Before you sign on the dotted line...

Before you sign on the dotted line...

Before you sign on the dotted line... http://www.straitstimes.com/archive/...-line-20130310 Before you sign on the dotted line... This week's guide is for first-time property buyers. While developers dangle discounts, there are other costs. The Sunday Times looks at what first-time home buyers should do before writing that cheque for their new home. Published on Mar 10, 2013 By Cheryl Ong The Government's latest property market cooling measures, unveiled in January, were the toughest yet, hitting both the residential and industrial sectors. But one group emerged unscathed: local first-timers in the market. The Government said the measures were necessary to prevent prices from "running further ahead of economic fundamentals", hurting housing affordability for Singaporean first-time home buyers. The measures included raising the additional buyer's stamp duty by between 5 and...

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