Expatriates may find renting a hotel room for the whole duration of their stay in Singapore to be a very expensive quandary. The alternative answer to this problem is for the foreigners to buy residential properties in the country.
The Singapore administration does not restrict foreigners from purchasing or acquiring residential properties in the city-state.
Mainly, Singapore’s Residential Property Act aims to allow Singapore nationals to purchase, at reasonable prices, their own residential properties. Moreover, this act encourages foreign nationals who are considered by the Singapore government to have made important contributions to the economy of the country in their wish to acquire residential properties within the country.
Even without any licenses or approval from the Singapore government, an expatriate may buy non-restricted residential properties. The following are some samples of non-restricted residential properties:
- apartment units within a structure that is not more than 6 floors in height - condo units in approved condo development sites under the Planning Act - a lease contract on a restricted property; the term must not exceed…
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There are always times in life when people over commit themselves financially and they find themselves struggling some what with too many debts.
After drawing in their belts for the last few years due to the credit crunch and feeling rather uncertain about their job security, many splashed out on last Christmas more than usual, and their credit cards are at or nearing their credit limit making it become a bit of a debt problem.
A lot of this expenditure on the best of food, the most expensive presents, and even that special trip to Lapland to see Santa with the kids was paid for by credit cards.Your wife certainly appreciated the lovely pearl necklace, but it like all the other expenditure over Xmas has still to be paid for.
Your original credit card had a limit of 2,000, and based on your income that was easily affordable as the payment on 2,000 was 60 per month.
However a major problem with credit cards is that not long after first taken out, the credit…
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Secured loans are loans that are guaranteed by an asset. Although there are commercial secured loans, secured car loans, etc. it is the homeowner secured loan that we are thinking about today.
A secured homeowner loan is secured on the equity of a primary residence, or for the lucky ones, a second or holiday home Those who only rent their home either from a private individual, a local council or a housing association cannot obtain a secured loan, and would only be eligible for an unsecured loan which is a very scarce commodity in these hard pressed times. The availability of unsecured loans is at the moment very limited even to those who do own their own homes.
A secured loan is an excellent way for a homeowner to borrow for almost any purpose whether the purpose is vehicle purchase, home improvements of all kinds such as to build a conservatory, a garage a new kitchen, etc. You can even go on a luxury holiday anywhere in the world with your secured…
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Many people are unaware that they have the option of switching their loan to other investor; others are simply uninterested. They simply become firm with their first lender but they don’t know that it could nring higher interest rates. Due to the amount of housing loans and the term that the loan is amortized over, the interest can ranges from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. The following factors may help you consider reinvesting your home.
Latest Interest Rate
If your latest interest rate is higher than other housing loan packages, consider reinvesting. Ask your bank or financial institution to reprice your loan package. Most likely, your lender will give you an offer, which is better than your current one. Try to compare this offer to the other packages and then decide if you should switch or not.
Lock-in and Clawback Time Periods
When you get a housing loan, there may be a lock-in period wherein your mortgage lender will charge you a penalty fee, maybe a percentage of your outstanding loan amount,…
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20 December 2009
Mortgages
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You may shout “Wow!” you say to your husband as you hit the brakes on the car. “Did you see the mortgage rate those guys are promoting?” Your troubles are over you may be thinking. You just got to lock in a rate like that for the next decade and you’ve got it made.
Not so fast. That rate may not be the one for you. Commonly, the lowest available rate - and the one that makes the rate sign look great from the street - will be for a variable or adjustable-rate mortgage. This rate has the prospect to be like a roller coaster. The posted variable is the rate you’re getting today and you can’t really predict what kind of ups and downs are ahead of you.
A lender will provide different rates for different kinds of mortgages. The rates are determined based on financial risk- to the institution and to you. When a consumer is willing to meet the risk, then he or she is rewarded with a lower…
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Homeowners it seems are forever on the lookout for ways to cut down on their bills. And home refinancing has become the method of choice for many. But be careful before you jump into any deal. There are times when refinancing can end up costing you more than you save on your monthly bills. Let’s begin by examining when a new loan makes sense.
Start by looking carefully at your current loan. Do you have an adjustable rate? If so you may end up saving money by locking in a low fixed rate. The only time an adjustable rate is good is if you get the loan when rates are high. Having or getting one now however, with rates the way they are, is probably not a wise choice. Shifting to a low fixed rate can save you thousands over the course of the loan. Make no mistake, the rates will go back up eventually. That’s not a prediction, just a fact that rates change. When they do go up, it…
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