The Business Times

Cooling measures

Property

South Korea unveils more property cooling steps amid loan concerns

More than 10 rounds of cooling measures have been implemented since 1995.
BT SG60Property

SG60: From surge to stability – a timeline of Singapore’s property market cooling measures, 1995 to 2025

A heating up of the private housing market could see more property cooling measures being rolled out.
Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

More property cooling measures? Locals buying their first homes could be hit 

Srrong drivers support demand for choice HDB resale homes.
Residential
COMMENTARY

Tighter HDB loan limit will cool resale flat prices; choice units should still see firm demand

Minister for National Development Desmond Lee says that the lowering of the Housing and Development Board's loan-to-value ratio will not affect the vast majority of homebuyers.
Property

About 10% of buyers with HDB loan may be affected by new measures to cool market

Policymakers may need to adopt a wider perspective beyond the immediate property market, and also explore ways to manage inelastic household expectations that appear to be oblivious to market signals.
Property

The unintended consequences of property cooling policies

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Residential
THE LEVEL GROUND

After The Continuum, weak take-up in any new launch will cast a pall on the private housing market 

The rarity of shophouses make it a valuable tool in wealth preservation, especially for high-net-worth individuals and family offices, said Richard Tan, PropNex senior associate group district director.
Residential

ABSD hikes may push more wealth to Singapore commercial real estate

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on May 3 that no decision on a pause had been made yet, but highlighted the change in rhetoric in the Fed's statement
Opinion & Features
MARK TO MARKET

Fed pause is no reason to turn less bearish

If the Fed has done enough to address inflation, it could mean economic growth is about to slow and unemployment rise.
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BT Mark to Market: Sell in May and go away? (Ep 31)

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