Thu 27 Jun 2019 at 18:18
Whether if you’re buying a new property or a resale HDB, one common term that you probably hear often is OTP, or Option to Purchase. In Singapore, an Option to Purchase is one of the first few steps of buying a property, and comes before the…
Fri 31 May 2019 at 18:18
Minister Lawrence Wong says the cooling measures implemented have achieved what they set out to do Singapore’s property cooling measures have achieved what they set out to do, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong, but most analysts do not expect them to be lifted in…
Mon 13 May 2019 at 20:41
Starting from today (10 May 2019), new rules regarding the use of CPF for purchasing residential properties and HDB loan limits will take effect – for both HDB flats and private properties. DollarsAndSense explains what these new rules are – and how they might affect you….
Fri 04 Jan 2019 at 18:08
SINGAPORE — Not since 2007 has the property market had such an eventful year. 2018 will be remembered most for the year the en bloc movement reached fever pitch, which went by with multiple asking prices above S$2 billion, ugly spats between neighbours, and calls among…
Wed 26 Dec 2018 at 17:21
Homeowner Grace Koh had barely settled into her new condominium apartment along Singapore’s breezy East Coast in August, when the interest rate on her mortgage jumped from 1.5 per cent to 1.8 per cent. When she first took out the S$1.1 million (US$800,000) home loan with…
Wed 05 Dec 2018 at 13:20
SINGAPORE: Buying old properties on the cheap and “doing them up” is an old practice employed by property investors, but it takes some experience to deal with potential downsides. Here is what you need to look out for: 1. If the lease is running out, there…
Wed 07 Nov 2018 at 18:11
A woman seeking to enforce her claim to acquire a $1.23 million apartment unit against an owner who disputes the sale has thrown up an unusual case. The unit in Pearl Bank Apartments in Outram is part of a $728 million collective sale to CapitaLand. If…
Tue 06 Nov 2018 at 16:11
Many home seekers have multiple questions about buying their private properties, and chief among them would be the question of CPF application to purchase their dream real estate. The CPF Board specifies that for CPF application, a home buyer will have to authorise their lawyer to…
