Jan 21, 2014 | Singapore Property Market
By Property Soul (guest contributor) The property market in 2014 started with a series of bad news from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Housing and Development Board (HDB). How bad are the numbers? On 2nd January 2014, HDB announced that the HDB Resale...
Dec 14, 2011 | Singapore Property Market
By Mr. Propwise On the evening of December 7th the Government announced an Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) to be imposed on certain categories of residential purchases. The intent is crystal clear – stamp out (pardon the pun) investment demand, especially from...
Sep 28, 2011 | Investing in Overseas Property
By Harn Ho (guest contributor) For the many of us living in shoe-box flats in Singapore, the idea of owning a spacious overseas property at a fraction of what it would cost here often proves too tempting to ignore. If you’re seriously thinking of buying your first...
Aug 25, 2011 | Mortgage and Finances
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...
Jun 3, 2011 | Mortgage and Finances
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...
