Most of us in Singapore would have heard of the term ‘stamp duty’. But do you know what they are, how they may affect you, and how the Singapore government uses the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty to prevent the property market from overheating? Read on to find out more.

A buydown is a technique to finance mortgages such that buyers can enjoy a lower interest rate when taking out a mortgage loan for a property they wish to purchase by paying more up-front.

Economic Obsolescence, in the context of real estate, is the depreciation in the value of a property due to external factors that are outside the control of the owner.

Pooled Investment refers to a group of investors injecting funds into a shared pool to buy shares of an investment product/company.

Foreclosure is a legal process in which a mortgage lender exercises his right to take control over a property, held as a collateral, mostly with the intention to sell it and recover the outstanding dues of the mortgagee or borrower.