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  DBS launches first-of-its-kind HDB home loan 01 Apr 2013

  [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank is going all out to grab a bigger slice of the HDB home loan market; it's offering a first-of-its-kind HDB home loan...
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  Picking a home for legacy planning 01 Mar 2013

  SEVEN rounds of cooling measures have been introduced for the residential market segment since September 2009, when it was clear that the...
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  More checks to go with private home loans 09 Feb 2013

  BANKS may have to adopt tougher rules before granting loans for private home purchases. This is to ensure more financial prudence.
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  Cooling measures won't hit banks heavily: Citi Research 06 Feb 2013

  THE latest round of property cooling measures is unlikely to impact banks heavily, with mortgage and construction loan demand expected to...
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  Home Sweet Loan 01 Feb 2013

  As property prices rise, couples are getting help from mum and dad to buy their first home
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  Mortgage takers beware the twin risks of 2015 31 Jan 2013

  WATCH out for 2015. That's when home-loan borrowers face higher interest rates just as an abundant supply of newly completed units comes...
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  For banks, homes are where the margins are 23 Jan 2013

  [SINGAPORE] In a rare moment of amity, banks are enjoying better margins on home loans after scrapping subsidies in the last quarter and...
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  Curbs imposed on loans for HDB flats 22 Jan 2013

  NEW rules governing loans for HDB flats have been rolled out to ensure buyers do not overstretch their finances.
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  Case for a comprehensive home insurance 07 Dec 2012

  [SINGAPORE] Earthquakes, hurricanes and fires can leave a trail of devastating wreckage in their paths. And the nightmare doesn't end...
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  New private home sales take a hit after mortgage curbs 16 Nov 2012

  [SINGAPORE] Home sales by developers slowed significantly as they held back launches and took stock of curbs on home loan tenures which...
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  Loan tenure curb may moderate housing demand, says UOL 09 Nov 2012

  UOL Group, which yesterday posted a 13 per cent year-on-year drop in third-quarter net profit to $87.8 million, said that the recent...
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  Hard to gauge impact of latest cooling measures 02 Nov 2012

  IT remains to be seen if the latest Singapore property cooling measures will hurt the bank's home loans growth, which was up 10 per cent...
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  Banks ease into tougher mortgage regime 01 Nov 2012

  [SINGAPORE] More than three weeks on, banks here appear to be implementing smoothly the latest government rules that clamp down on...
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  Showflats continue to see good traffic 08 Oct 2012

  [SINGAPORE] Neither the new restrictions on home loans nor the rain kept prospective buyers from condominium showflats over the weekend.
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  MAS imposes cap on housing loan tenures 06 Oct 2012

  SINGAPORE regulators signalled their concerns over still rising home prices yesterday, announcing fresh mortgage curbs to cap upward price...
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  Deciphering home loan packages and interest rates 28 Sep 2012

  WHETHER you are a first-time homebuyer or looking into investing in a property, securing the right housing loan package that suits your...
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  MAS looking into UOB's property listings on website 06 Sep 2012

  [SINGAPORE] The United Overseas Bank (UOB) has invited the scrutiny of the Monetary Authority of Singapore over the slew of new property...
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  50-year mortgage won't affect public housing much: MND 14 Aug 2012

  [SINGAPORE] The government said yesterday that a novel 50-year mortgage is unlikely to be popular and will not have significant impact on...
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  Govt's target is speculative fever, not UOB: observers 07 Aug 2012

  [SINGAPORE] The government's criticisms of United Overseas Bank (UOB) over its recent innovative home loan offerings are part of its...
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  HDB to launch at least 20,000 new flats in 2013 07 Aug 2012

  EVEN as success rates for first-timer applications stabilise and second-timer applications improve, the Housing Board intends to build at...

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