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Singapore property prices soar to record
By Alex Kennedy |
July 2, 2010, Friday
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SINGAPORE real estate prices jumped to a record high in the second quarter as the city-state's economic recovery broadened.
Private residential property prices rose 5.2 percent in the April-June period to the highest level since the government began the index in 1975, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said yesterday.
Prices leapt 5.6 percent in the first quarter and 7.4 percent in the fourth, bouncing back after diving 25 percent in the 12 months to mid-2009.
Singapore's low crime rate, good schools and low personal and corporate taxes have helped the island rank near the top of expatriate global quality-of-life surveys and attracted investors to the residential and office property markets.
Singapore opened its first two casino-resorts this year, boosting tourism.
Singapore has sought to slow price gains by implementing a series of measures this year to discourage short-term speculative investment in property.
The government earlier this year imposed a 1 percent to 3 percent tax on residential properties sold within one year of purchase and lowered the loan-to-value limit to 80 percent from 90 percent on loans for private housing. Officials have also pledged to release more government land this year to help boost housing supply.
Policy makers throughout Asia have grappled with balancing low interest rates to spur economic growth and the danger that cheap credit can fuel asset bubbles.
Investor confidence in Singapore has been bolstered by a soaring economy in the first half, led by a surge in manufacturing. Gross domestic product grew a record 15.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier.
Private residential property prices rose 5.2 percent in the April-June period to the highest level since the government began the index in 1975, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said yesterday.
Prices leapt 5.6 percent in the first quarter and 7.4 percent in the fourth, bouncing back after diving 25 percent in the 12 months to mid-2009.
Singapore's low crime rate, good schools and low personal and corporate taxes have helped the island rank near the top of expatriate global quality-of-life surveys and attracted investors to the residential and office property markets.
Singapore opened its first two casino-resorts this year, boosting tourism.
Singapore has sought to slow price gains by implementing a series of measures this year to discourage short-term speculative investment in property.
The government earlier this year imposed a 1 percent to 3 percent tax on residential properties sold within one year of purchase and lowered the loan-to-value limit to 80 percent from 90 percent on loans for private housing. Officials have also pledged to release more government land this year to help boost housing supply.
Policy makers throughout Asia have grappled with balancing low interest rates to spur economic growth and the danger that cheap credit can fuel asset bubbles.
Investor confidence in Singapore has been bolstered by a soaring economy in the first half, led by a surge in manufacturing. Gross domestic product grew a record 15.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier.
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