Sep 4, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
By Mr. Propwise Interest rates have a significant effect on the real estate market as they affect both the cost of taking a mortgage from the bank to fund the property purchase, and the relative attractiveness of the property purchase versus other investment...
Jul 17, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
Transaction volumes can tell us a lot about the current activity and sentiment in the Singapore property market. In general, volume tends to pick up during bull markets and die down during bear markets. How volumes are affected during bull and bear markets We can see...
Jun 13, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
By Getty Goh (guest contributor) Many Singaporeans have long had a love affair with en-bloc property deals. Ever since the red hot en-bloc market in the mid-2000s, when we used to read about how some lucky property owners became millionaires overnight from en-bloc...
Apr 18, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
By Getty Goh (guest contributor) URA released the 1Q2012 flash estimate for the Private Property Price Index (PPPI) on 2 April 2012, which showed a moderate decline for the index. Even though the drop was marginal, it was significant as it represented the first...
Mar 7, 2012 | Singapore Property Market
By Dennis Ng (guest contributor) In 2011, buyers from China are the biggest group of foreign property buyers in Singapore. But if you are counting on foreigners to continue buying properties in Singapore in 2012 and 2013, I am afraid to say that you may be...
