Singapore To Keep Real Estate Market Under Control Some Possible Measures
With the local economy continues to work itself out of the shadow of financial downturn and H1N1 flu, the Singapore property market has been doing brisk business.The business is so great that government has turned cautious on the sustenance of the current phenomena. Past two years has seen a flurry of buying activities and bullish developers have been assaulting our senses with their incessant advertisements on a daily basis, all hawking for our attention on their properties.
No doubt the experience of the mid nineties boom and bust cycle still stays fresh in the administration's mind. With the benefit of past experience, government is ready to pull out all stops to make sure this would not repeat itself in the near future.
Among them are land supply decision, money supply tightening and tax policies. We are about to tell you how this individual measure works and how effective it can put the overheated market under control. There are actually a few tools at Singapore government's disposal to better handle any similar incident.
Land Offer decision - the government is the largest owner of land on the island and if they decide to reduce supply for the development of the country, will have a direct impact on the real estate market. Developers should have no place to minimize the construction of its luxury real estate and according to the new market. As a result, speculation of new apartments would be reduced drastically.
Credit Tightening - A popular rumor is making rounds in the property sector that a comprehensive review of the credit market is underway. The maximum allowed loan quantum is 90 percent of property value. When government does decide to bring this down to 80 percent, or even lower, the whole market would be hit hard.
Government introduced capital gains tax at the height of nineties property boom but has since abolished it. Capital Gains Tax - This is a tax derived from the profit obtained from the sales of property. When this taxation is applied, it will treat profit as income and subject to the prevailing tax rate at either individual or corporate level.If this is brought back into the fray, it is expected demand would be slowed down significantly and will be effective to discourage speculation as profit would be reduced.
Property Tax - More efficient way of heating market has been rising property taxes. Even a reduction in profits psychology, can also be achieved speculative activity significantly reduced due to the perceived small profit.
Double Stamp Duty - changes in legislation may require the buyer and the seller pay stamp duty. Currently, the stamp tax applies only to the buyer. When operating on both sides, it is hoped that the vendors were speculators / sell restrained free / commercial space.
These are just some of the measures that can give the government in its efforts to the real estate market under control. But it is still too early to say whether the existing ownership interest is real, and thus sustainable, or if another bubble in real decision-making. - 23208
No doubt the experience of the mid nineties boom and bust cycle still stays fresh in the administration's mind. With the benefit of past experience, government is ready to pull out all stops to make sure this would not repeat itself in the near future.
Among them are land supply decision, money supply tightening and tax policies. We are about to tell you how this individual measure works and how effective it can put the overheated market under control. There are actually a few tools at Singapore government's disposal to better handle any similar incident.
Land Offer decision - the government is the largest owner of land on the island and if they decide to reduce supply for the development of the country, will have a direct impact on the real estate market. Developers should have no place to minimize the construction of its luxury real estate and according to the new market. As a result, speculation of new apartments would be reduced drastically.
Credit Tightening - A popular rumor is making rounds in the property sector that a comprehensive review of the credit market is underway. The maximum allowed loan quantum is 90 percent of property value. When government does decide to bring this down to 80 percent, or even lower, the whole market would be hit hard.
Government introduced capital gains tax at the height of nineties property boom but has since abolished it. Capital Gains Tax - This is a tax derived from the profit obtained from the sales of property. When this taxation is applied, it will treat profit as income and subject to the prevailing tax rate at either individual or corporate level.If this is brought back into the fray, it is expected demand would be slowed down significantly and will be effective to discourage speculation as profit would be reduced.
Property Tax - More efficient way of heating market has been rising property taxes. Even a reduction in profits psychology, can also be achieved speculative activity significantly reduced due to the perceived small profit.
Double Stamp Duty - changes in legislation may require the buyer and the seller pay stamp duty. Currently, the stamp tax applies only to the buyer. When operating on both sides, it is hoped that the vendors were speculators / sell restrained free / commercial space.
These are just some of the measures that can give the government in its efforts to the real estate market under control. But it is still too early to say whether the existing ownership interest is real, and thus sustainable, or if another bubble in real decision-making. - 23208
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