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06/05/2019

A crucial component many first time home buyers forget to consider are the variety of fees and charges that accompany the home purchase price. The additional costs home buyers can be saddled with include property valuation reports, buyer stamp duty fees, property taxes, property agent commissions, and home or fire insurance fees. If you are considering a resale property, you may also have to fork out money for renovation costs.

To avoid overspending, home buyers must be careful to not underestimate their budgets. Check on all the associated fees that come along with the home purchase price and factor this into your budget.

Another savvy thing first time home buyers should consider doing is, to work with established mortgage consultants to complete detailed home loan assessment.

06/05/2019

9 Must-Know Things about Using CPF to Buy a House

You probably know CPF can be used for housing - but it gets more detailed than that. Here are some must-know facts:

06/05/2019

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If you've set your mind on buying resale HDB for the first time, then you'll need to be aware of how much it will cost you in the short term.

06/05/2019

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We lined out the five most damaging property mistakes Singaporeans still make

06/05/2019

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With the government offering a variety of housing grants to first-timer and second-timer applicants of Build-to-Order (BTO) as well as ...

06/05/2019

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You’ve probably heard of the new property cooling measures being announced, and heard terms like ABSD and Loan-to-Value (LTV) being ...

06/05/2019

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Compact unit investments offer an initial foothold in the property market; but these assets may soon be hard to find. Here's why:

06/05/2019

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Thinking of becoming a property investor? Here are a few important considerations to bear in mind before entering the property market:

21/04/2019

Executive condominiums (ECs) were originally introduced to cater to the aspirations and needs of the so called "sandwiched" class - those whose household incomes exceed the ceiling for public housing, but are not yet able to comfortably afford a private condominium. Currently, the monthly household....

20/04/2019

Ms Sun said: "The increase in rental volume could be attributed to a rise in transactions following a seasonal dip - when the Chinese New Year period in February is a traditional lull for most property transactions.

As leasings bounced back after the Chinese New Year lull, rents for non-landed private homes edged up 0.3 per cent last month from February, while those for HDB flats inched up 0.2 per cent.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

15/09/2018

SINGAPORE remains the biggest catchment area for American direct investments in Asia. Some US$15 billion were poured into factories and offices in the city state last year, raising the level of investments from the United States to a book value of US$274.3 billion in Singapore - more than the combined US investments in China (US$107.6 billion) and Japan (129.1 billion), the world's second and third biggest economy respectively.

SINGAPORE remains the biggest catchment area for American direct investments in Asia. Some US$15 billion were poured into factories and offices in the city state last year, raising the level of investments from the United States to a book value of US$274.3 billion in Singapore - more than the combin...

17/07/2018