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Property prices “madness”

The prices for an apartment or a house at certain locations have gone up by as much as a million dollars. It is madness.

Wong Mei Keng (Straits Times forum page)

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pernyew
Nov 10, 2009 13:01

With the influx of foreigners into the country, the government has to look at
so many repercussions. The property market is one. Unfortunately, it has failed to keep it in check and is now trying to make amends. May be a little late…

I Can Honestly Say . . .
Nov 10, 2009 13:42

it’s not madness if you earn a million buckaroos a year!

Sherlock Holmes
Nov 10, 2009 13:55

If the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

If Singapore’s property prices keep going higher, the higher intelligence people will keep migrating to other countries.

Elementary, Mr Watson!

Teo CW
Nov 10, 2009 14:48

Let it rise. No need for policies for anti speculation. Speculation is good. It creates stamp duties for the IRAS for the same piece of title deed flipped over & over again. Let it rise till the bubble burst & that is when the foreign investors & the government will learn their lesson.

What bubble
Nov 10, 2009 16:54

Where is the bubble? The Singapore govt. can see no bubble.Until the property
bubble burst,then they come and tell you ‘we didn’t see it coming’.Now that the bubble is still intact, they will say that the property market is very ‘healthy’. They will
tell the Singaporeans that the prices of the houses have risen,and we should be grateful to them! Wait a minute, what they did not tell you is that the valuation of your houses is also risen in line with the price.Which means the next round of
property tax will be increased substantially! Madness? You judge!

Utopia
Nov 10, 2009 17:11

It is not madness to the government if people is not mad enough to protest on the street on high cost of housing.

tiredsingaporean
Nov 10, 2009 19:45

WHO MAKES ALLLLLL THE MONEYYYYYYYYYYY, ANYWAY!

aiyoyo
Nov 10, 2009 19:55

aiyoyo

got so many demand meh?

aiyoyo

engineered madness
Nov 10, 2009 21:06

To most Sporeans it was shere madness for PM, MM, SM and the rest of the stooges to pay themselves millions.

Where was the sharing in the country’s wealth ?

Therefore in order to do so and make every Sporean feel like a millionaire, it is imperative to introduce this madness of progressively pricing all property upwards until even a one room HDB flat is a million dollars.

Could this be old fart’s farewell gift , to make every Sporean a millionaire before he kicks the bucket. ?

KopitiamApek
Nov 10, 2009 21:09

7) tiredsingaporean

the sellers

smallsmallworld
Nov 10, 2009 23:54

10) KopitiamApek on November 10th, 2009 9.09 pm

the bookies

Mad Planners We Have
Nov 11, 2009 2:34

Yes, I agree that this is totally madness!

High Five
Nov 11, 2009 9:21

Its not madness! It is “affordable”.

walau
Nov 11, 2009 10:17

Silliporeans need to realize that the ultimate beneficiaries of this ppty spectacle are few & far between – the gahmen, ppty developers & ppty agents. We need to know how much these buggers are profiteering at our expense.

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