New cooling measures tighten home loan limits


Hot property: People walking along the Boat Quay in Singapore. Demand for housing in the city-state has been steadily climbing since 2020. — AFP

SINGAPORE: The maximum loan that home buyers can take from the Housing Board to purchase their flats will be tightened – in a move to cool the Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale market.

HDB will also provide more financial support for first-time flat buyers in the lower-to-middle income brackets, by increasing the Central Provident Fund Enhanced Housing Grant to up to S$120,000 for families and S$60,000 for singles.

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