Commentaries / Op-Eds
2018
Consider building more jumbo flats to encourage young Singaporean couples to live with their aged parents and have kids, says Sing Tien Foo, director of the NUS Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies.
Channel News Asia, 29 December 2018
The Lease Buyback scheme will likely see more signing up as Singapore ages over the next decade and the headache might be finding buyers for these flats, says Sing Tien Foo.
Channel News Asia, 4 November 2018
Overcoming the horror scenario of ghost towns emerging and of entire towns becoming mass housing construction pits is the key challenge for the Government, say two experts at the NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies.
Channel News Asia, 23 September 2018
笔者观察，有些务实主义者对政府延长屋契期限的可能性持保留态度；有些却对政府抱有不切实际的期望，认为政府理应无条件为他们解决屋契期限到期之窘境。
Lianhe Zaobao, 15 September 2018
An imagined Housing Redevelopment Board may have more schemes to provide more options for home owners to monetise their old flats but the housing announcements at the National Day Rally provides a heartening start, say two observers from the NUS Institute of Real Estate Studies.
Channel News Asia, 9 September 2018
Resisting redevelopment and insisting on lease extension run counter to what’s best for a family and a neighbourhood, say two observers from NUS’ Institute of Real Estate Studies.
Channel News Asia, 1 September 2018
根据市区重建局于7月2日公布的第二季度私宅价格指数预估数据，房价呈现持续增长势头，新一季度价格指数同前一季度相比上涨了3.4%，上一季度环比增幅则为3.9%。
Lianhe Zaobao, 3 August 2018
With the new cooling measures, those buying a second property for investment purposes might have to set aside almost half of the property price for upfront payments, stamp duties and fees, say two observers.
Channel News Asia, 22 July 2018
Resale prices of Housing and Development Board flats have experienced negative or zero growth for the last 19 consecutive quarters since the third quarter of 2013, in contrast to prices of private property, which started showing signs of recovery in late 2017 after 15 consecutive quarters of declines.
Today, 17 May 2018
从2018年2月20日开始，政府调高购买房地产的买方印花税（Buyer's Stamp Duty），即价值100万元以上的住宅，首100万元后的余额部分所征收的印花税从3％调高至4％。
Lianhe Zaobao, 31 March 2018
Conserving water is a national imperative – and how much water you consume while showering can be reduced by as much as almost 20 per cent through powerful nudges, say two experts from the NUS Business School.
Channel News Asia, 27 March 2018
The higher buyer’s stamp duty may jolt property prices, says director of the Institute of Real Estate Studies at the National University of Singapore.
Channel News Asia, 25 March 2018
Do Singaporeans decide where to live based on superstition and numerology? The National University of Singapore’s Sing Tien Foo finds that many buy an apartment with an auspicious address to signal wealth and status.
Channel News Asia, 16 February 2018
Two National University of Singapore experts discuss the impact of collective sales on the private housing market, including whether prices will continue to edge up.
Channel News Asia, 21 January 2018