Tag: mortgage

Singapore’s housing market is now cooling again, amidst falling property demand. The nationwide real house prices rose by 2.05% year-on-year in 2022, a slowdown from an annual increase of 6.4% in 2021 ... ( read original story ...)

Overall, auction listings declined by 31.9% y-o-y with mortgagee and owner sale listings dipping 52.3% y-o-y to 133 listings and 19.6% y-o-y to 250 listings respectively (Exhibit 1).     ... ( read original story ...)

When Silicon Valley Bank sought to raise funds to shore up its balance sheet, it triggered a bank run instead. Within 48 hours, SVB had collapsed. ( read original story ...)

Margins will peak mid-year, but loan demand is falling. Singapore banks’ profits are expected to peak mid-year as they continue to benefit from fatter margins— but headwinds are catching up, and the ... ( read original story ...)

For a $150 administrative fee, sellers can also list their property on the portal and be assigned an agent to handle buyer inquiries. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

As a number of Indians, are interested in investing in prime properties abroad these days, we look at how many square foot (sqft) of prime property one can buy for Rs 50 lakh in 7 cities ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore's fertility rate was at a record low in 2022, and we've seen online discussions and news outlets pin it on housing prices, albeit to varying degrees. Some claim high property prices as the ... ( read original story ...)

I don’t come from “private banker” money, I’m too young for bank tellers who knew your name, and the second place prize goes to any bank whose app doesn’t actively make it hard to use. At SVB, however ... ( read original story ...)

An Indian-origin teen in Singapore was charged on Friday, March 10, with one count of cheating and one count of abetting an unknown person to secure unauthorised access to a bank's computer system. ( read original story ...)

With a stable political environment, thriving economy, and strong property market, Singapore offers numerous possibilities for real estate investors looking to make money, regardless of location. In ... ( read original story ...)

One of them, Lee Hsien Loong, has been Singapore’s prime minister since 2004; another, his daughter Lee Wei Ling, in ill health, lives in the house; the third, their brother Lee Hsien Yang, is being ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE: New research from PropertyGuru shows that more than two in four Singaporeans (55 per cent) will most likely delay their plans to buy a home over fears concerning inflation. Moreover, 24 per ... ( read original story ...)

He said the root of the problem is a supply issue, which the Government is addressing. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

Singapore's rental market is expected to continue its upward trend in 2023 due to rising costs and surging demand. An expat recently shared her experience of an unreasonable rental hike by her ... ( read original story ...)

The project is offering its residents the ultimate luxurious lifestyle in the country. The Reserve Residences, a ... ( read original story ...)

Global interest rates (and hence, Singapore mortgage rates) have been on the rise since 2022. Last year, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates seven times, which saw the benchmark federal funds ... ( read original story ...)