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In this current climate of rising interest rates, I would think that it is prudent for home buyers to wait for prices to soften before buying. Prices of private pty have been rising continuously for more than a decade, so I feel that it is high time a major correction comes along. What is your take on this?
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Dear buyer,

It is quite logical to think that since the interest rates are rising, then prices may soften, however, we will need to examine the situation further to understand how many owners maybe affected by the hike in interest rates that they are no longer able to finance the property purchase and need to sell urgently at a significantly lower than market price. I believe that in order for market to slow down and price soften, this is a result of not only a random few transactions, but a result of mass fire sale in order to effect a price downtrend, therefore if we look at how the authorities have controlled the real estate market for past few years, the introduction of TDSR to regulate the borrowings by home buyers will likely to have cushion the impact of interest rates hike a few years back. With a recent tightening of the TDSR for housing loans, this will effect provide further safeguard on the owners capability to finance their purchase, and with a more than hot rental market now going on, chances for price softening in the market is really extremely remote from my observations.

Of course, these are only my personal opinions and you may wish to look into more sources of data and information to do your own due diligence.

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  • Geryl Lim
    https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/global-enterprise/hundreds-of-ultra-rich-chinese-eyeing-move-to-singapore-generating-us24b-inflows
  • Geryl Lim
    Hi James, thanks for the response, while I do not disagree that rising interest rates is a concern, the fact is that Singapore is still having 1 of the lowest interest rates as compared to other countries, if we are to put ourselves in the shoes of foreigners to consider cashing out, therefore they will have nowhere to put their cash. With a strong fiscal policy and Sing Dollar, funds will still remain in Singapore and therefore it is unlikely that foreigners will be cashing out and rent. In fact, the rental in Singapore has been skyrocketing and does not make sense to rent now in Singapore if they have the ability to own. I just rented out a 1 bedroom apartment in Bukit Panjang at $3200 this week. From investment perspective, Singapore real estate is still a very attractive option but the exit plan should be between the mid to long term instead of short term gains where it is more toward speculative. Of course, if you are looking out for fire sale units, you can actually look into bank sale where they probably will give you some decent value for money.
  • JC
    Thanks for your lengthy and sincere reply. You are right about TDSR cushioning the impact, hence the number of fire sales may not be huge. However with our population of 5.6 million and a Singaporean core of only 3.5 million, there is a substantial number of foreign home owners. Foreigners who are usually highly leveraged may be uncomfortable with the high mortgage rates and consider cashing out of their properties and return to renting, who knows? In any case, I am not bullish about Singapore property right now as sentiments seem to be that a correction is imminent.
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Robbie Chen Chee Howe
Hi,

Nobody can predict what's going to happen tomorrow, much less property prices in few years time.

But what we know is that Singapore property prices are very resilient, and the various cooling measures in place actually offers strong support to our property prices.

Hence, in my opinion, if a Buyer is looking to purchase for own stay, do not delay any further.

I am experienced and well-versed in both HDB and private transactions. I will be able to assist you in your property plans. Please get in touch with me for a more in-depth discussion.

Should you need require further assistance in matters relating to property, please contact me at my mobile 9748 6305  . I will be happy to assess and share with you the possibilities for you in the current market.

Thank you.

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  • AB
    fomo is driving prices up, the crash will come and it will be hard!

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