The Singaporean government is increasing stamp duties for second-home buyers and foreigners purchasing private property.
The government is increasing stamp duties for second-home buyers and foreigners purchasing private property, it said in a statement.Shares of Singapore developers fell.
The hike on foreign buyers is “draconian” even though the moves were not totally a surprise, Citigroup Inc analyst Brandon Lee wrote in a note.Citigroup forecasts the rate of price increase to slow over the next few quarters to as much as 2% but not drop given a healthy employment market.Singapore’s property sector has remained buoyant even as countries elsewhere face slowdowns due to soaring interest rates and inflation, in part due to money flowing into the city-state, especially from China.
City Developments Ltd shares slid as much as 4% yesterday morning, the biggest intraday decline since February 2022. UOL Group Ltd dropped as much as 2.9%.
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