story ...)
Mortgage demand at Singapore’s banks put on brakes
Bloomberg reported on Jan 25 that rising interest rates and the latest round of property curbs have put the brakes on mortgage demand at Singapore’s banks, potentially further dragging down the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Market Seeing Unprecedented Mortgage Slowdown
Rising interest rates and the latest round of property curbs have put the brakes on mortgage demand at Singapore’s banks, potentially further dragging down the city’s housing market. Home-loan growth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore mortgage demand slows, may drag down housing market
The credit slowdown threatens to further accelerate the decline in residential prices, which fell for the first time in six quarters in the final three months of last year. SEE ALSO: Automation: The l... ( read original story ...)
Mortgage demand slumps in ‘unaffordable’ Singapore
People walk past an outlet of United Overseas Bank during lunch hour in Singapore on Feb 9, 2012. Source: AFP SINGAPOREAN banks are seeing a drop in mortgage demands from the onset of the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore seeing unprecedented mortgage slowdown
"I expect the overall property market outlook to be weaker in 2019," Mr Foo said. "Insecurity and bearish sentiment will result in potential buyers holding back purchases and adopting a wait-and-see a... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Is Seeing an Unprecedented Mortgage Slowdown
Rising interest rates and the latest round of property curbs have put the brakes on mortgage demand at Singapore’s banks, potentially further dragging down the city’s housing market. Home-loan growth ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore housing prices more affordable than other major cities: Survey
If you are concerned about the Singapore housing prices and are ensure of funds availability for purchase, our mortgage consultants at iCompareLoan can set you up on a path that can get you a home loa... ( read original story ...)
Singapore developers pessimistic and cautious over property market in 2019
Tight competition, a limited pool of contractors and excess supply from en bloc sales are weighing on their expectations. Developers in Singapore remain largely pessimistic over their expectations for ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Loans: What does the Bank Jargon Mean?
FHR refers to Fixed Deposit Home Rate. This is a form of Internal Board Rate (IBR), in which home loan interest rates are pegged to the bank’s Fixed Deposit rates. It is one of the more popular floati... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Who’s buying private property after last year’s cooling measures?
SINGAPORE: Since the last property cooling measures rolled out in July 2018, market sentiments have remained subdued. The new measures have led to higher acquisition costs for buyers and curbed their ... ( read original story ...)