How do you minimise the chances of ending up with unsuitable housemates? Should you consider renting an apartment all to yourself? And what added expenses should you budget for? Here’s what you need ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s luxury homes market unchanged in Q3
Luxury non-landed market saw 110 transactions in the third quarter, similar to the previous quarter. Singapore’s luxury non-landed market saw a total of 110 transactions during the third quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Home Sales Double Ahead of Latest Property Curbs
Singapore home sales rebounded in September to climb to the second highest this year, bucking economic headwinds that are roiling property markets worldwide. ( read original story ...)
How Singapore and Hong Kong’s property cooling measures differ
Recent measures in Singapore aim to slow pace of price increase for resale HDB flats, while Hong Kong has stuck to its policies despite home prices being in the midst of a five-year low. ( read original story ...)
Amid Singapore’s reopening boom, city’s vaunted ‘affordable public housing’ leaves citizens feeling priced out
Home affordability a key gripe among Singaporeans, with some in limbo after government imposed cooling measures to ease red-hot property market Measures expect to dampen demand and help keep public ... ( read original story ...)
After the latest cooling measures, where are Singapore property stocks headed?
Is it time to invest in property shares? Analysts tell CNA why they have not written off Singapore-listed property stocks entirely, despite the cooling measures. ( read original story ...)
Heart of the Matter – S3E14: Can Singapore’s red-hot property market be cooled?
The latest round of property cooling measures announced in Singapore has raised questions about affordability, and whether an HDB flat is for home ownership or an asset. Host Steven Chia is joined by ... ( read original story ...)
Will the latest curbs cool Singapore property stocks?
Is it time to invest in property shares? Analysts tell CNA why they have not written off Singapore-listed property stocks entirely, despite the cooling measures. ( read original story ...)
Singapore apartment rents soar 31% amid property curbs
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s rental market could get even hotter due to the latest property curbs and a tightening housing supply. Rents for private apartments have soared nearly 31% by September compared ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore apartment rents soar 31% with further gains to come
Singapore’s rental market could get even hotter due to the latest property curbs and a tightening housing supply. Rents for private apartments have soared nearly 31% by September compared with a year ... ( read original story ...)
Youths face challenges buying HDB flats in Singapore: ‘High salary required and many don’t have big savings’ but one youth shares how anyone could afford HDB
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 ...)