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Exemption from TDSR, MSR

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Sunday, 20 April 2014 in Property News

MAS Makes It Easier to Refinance Properties Bought Before the Introduction of TDSR

On Feb 10, 2014, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced some exemptions that would please owners having difficulties refinancing older properties due to the TDSR measures. In their press release entitled, "MAS Broadens Exemption from TDSR Threshold for Refinancing of Owner-Occupied Residential Properties Purchased before the Implementation of TDSR Rules", it was announced that some exemptions will be allowed for owner occupied and investment properties.

MAS eases TDSR rules for some home owners refinancing loans

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Sunday, 20 April 2014 in Property News

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has widened the existing exemptions from the Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) to cover the refinancing of loans for owner-occupied properties that were bought before the measure was introduced last year.

In a statement, the MAS said it had received feedback from borrowers who have faced challenges refinancing such loans.

Under the revised rules, a borrower who bought a residential property before the TDSR rules were introduced will be exempted from the TDSR threshold as long as the buyer occupies the home that is being refinanced.

Blackstone sets sight on Asian expansion

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Friday, 15 November 2013 in Property News

Global asset manager Blackstone is intent on expanding its business in Asia. With over US$248 billion assets under management, the firm opened its first Singapore office on Monday at Marina Bay Financial Centre.

SINGAPORE: Global asset manager Blackstone is intent on expanding its business in Asia. With over US$248 billion assets under management, the firm opened its first Singapore office on Monday at Marina Bay Financial Centre.

Citing Singapore as a “critical hub” for the firm and all of its business in Asia and globally,

If This Happens, Singapore Home Prices Will Fall

Posted by Property Launch Invest on Monday, 30 September 2013 in Property News

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Singapore

While Singapore's trade dependent economy has had a tough 2012, even teetering on the brink of a recession earlier this year, the city state's residential property market has remained robust, with prices among the highest in the world.

Private home prices in this Southeast Asian financial hub have risen a whopping 56 percent since the global financial crisis, and most analysts expect this upward trajectory to continue into the new year, even as the market faces a drop in sales volumes amid a somber growth outlook.

Singapore's private housing market has seen months of double-digit declines in sales, including a 44 percent month-on-month fall in November, in part due to a number of cooling measures introduced by the government – yet prices have remained firm.

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