Expats
How to own a home or office in Singapore as an expat? Here are some useful guides.
27 Jul 2024 • PropertyGuru Editorial Team
Understanding the Non-Citizen Spouse Scheme in 2024: Guide to Buying Your First Home as a Singaporean-Foreigner Couple
As of 2022, about a third of citizen marriages in Singapore involved locals and foreigners. If you're a mixed-nationality couple, what are your housing options?
26 Apr 2024 • PropertyGuru Editorial Team
Buying Property in Singapore for Foreigners: Eligibility Criteria and 6 Steps To Follow
Buying property in Singapore as a foreigner is possible. But there are different restrictions and eligibility conditions to observe. Read this 6 step guide to understand the administrative steps required.
21 Jun 2023 • PropertyGuru Editorial Team
What Kind of Properties Can a PR Buy in Singapore?
Singapore is remarkable place to settle down as a Permanent Resident (PR), especially to start a family. Get to know the types of properties that is eligible for a Permanent Resident (PR) to buy in Singapore.
6 Jun 2023 • Joanne Poh
Co-living Space Vs Studio Apartment: Which Is Better to Rent in Singapore? (2023)
Compare co-living spaces in Singapore and open rental units for rent. We have curated a list of 5 pros and cons for you to make an informed decision for your rental in Singapore.
28 Apr 2023 • PropertyGuru Editorial Team
Housing Options for Single PRs: What Can You Buy?
If you're a single PR looking to buy a property in Singapore, here's what permissible and off-limits. Don't forget you have to pay at least 5% ABSD tax for your property purchase.
22 Aug 2022 • Joanne Poh
Luxury Condos in Singapore: Which Properties Foreign Investors are Buying in Q2 2022
Luxury condos in Singapore and non-landed private property located in the Core Central Region (CCR) are popular among foreign buyers in Singapore. In the top 10 list of what condos foreigners are buying in Q2 2022, Piccadilly Grand, Riviere, and Midtown Modern are a few projects to make the list. Read on to find out more.
18 May 2022 • PropertyGuru Editorial Team
Singapore Property Market Report Q2 2022 – Powered by PropertyGuru DataSense
Leveraging data from sale and rental residential property listings on PropertyGuru Singapore, the Singapore Property Market Report Q2 2022 offers meaningful insights into the price, supply and demand of the property market.
14 Mar 2022 • Cheryl Chiew
HDB Ethnic Quota in Singapore: 4 Mixed-race Couples Share How the Policy has Affected Them When Buying Flats
The HDB ethnic quota or Ethnic Integration Policy was introduced in 1989 to prevent ethnic enclaves and ensure racial proportions in HDB estates remain balanced. We spoke to 4 mixed-race couples to see how the policy affects them.
10 Jan 2022 • Joanne Poh
Renting in Singapore (2022): 3 Upcoming Trends for the HDB and Private Rental Market
Renting in Singapore is getting increasingly expensive despite COVID-19. In Nov 2021, monthly condo and HDB rental prices were 10% and 9.2% higher year-on-year respectively. Will these trends continue into 2022? Here's what the data predicts.
20 Dec 2021 • Joanne Poh
Singapore Property Cooling Measures 2021: What the Higher ABSD, Tighter TDSR, and Lower LTV Means For You
The latest Singapore property cooling measures in December 2021 see higher Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates, a tighter Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) threshold and lower Loan-to-Value (LTV) limits for an HDB loan.