Renting beats buying a home? It depends

Rental Heatmap: How private housing rents have moved

Singapore

NEW research says it may be cheaper to rent than to buy a home in Singapore, if residential property prices here continue their current moribund trend. But does this necessarily mean homebuyers here are better off switching to this option? And is property now necessarily the best place to park one's cash?

The rent-or-buy poser is…