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DBS FHR-8 Fixed Deposit Rate to Hike effective 25th Aug 2018
DBS FHR-8 raises their fixed deposit rates (FHR) across the board Effective from 25th Aug 2018, DBS has revised their Singapore dollar fixed deposits (Cash) rates. This comes on the back of the...
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Shoebox apartments keeps Singapore Banking Sector sustainable
Singapore’s Shoebox apartments helps banking sector stability Small residential housing size such as shoebox apartments is good for Singapore banks. You may not know it, but having ever smaller...
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Best BOC Home loans and Mortgage Guide
Best BOC home loans and Mortgage loan packages guide Apart from the Best Local banks such as DBS, OCBC and UOB, what are the other banks available? Bank of China (BOC) has also been going strong and...
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New Launch Condo Home loans after cooling measure on 6th July 2018
New Launch Condo home loans – How much do I have to pay if I am a first time home buyer in Singapore New Launch Condo home loans are going to be affected by the Cooling measures effective on...
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Best Maybank Home Loan guide and History of mortgage rates
Where can you find the Best Maybank home loan? For people who prefers to pick a maybank mortgage, they will obviously want to know what is the best maybank home loan packages in the market...
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Best Ocbc Home loans Guide and Trends
Homeowners with outstanding OCBC home loans, it’s time to pay attention. For those of you who are first time homeowners, Singapore’s interest rate has a strong positive correlation with the US....
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DBS FHR-9 home loan rates to hike
DBS FHR-9 Fixed Home Rate and DBS FHR-12/24 – Set to Hike in June 2018 Is DBS FHR-9 Fixed Home Rate really a fixed rate? Fixed Home Rate is not a Fixed rate that is guaranteed to remain the...
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Twin VEW near Jurong Lake District sees 85% sales on opening weekend
CSC Land Group’s maiden residential development in Singapore, Twin VEW near Jurong Lake District, saw 85 per cent of its units being sold in the opening weekend. With 442 units out of a total of...
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Best UOB Home Loan Guide – How to find one
What is the best UOB Home Loan or UOB commercial property loan? The best must always been taken with regards to the type of loans needed. Cheap home loan is not always good as there are many terms...
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Are Singapore Banks transferring Interest volatility risks to consumers?
OCBC follows hot on the heels of DBS and UOB to launch a new fixed deposit rate pegged package Paul Ho (iCompareLoan.com) 07 Aug 2017. A bit of recap of how all such rates came about. DBS created...
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DBS FHR History and FHR-9 Fixed Home Rate
DBS broke new ground and DBS FHR history is made when it launched the DBS Fixed Home Rate (FHR) package in 2015. The Fixed Home Rate FHR-12/24 is where the home loan package is pegged to the average...
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Mortgage Broker Singapore – Should I use one?
Mortgage Broker, should I use one? How a mortgage broker can save you time and money? Mortgage brokers are specialists who are well versed with the banking loan process and have access to hundreds of...
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What is SIBOR and SOR?
Sibor and Sor, how does it affect your home loan mortgage rates and monthly instalment? Much has been said about what is Sibor and what is SOR. Sibor stands for Singapore Interbank offered Rate while...
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Loan consultant could be your best friend when you need that extra money in tough times
Met with your loan consultant lately? Now would be a good time, whether your company is in the market for a business loan or not. By: Hitesh Khan/ Your loan consultant can be your best friend when...
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HDB launches 6,753 flats in May 2019 BTO and SBF exercise
HDB launches 6,753 flats for sale today under the May 2019 Build-To-Order (BTO) and Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) exercise. This includes 3,485 BTO units and 3,268 SBF units across various...
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Mortgage exit by Westpac leaves borrowers hanging
About 300 of Westpac Singapore’s customers were notified that the bank would unwind its mortgage loan portfolio. The decision to unwind its mortgage loan portfolio will affect properties in...
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Money problem? 8 handy tips to help you overcome the crisis
If you are facing a money problem, and there are several measures you can take towards recovery. By: Phoenix Lee/ These steps will put you back on track, but the journey from a money problem will be...
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Tengah Garden District to debut in BTO exercise this month
Tengah Garden District will debut in the Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) Built-to-Order (BTO) exercise this month. Despite it being one of the newest estates in Singapore, Tengah has been...
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RTS Link Project suspended till end September at Malaysia’s request
Minister for Transport, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, wrote in his Facebook that at Malaysia’s request and in the spirit of bilateral cooperation, Singapore has agreed to suspend the construction of the...
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Financial difficulty – how to help a family member in need?
What do you do when a family member becomes unemployed and suffers in financial difficulty and can’t work or has insufficient insurance to cover mounting medical bills? How do you respond when...
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Bank loans return to growth trajectory, DBS Research
Singapore banks’ 1Q19 loan drawdowns expected to be well supported by developers, with full year bank loans growth projected to come between 4% to 6%, said a recent research by DBS. Key summary...
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Flexible space market continues to grow from expansion to efficiency
Flexible space continues to proliferate across Asia Pacific, reaching a total footprint of 54 million sq. ft. as of March 2019, accounting for more than 3% of total office stock, said a recent...
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Pearl Bank Apartments to be digitally documented for public archives
CapitaLand has spent three months documenting Pearl Bank Apartments, a high-rise private residential building in Singapore, ahead of its redevelopment. From drone scans of its external façade to...
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Take personal loans to get out of a tough situation only as a last resort
Whenever people have a requirement for some urgent cash and cannot come up with the amount needed with the resources they have, they inadvertently apply to banks to take personal loans. By: Phoenix...
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5 Pioneer Sector Lane factory after recording significant impairment
5 Pioneer Sector Lane factory put up for sale by OKH Global after property recorded significant impairment of $16.4 million The Board of Directors of OKH Global Ltd announced on May 17 that it is...
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Unsecured personal loan installments may curb overspending cycle
An unsecured personal loan installments will help end the vicious cycle of overspending By: Hitesh Khan/ While it is always best for consumers to pay off their entire credit card balance each month...
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Higher Interest rates are norm for personal loans, but why?
Why are higher interest rates the norm for personal loans? Because they are unsecured loans. By: Hitesh Khan/ You need money and fast. Without a great credit score or any type of collateral to your...
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Singapore named world’s third most innovative city
Singapore stands only behind San Francisco and Tokyo in world innovation rankings, according to new research from global real estate consultant JLL. Singapore’s high ranking is supported by...
