http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/prem...wanes-20140111
THE government should relax some of its property-cooling measures as demand for real estate wanes.
This was the view of Getty Goh, director at Ascendant Assets, who felt this was necessary given "the lacklustre property market" and the likelihood that interest rates will rise this year and the next.
Speaking at the 12th Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Business Times (SCCCI-BT) Business Outlook Forum yesterday, Mr Goh said the government should consider repealing the Seller Stamp Duty (SSD) for residential properties introduced in January 2011, because sellers who are keen to dispose their properties may find themselves tied down by it.
'Before TDSR came in, all of these owners could simply refinance with another bank, but now because of TDSR, all of them are now stuck as they cannot go to another bank right now and refinance in the event that they own two or three properties.'
Getty Goh