What the Negative Swap Rate Means For You

In a surprising development, the Singapore dollar Swap Offer Rate (SOR) turned negative for the first time on August 10th due to inflows into the Singapore dollar. In this article we’ll explore what the SOR is, why it turned negative, and what impact that has on the...

Are You Being Penny Wise, Pound Foolish?

By Lau (guest contributor) (Or in Singapore terms, Cents Wise Dollar Foolish) Recently I had sent a friend home and went up to his apartment for a short 20 minute drink. As Murphy would have told me, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong: Saving the trouble of...

Will Interest Rates Go Up Soon?

By Mr. Propwise Many people are concerned that the current low interest rate environment in Singapore could end by the end of this year, driving up the cost of mortgages and putting pressure on the property market. In this article we take a look at how interest rates...

New Book: Mortgage And Grow Rich

by Alfred Chia (guest contributor) Alfred Chia, CEO of SingCapital, has just published a new book on using mortgages wisely. In this article he shares with us what the book is about and his reasons for writing it. Most of us have been brought up to believe that...

Is it a Good Time to Borrow Money Now?

With interest rates in Singapore close to their all-time lows, it may feel like a good time to go out and borrow money. Certainly the buoyant housing market can be at least partially attributed to low mortgage rates which increase the affordability of a property...