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Stock Investments: How Are They Affected by the Latest Property Cooling Measures
By SG Money Matters  •  July 18, 2018
Property investment and stock investment are often inter-linked. If you are a stock investor, you need to pay attention to the impact of the latest property cooling measures. Following the rebound in residential prices of some 9% from the bottom in 2Q2017, the Singapore government has decided to wade in to cool down the recent exuberance. The new Property cooling measures are in three areas: Higher ABSD Lower LTVs Taxing En-Bloc transactions How do these measures affect your stock portfolio? I will give you my analysis in this article. What are the past property cooling measures? Unlike what happened in the US, Singaporean’s real enthusiasm for property investment came after the global financial crisis. The loss of confidence in banks, insurance companies and finance industry forced Singaporeans to put their faith to “real estate”. Many people felt that they “missed the train” and they gave all the justifications ......
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Howdy. My name is Ivan. I am a blogger and fee-based financial adviser. I spent the last decade providing financial advisory services to both individuals and business. My speciality is financial planning for early retirement.
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