Singapore
Singapore: prices, rules and the registered salespersons of one of the world’s costliest markets.
HDB resale flats in Singapore: index slips for a third quarter running
HDB's flash estimate shows a third straight quarterly dip in resale flat prices in Singapore, while sales rose 17.7% and million-dollar deals passed 500 for the first time.
Singapore home loans: LTV, TDSR and MSR limits, HDB loan or bank loan
How much a home buyer can borrow in Singapore: the two loan-to-value tiers for bank loans, the 55% and 30% income tests, and how an HDB loan differs from a bank loan.
Singapore private home prices rise 1.4% in third-quarter flash estimate
The URA flash estimate for the third quarter of 2026 shows private home prices up 1.4% while sales fell by about 30%. What moved, what did not, and what comes on 23 October.
Singapore: what a property agent may say in an advert, and how to check
The Council for Estate Agencies sets what a property advertisement in Singapore must show and must not claim. A guide to the rules, medium by medium, and to checking a listing.
Singapore Property Agent Commission: Who Pays and the One-Side Rule
How a property agent's commission is agreed, when it falls due and who receives it in Singapore, and why one agent may never act for both sides of the same deal.
Why Singapore property agents ask for your ID and source of funds
What the law requires Singapore property agents to check before a sale, purchase or lease: identity, beneficial owners, source of funds, screening and reporting, and what happens if a client declines.
Singapore's second auction of forfeited luxury flats set for 28 October
Six freehold apartments at Nouvel 18 and New Futura, forfeited in the S$3 billion money-laundering case, go to auction on 28 October after a first round in which 4 of 26 lots sold.
Selling or holding a home in Singapore: SSD and property tax explained
How Singapore taxes a home sold early and a home simply owned: Seller's Stamp Duty rates by purchase date, the holding period, and property tax on annual value.