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Impact on TDSR and MSR

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Friday, 13 December 2013 in Property News

[SINGAPORE] Coming on the heels of a dramatic year peppered with policies aimed at cooling the property market and a number of firsts in public housing, 2014 appears poised to be a more subdued year by comparison.

Consultants say it is unlikely that the government will roll out any new policies next year, even though they do not rule out some tweaking of existing measures.

S'pore 'financial system healthy but risks remain'

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Wednesday, 11 December 2013 in Property News

Singapore's financial system - from household balance sheets to corporate lending - remains in sound shape, but challenges lie ahead.

The assessment came from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which released its annual report card on the sector on Tuesday. There were plenty of positives, but the regulator warned of considerable risks ahead, including sharply higher interest rates.

As one financial crisis ends, another may be on its way

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Thursday, 05 December 2013 in Property News

Japanese investment bank Nomura has declared that the global financial crisis is finally over, announcing: "The end of the end of the world" is here.

Its verdict came in a report last week that wrote off 2013 as the last of the crisis age and shone the light on next year's themes of global economic recovery and a return to more normal financial conditions.

But if there is any lesson that should linger from the 2008 crisis, it is that danger lurks in exuberance.

Indeed, even as developed economies slowly get back on their feet, global markets are one step ahead of them.

Property curbs slow lending but sector still a concern

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Wednesday, 04 December 2013 in Property News

The property curbs over the past few years have slowed home lending and are squeezing speculators out of the market, the central bank said yesterday.

But it warned that prices remain high, mortgage debt is still rising and some households could be hit if interest rates rise.

Home loans grew 12 per cent in September from the same month last year, down from a peak of 22 per cent growth in September 2010, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in its Financial Stability Review 2013 report.

PROPERTY LAUNCHES & INVESTMENTS

Property Launches & Investments

Impact on TDSR and MSR

S'pore 'financial system healthy but risks remain'

As one financial crisis ends, another may be on its way

Property curbs slow lending but sector still a concern