The government of Singapore in July 2018 announced the slaying property cooling features. The aim was to cool down the seemingly hot or rather overheating property market. Among the cooling measures i... ( read original story ...)
Which Blue-Chip Property Developer Is The Cheapest Now?
Property stocks took a beating in July when the Singapore government implemented additional property cooling measures. Since then, private condominium prices have declined for two straight months, and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Prices Moderated After Curbs, Central Bank Says
Singapore’s recent property market cooling measures have moderated the pace of home-price rises and subdued transaction activity, the nation’s central bank said. That should contribute to stronger hou... ( read original story ...)
Singapore flags risk from rising foreign-currency loans
As a major Asian financial center, Singapore serves as a regional base for hundreds of banks including DBS Group Holdings, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank, the top three ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank earnings may rise 9% in 2019 even as trade war comes knocking
Net interest margins are poised to widen amidst expected rate hikes. Although the ongoing US-China trade dispute has already weighed in on the financial sector’s results in Q3, banks in Singapore are ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Visits ADB, Addresses Board and Staff on Asia’s Challenges and Opportunities
... Minister for Economic and Social Policies and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam was visiting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the first time today. Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Fundamentals strong but Singapore banks, companies and households need to guard against headwinds: MAS
warns the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the republic's de facto central bank. This is because rising interest rates and pressure on currencies could weaken debt servicing abilities of countries, co... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Market Trends To Watch Out For In 2019
Singapore has one of the fastest growing and mature property markets in the world and as such, it has attracted a lot of investors. However, many of the country’s citizens are worried because rapid gr... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Tokyo beat Singapore as best finance locations in Asia: report
Its weak 10.7% performance on property factors and modest banking scale dragged its final score. Singapore came in at third place as the best finance location in Asia after scoring highly on socio-eco... ( read original story ...)
3 reasons why a “wait and see” approach to buying property is flawed
The same goes for selling property, too; the truth is there’s no best time to sell. The Singapore government is very interventionist and dynamic, when it comes to residential property Our Minister for ... ( read original story ...)
Sub-sale: What property sellers and buyers need to know
There were 81 sub-sale transactions for private property in Singapore in 3Q 2018, a tiny fraction of the 2,672 resale transactions that occured in the same quarter. So, why do sub-sales occur? The mos... ( read original story ...)
July curbs to prevent property bubbles, says Lawrence Wong
Mr Wong told the event at The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore: "The Government cannot, and will not, take a hands-off attitude to the property cycle. So there should not be any surprise when we interv... ( read original story ...)
5 Things Singaporeans Never Knew Their Property Agents Were Not Allowed To Do
All views expressed are the independent opinion of DollarsAndSense.sg If you ever needed to buy, sell, rent or lease out a property in Singapore, chances are that you would have engaged the services o... ( read original story ...)
Property curbs couldn’t stop ultra-wealthy and foreigners from buying luxury homes in Singapore
Six super luxury homes were sold for $10m and above after the cooling measures. Despite the cooling measures imposed back in July, foreigners and utra-wealthy individuals still flocked to Singapore fo... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Central Bank Finalizes Regulatory Framework for Crypto Payment Services
Singapore’s central bank has broadened its regulatory regime for payment providers to bring certain cryptocurrencies under its jurisdiction. Singapore’s central bank has finalized a new ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore bank offers annual review process for financial life goals
Just as most Singaporeans know the importance of an annual medical health screening to detect ailments and ensure their health checks out, OCBC Bank is making financial portfolio reviews an annual aff... ( read original story ...)