Limited financial capacity and difficulty securing bank loans are a few challenges Singapore youths face when buying a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. The Independent Singapore reached out ... ( read original story ...)
Renting Or Buying A Property: Which Has Become More Expensive In 2022 With Interest Rate Rising
Owning a home is so much a way of life in Singapore that buying a BTO flat is a Singaporean way of proposing marriage. Yet, renting has become more commonplace in recent years. This is in part because ... ( read original story ...)
New money is pouring into Singapore, but a series of recent multimillion-dollar real-estate transactions show the old status symbols are as popular as ever
The influx of new money has pushed up rentals to rates "never entertained before" Cyril Tuzeman, of boutique real estate agency Vesper Homes said. ( read original story ...)
Singapore banks’ mortgage rate hikes will push down discretionary spending, analyst says
Pramod Shenoi of CreditSights says "households are going to look very carefully at where they're putting their money." ... ( read original story ...)
A leasehold landed went for $32k in Singapore – here’s where to find the cheapest landed homes in 2022
When it comes to landed properties, the truth is that the overwhelming demand is for freehold homes. But in 2022, with interest rates, as well as private homes, soaring, that may simply be impractical ... ( read original story ...)
Buyers from China snap up biggest number of Singapore’s luxury condos
Chinese buyers have scooped up the biggest number of Singapore's private apartments in 2022 compared with other foreigners, underscoring the amount of wealth flowing into the Republic from the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Rich Chinese are biggest Singapore luxury condo buyers
Mainland Chinese buyers have scooped up the biggest number of Singapore’s private apartments this year compared with other foreigners. ( read original story ...)
More demand from S’poreans for co-living spaces as high property prices boost rental market
More young Singaporeans are considering renting and flat sharing as they find current property prices too high, according to a PropertyGuru study. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
UOB raises fixed home loan rates to 3.85 per cent, following DBS’ move
Home loan rates in Singapore on Tuesday hit as high as 3.85 per cent, a level not reached in many yearsUOB fired the latest salvo in raising home loan rates, launching two-year fixed rate packages at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore committed to affordable public housing, will intervene as needed: Desmond Lee
The Government will ensure that prices move broadly in line with economic fundamentals, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Singapore home prices climb 3.4% even as interest rates rise
S'pore private property prices rose 3.4% in Q3, compared to the 3.5% increase in the previous quarter, according to URA flash estimates. ( read original story ...)
Aspiring HDB resale flat buyers scramble to make new plans after property cooling measures introduced
Some are giving up their plans of to buy a HDB resale flat, while others are renting to serve out wait-out period. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
More Singapore looking at travelling to, buying property in the UK as pound falters
SINGAPORE - More Singaporeans are looking into buying property in the United Kingdom and travelling there following the news of the historic weakening of the British pound against the US dollar.Owing ... ( read original story ...)
Tighter home loan limits, new rules to cool HDB resale market: What you need to know
What are the property cooling measures that took effect on Sep 30 and how will they affect your ability to take up home loans? What happens if you are selling your private property to buy an HDB ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore property stocks steady after roll-out of cooling measures
Property stocks not only responded in muted fashion to the latest property cooling measures, with some even chalking up a relief rally during the Friday trading session. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Property cooling measures: Analysts expect fewer million-dollar HDB resale flats but prices of smaller flats, rents may rise
While newly-announced measures to cool the public housing market are expected to reduce the number of million-dollar resale flat t ... ( read original story ...)