5 in 10 Singaporeans Struggle to Buy Their First Home

Sbr.com2023-09-19

Singles are having the most difficulty. Many Singaporeans plan to buy their first home (64%) but are struggling to do so (51%), PropertyGuru revealed. The challenge of purchasing a home is most ...

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ahsiong
2023-09-19
ahsiong
So who's buying the property then? We are still hearing sell out new launches and prices are still increasing. It's getting out of control. If Singaporeans can't afford to buy property then who's buying?
manta76
2023-09-19
manta76
Come on !! Did you ask why they unable to buy ? Are they trying to buy too big a unit ?
Merdeka1981
2023-09-19
Merdeka1981
It's a lot more than the 50% man...

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