Posts Tagged ‘mortgages’

Value of non-residential properties more than tripled in Singapore

 	  Value of non-residential properties more than tripled in Singapore
Property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle's auction house said on Thursday that the quantum of non-residential properties has jumped from last year's S$26.9 million to S$101.18 million to date. Full story

Thailand’s GH Bank to sell kingdom’s first residential mortgage-backed securities.

Thailand´s Government Housing Bank has reportedly hired five banks to help with sales of the kingdom´s first residential mortgage-backed securities, according to a report by the Bloomberg news service. Full story

The dollars and sense of home loans

The dollars and sense of home loans
Home buyers were recently advised not to throw caution to the wind in their anticipation of fulfilling the Singapore dream of snapping up a private unit. Full story

Lenders try new ways to woo home buyers

THE surge in home sales is prompting two lenders to try new marketing approaches to snare a share of the fiercely competitive mortgage market. Full story

Hold your horses, house-hunters

IT seems that now one can get a home loan in 15 minutes, if you believe the latest hype from Standard Chartered Bank. Okay, so it’s not really a water-tight yes from the bank but just approval in principal (AIP). But why is the bank doing it, other than to trump some rivals who can provide AIP in 60 minutes? Full story

Couple sue NTUC Income over reverse mortgage deal gone sour

(SINGAPORE) A couple are suing NTUC Income - in what is seen as a test case - over a reverse mortgage deal in which their property was sold amidst falling property prices. Derek Chua, who is in his 70s and his wife Colleen Ng, who is in her late 50s, claim they lost their matrimonial home at Upper Serangoon in 2006. NTUC Income demanded repayment of a ... Full story

 
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