According to official figures, about 2,300 Singapore permanent residents (PRs) who own Housing and Development Board (HDB) property will be impacted by the government’s latest round of cooling measures. From last Saturday (January 12), PRs owning HDB flats are no longer allowed to sublet their entire property even after the stipulated Minimum Occupation Period (MOP). Those PRs who have been already...
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The property market is likely to see a quieter period after the latest round of cooling measures. Market experts told Channel NewsAsia both buyers and developers should be taking their time before taking their next steps. The latest series of cooling measures announced on January 11 has spurred some property buying to beat Saturday's deadline. For instance, Far East Organisation (FEO) sold just 22 units...
DBS chief executive officer Piyush Gupta said the property cooling measures unveiled on January 11 have "a lot of teeth". Speaking at an event for its private banking clients on Monday, Mr Gupta said the measures were a reflection of the government willingness to trade off growth for social harmony and to rein in inflation. He warned that as a result, the Singapore economy could grow at the lower end of...
Singapore can possibly take a leaf out from other jurisdictions to look at how they curb rising property prices. Member of Parliament for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Christopher De Souza, said this includes learning from Hong Kong and Australia. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Mr De Souza added that both jurisdictions are potential reference points for Singapore to refine its property measures. He also...
Shares of major property developers in Singapore were battered Monday after the government introduced new measures to cool the real estate market at the weekend. By midday, shares of top developers listed on the Singapore Exchange had sunk more than four per cent as investors spooked by the measures dumped the stocks. CapitaLand shed 4.11 per cent to S$3.73, City Developments fell 6.11 per cent to...
Many Singaporeans might think that shoebox units are small but there’s another type of micro home that has taken off in other parts of Asia, most notably in China and Japan. Called capsule homes, such units are much smaller than shoebox apartments. Some of these units can be as tiny as seven ft long, six ft tall and four ft wide as evidenced in some developments located in the outskirts of China’s...
Property analysts have described the latest set of government measures as the "tsunami" of property cooling measures, as it affects public and private housing, executive condominiums, and industrial properties. Some say, the additional stamp duty will hit investors wanting to own a second or subsequent property. Mr Mohamed Ismail, CEO of PropNex, said: "Such a drastic move will have a downward spiral...
The Government announced today a comprehensive package of measures to cool the residential property market. It also introduced a Seller’s Stamp Duty on industrial properties for the first time, to discourage speculative activity in the industrial market. Cooling Measures for the Residential Property Market The Government has implemented several rounds of measures to cool demand and expand supply, so as...
The Singapore government on Friday announced a comprehensive package of measures to cool the residential property market. The measures, which will take effect on January 12, include higher buyer's stamp duty, tighter loan-to-value limits, and higher minimum cash downpayment for second and subsequent housing loans. The measures are calibrated to be tighter on property ownership for investment, as well as...
Resale prices of private non-landed homes jumped 13.4 per cent on-year in the fourth quarter last year, according to flash estimates put out by the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX). SRX compiles data from 11 top property agencies in Singapore. It said non-landed private resale home prices continued its uptrend to hit S$1,233 per square foot in the fourth quarter (Q4), compared to S$1,157 per square...