affordability

Singapore mortgage rates nearing an affordability tipping point that may hit borrowers’ disposable income and dent buyer demand

(Jan 28): Malaysia is planning a sale for $7.4 billion of real estate to bridge the gap between property oversupply and lack of affordable homes, with developers asked to offer at least 10 percent discount.

SINGAPORE (Sept 24): There has been much discussion on the adequacy of the current (affordable) housing supply and, crucially, the lack of homeownership in Malaysia. 

(Oct 7): On the surface, the property markets in Singapore and Hong Kong have much in common. The two Asian financial hubs have both moved to rein in runaway home prices in recent years as they sought to make housing more affordable.