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Private home prices at a new equilibrium

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 in Property News

Private property market prices in Singapore may be levelling off at a new support level after five years of cooling measures that have been very effective at stalling the market.

However, it appears the effectiveness of the measures has levelled off. Barring major catastrophes such as war, epidemics or financial crises, private property prices are expected to hold up, unless more resale supply is introduced or the Government removes the cooling measures.

Singapore Risks Business Credibility With Foreign Labor Restrictions

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 in Property News

Singapore risks tarnishing its business-friendly reputation by implementing new labor laws that require companies to prioritize hiring locals over foreigners for middle income jobs, analysts say.

From Friday, large and medium-sized companies looking to hire workers with a monthly salary below S$12,000 ($9,700) must advertise the positions on a government-run online job database that only Singapore citizens and permanent residents can apply through.

Can Singapore safely deflate its property market?

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Tuesday, 12 August 2014 in Property News

Singapore's famously efficient government faces a challenge that has stymied many a country before: safely guiding its toppish property market to a soft landing as interest rates rise.

Property prices in the city-state have surged over 60 percent since 2009, propelled by rock-bottom global interest rates and quantitative easing in developed economies, even as Singapore's government has enacted a series of cooling measures to prevent a bubble from forming.

Taming Singapore's property market

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Thursday, 07 August 2014 in Property News

INITIAL reports of the property market's demise appear to have been slightly exaggerated.

After policymakers imposed strict curbs on consumer loans last June under total debt servicing ratio (TDSR) rules, analysts predicted that private home prices would plunge by up to 10 per cent this year.

Some warned that home sales could grind to a near halt, quipping that TDSR actually stood for "total destruction of Singapore real estate".

So far, however, the slowdown in prices has been far milder than expected.

Mortgagee sales touch quarterly high in Q2

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 in Property News

Trend seen gaining momentum due to rising supply of homes, weaker rental market

[SINGAPORE] The number of properties up for auction by mortgagees (or lenders) as well as their share of the number of properties going under the hammer has hit a quarterly high in Q2.

Auctioneers say this reflects the difficulty that financially stretched borrowers face in securing buyers for their properties since the implementation of the total debt servicing ratio (TDSR) framework a year ago. Because of this, financial institutions have had to repossess more properties and put them up for auction.

Upmarket condos set for launches

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Monday, 23 June 2014 in Property News

Slew of high-end projects expected in the coming months

SUBURBAN condos have been driving sales in recent weeks but upmarket homes are poised to take centre stage with a series of launches coming up.

Wing Tai's The Crest off Alexandra Road and near the exclusive area of Jervois Road is expected to be launched soon.

Keppel Land's 99-year leasehold The Highline Residences in Kim Tian Road on the fringes of the city is also poised to go and is tipped to be popular.

Can Singapore safely deflate its property market?

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Thursday, 01 May 2014 in Property News

Singapore's famously efficient government faces a challenge that has stymied many a country before: safely guiding its toppish property market to a soft landing as interest rates rise.

Property prices in the city-state have surged over 60 percent since 2009, propelled by rock-bottom global interest rates and quantitative easing in developed economies, even as Singapore's government has enacted a series of cooling measures to prevent a bubble from forming.

The Principle Of Supply And Demand On Property Values

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Wednesday, 23 April 2014 in Property News

When applied to real estate, the principle of supply and demand refers to the ability of people to pay for housing coupled with the relative scarcity of real estate. For any type of good or service to have value in any marketplace, it must possess four characteristics: demand, utility, transferability and scarcity. Demand is a need or desire coupled with the purchasing power to fill it, whereas utility is the ability of a good or service to fill that need. Scarcity means there must be a short supply relative to demand. Air, for example, has utility and is in demand, but it is not scarce. Finally, a good or service must be transferable to have value to anyone other than the person possessing it.

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