Singapore’s property market is hard to read


Cautious market: Pedestrians along Boat Quay in the central business district. Real estate activity is no doubt sluggish in downtown Singapore, where condo prices have risen 19% in the past five years. — Bloomberg

TWO years ago, Singapore doubled the stamp duty on foreign homebuyers to a steep 60%.

Since then, residential property has become a twin-speed market.

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