You may have heard countless people ramble on about how the world of investors has no place for emotions, but what if we told you that every investment is the eventuality of a specific configuration of human emotions. In fact, the recent policy shifts in the Singapore property market made it crystal clear how integral social behavior is towards dictating economic trends. The Ministry of National Development raised the proposal of providing a series of incentives for older couples who choose to move out of mature estates in order to move in close to their children in non-mature estates.

This measure not only reflects the triumph of the heartwarming “Closer Families, Stronger Ties” mantra in Singaporean society, but also facilitates a way to free up more units in mature estates, so that it is more financially prosperous for young married children to stay in close proximity with their parents.

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