Government Measures

MEASURES TO MAINTAIN A STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY MARKET

1 The Government announced today the following measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market: a. Increase the holding period for imposition of Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current three years to four years; b. Raise the SSD rates to 16%, 12%, 8% and 4% of consideration for residential properties which are bought on or after 14 January 2011, and are sold in the first, second,...

More property market measures announced

The Government has announced more measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market. From Friday, the holding period for imposition of Seller's Stamp Duty (SSD) will be raised to four years from the current three. The SSD rates would also be raised while the Loan-To-Value (LTV) limit would be lowered to 50 per cent on housing loans for property buyers who are not individuals. The LTV limit...

New measures to cool property market

The government said Monday that it will increase the holding period for imposition of Seller's Stamp Duty (SSD). The SSD will be raised from the current one year to three years. Another measure will impact those who have more than one outstanding housing loan. Property buyers who already have one or more outstanding housing loans at the time of the new housing purchase will have to pay more money...

Measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market

1      The Government announced today the following measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market: Increase the holding period for imposition of Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current one year to three years. For property buyers who already have one or more outstanding housing loans1 at the time of the new housing purchase: Increase the minimum cash payment from 5% to 10% of...

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