Month: July 2018

Investment sales market extends robust performance by another quarter
Dominated by the enbloc residential market, Singapore’s investment sales market extended its robust performance by another quarter. CBRE,  the largest commercial real estate services and investment firm in the world, said its preliminary investment volume for quarter 2 (Q2) of 2018 was S$10.308 billion, which is an increase of 11.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y0. This brings [...]

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Property price momentum remains buoyant suggest URA’s flash estimates
The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) today released the flash estimate of the price index for private residential property for 2nd Quarter 2018 today which suggests that property price momentum here remains buoyant. Overall, the private residential property index increased 4.9 points from 144.1 points in 1st Quarter 2018 to 149.0 points in 2nd Quarter 2018. This [...]

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How much of your income should you spend on housing?
With housing being one of the biggest expenditures many expect to invest in, it is crucial for both homeowners and tenants to determine how much of their income they should set aside for housing costs, such as mortgage payments or rent along with utilities, maintenance charges or homeowners insurance. But how does one ensure that [...]

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