Pause for thought on the property front

Pause for thought on the property front

Pause for thought on the property front http://www.straitstimes.com/archive/...front-20130120 Small change Pause for thought on the property front Overseas and non-residential investments also have their risks Published on Jan 20, 2013 By Lee Su Shyan Money Editor The agents and other industry players selling non-residential property suddenly find themselves in the box seat, thanks to the latest round of cooling measures. Anything from shophouses to offices and homes in Malaysia and Britain now look like better bets than homes in Singapore, following the drastic curbs on loans and additional stamp duty that took effect a week ago. Those investors who had planned to buy homes in Singapore - and who have now been stopped in their tracks - are not lacking in funds. A natural instinct is to go ahead with a purchase simply because the cash is available and the mental preparatio...

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