Archive for the ‘Property Regulations’ Category

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  Qualifying Certificate regime change a win-win for all stakeholders

  February 16, 2020 • Property Regulations • 82

  Qualifying Certificate regime creates a win-win-win situation for the real estate developers, the capital markets, and policy...

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  QC exemption will remove double whammy effect to some developers

  February 10, 2020 • Property Regulations • 151

  QC exemption will effectively remove the double whammy effect to some developers that have to contend with both the QC as well as...

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  Qualifying Certificate regime to be liberalised for certain developers

  February 8, 2020 • Property Regulations • 126

  The Ministry of Law said on Feb 6 that it will allow for the exemption of publicly listed housing developers with a substantial...

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  Mortgage service ratios of HDB housing loans have been stable, Minister reveals

  October 15, 2019 • Property Regulations • 427

  Mortgage service ratios of HDB housing loans have been stable at around 20% for new flat purchases, and 25% for resale flat...

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  LBS paid out average proceeds of $177,000 per household, Minister reveals

  October 15, 2019 • Property Regulations • 583

  Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong revealed in Parliament on Oct 7 that LBS paid out average proceeds of $177,000...

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  New public housing pricing model in the works for prime areas

  September 24, 2019 • Property Market News, Property Regulations • 505

  A new public housing pricing model is in the works for prime areas like the Greater Southern Waterfront said Minister for...

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  HDB may exercise flexibility on age requirement for LBS

  September 16, 2019 • Property Regulations • 673

  HDB may exercise flexibility on the age requirement for LBS for those with long term medical expenses, Minister for National...

• DC rates revision reflects property market sentiments

  September 3, 2019 • Property Regulations • 541

  The Ministry of National Development announced the DC rates revision on Aug 30.  The Development Rates (DC) rates revision is...

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  HDB repair services not provided even for the elderly, Wong confirms

  August 6, 2019 • HDB home loan, Property Regulations, Renovation loan, residential • 562

  The Minister for National Development said that HDB repair services should be undertaken by private contractors. The Minister was...

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  MND launches Town Council Code of Governance

  July 1, 2019 • Property Regulations • 710

  The Ministry of National Development (MND) on June 19, launched the Code of Governance for Town Councils (TCs), which seeks to...

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  Several regulations must be adhered to before you rent out private properties

  June 10, 2019 • Property Regulations • 716

  Those that want to rent out private properties they own, must adhere to several regulations before they do so. Before you rent...

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  Changi Region set to be vibrant economic hub under Draft Masterplan 2019

  May 13, 2019 • Property Regulations • 1161

  Draft Masterplan 2019 envisions Changi Region to be redeveloped into a vibrant and thriving economic hub, hosting industries...

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  Law Society Conditions of Sale 1999 and 2012 – Understanding the rules

  March 31, 2019 • Property Regulations • 2680

  When private property buyers issue an Option to Purchase (OTP) agreement, they may notice that the OTP could state that the sale...

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  Revise property cooling measures, Propnex CEO urges Government

  March 15, 2019 • Property Regulations • 1067

  PropNex Realty is pushing for the Government to revise property cooling measures it introduced last year. Calling to revise...

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  Property Tax Relief – are you entitled to one?

  November 28, 2018 • Property Regulations • 2092

  Property Tax Relief is a common means for Singapore to ease the tax burden on property owners. Singapore has several property tax...