Fri 13 Sep 2019 at 21:36
SINGAPORE: Home buyers on Wednesday (Sep 11) said that the bigger grants by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) offer them wider options, including buying resale flats if they fail in the bid for a new flat. With the Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG), which took effect…
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 29 Apr 2019 at 18:08
As tycoons buy up properties in record-breaking deals and private house prices rebound, homes in the Lion City seem destined to get pricier – or tinier In 2005, semi-retiree H.H. Tan paid S$633,000 (HK$3.8 million) for a three-bedroom apartment in Singapore’s Pacific Mansion, an ageing private…
Thu 21 Mar 2019 at 18:08
Higher price, higher returns? Freehold or leasehold? Primary market or secondary? And what about mortgagee sales? Buying a home is a multi-faceted decision. Not only does it satisfy the physical need of having a roof over your head, it is also often an emotional decision –…
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…
Sun 25 Nov 2018 at 11:32
SINGAPORE: Tenants, if there is anything that you need to know before you rent a home, it is this: Rental rates are always negotiable. Not only is nothing set in stone, negotiation margins – the difference between asking price and the price the landlord is willing…
Fri 16 Nov 2018 at 12:04
SINGAPORE — If the Government had not stepped in with measures in July to cool the property market such that there are now signs of moderation, property prices would have surged ahead, possibly going up by 10 to 15 per cent, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said….
Sat 10 Nov 2018 at 19:41
SINGAPORE: With all the turmoil of a Trump presidency and Brexit, we wouldn’t be surprised if analysts eventually suggest hiding your money in a sock. In the aftermath of the last crisis years (2009 to 2013), the Singapore property market — particularly its luxury segment —…
