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THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What do you think about the latest tweaks to the property market cooling measures? Should more be done to further ease the curbs?
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What do you think about the latest tweaks to the property market cooling measures? Should more be done to further ease the curbs?
Chia Ngiang Hong President Singapore Green Building Council
FINALLY, we are able to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Although the tweaks this time are not very significant in substance, they are nevertheless a positive signal that the government is receptive and flexible in its review of the cooling measures vis-à-vis market conditions. It is certainly in the interest of the industry and Singapore to have a stable and healthy property market. Easing some restrictions which may have outlived their original intentions would help to ensure that the market is not inadvertently "frozen" beyond salvation.
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