With the new cooling measures, Singaporeans buying their second property will now have to pay 12% ABSD from the previous 7%. Singapore PRs will now have to pay an ABSD of 15%, from the previous 10%, when they purchase a second residential property, while foreigners buying residential property will have now have to pay 20% ABSD from the previous 15%.
The government has acted to cool the red hot residential property market. Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates have been raised for some categories of residential property purchases, and the Loan-to-Value (LTV) limits on residential property purchases have been lowered, all with effect from 6 July 2018.
Aug 22 saw the launch of collective sale tenders for two former HUDC estates - Florence Regency and Normanton Park - at a reserve price of S$600 million (RM1.89 billion) and S$800 million respectively.
In our analysis, we have identified eight private residential properties in Singapore with the highest rental yields in the high-end condo segment comprising districts 9, 10, 11, Downtown Core and Sentosa.
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