Posts Tagged ‘contrast’
Upgraders sidelined as home prices soar: DTZ
November 25th, 2009 | 
Author: (SINGAPORE) HDB upgraders account for a shrinking share of private home transactions as property prices rise and mass-market launches taper off.
In contrast, private housing dwellers are buying more property as economic sentiment improves, keeping the real estate market afloat.
According to property consultancy DTZ, buyers with HDB addresses picked up 4,0… more
Posted in Singapore Financial News | 
Tags: consultancy, contrast, DTZ, economic sentiment, Estate, HDB, hdb upgraders, home, home transactions, housing, market, mass market, property, property consultancy, real estate market, sentiment, share, Singapore, singapore hdb | 
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Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary
The Leading Economic Index rose a full percentage point in September, as eight of the ten indicators increased. The largest contributors were a wider interest rate spread, increased consumer expectations, and a decline in weekly unemployment claims. By contrast, the average workweek and building permits both declined. With September’s increase,…
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Tags: building, building permits, consumer, consumer expectations, contrast, decline, Economic, economic index, increase, Index, interest, interest rate, percentage, percentage point, point, rate, September, Unemployment, unemployment claims, workweek |
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Breath of fresh air in home loans market
CREDIT conditions have eased markedly in the competitive home loans market, thanks to improved confidence and liquidity in the property sector. Banks have slashed the spreads they charge on Sibor-pegged loans, and mortgage brokers report the renewed availability of 80 and 90 per cent financing for property.
This is in sharp contrast to the backdrop that prevailed in the first quarter when amid glo… more
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Tags: availability, backdrop, banks, cent, confidence, contrast, Credit, financing, first quarter, glo, home, home loans market, liquidity, market, market thanks, mortgage, mortgage brokers, property, property sector, quarter, sector, Sibor-pegged |
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