Hong Leong Finance woos bungalow buyers

Straits Times Singapore, December 8, 2009, Tuesday By Joyce Teo   Good class bungalows, generally priced at more than $15 million, number only about 2,400 here, forming a small and exclusive market. — ST FILE PHOTO BUYERS looking for a grand landed home with sprawling grounds in central Singapore can now take up a special package from Hong [...]

HLF stirs waters, cuts HDB home loan rates

Business Times Singapore, Novemeber 10, 2009 Tuesday by Siow Li Sen   (SINGAPORE) Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has slashed its HDB home loan rates in a bid to undercut the competition amid a low interest rate environment, but it seems some banks might have been even quicker on the draw. Yesterday, HLF said its latest HDB home loan rates [...]

HDB: Divorcee should be able to get loan

Sunday Times Singapore, Novemeber 8, 2009 Sunday YOUR LETTERS   We refer to the letter from Ms Norliah Abu, ‘Divorced and can’t afford a flat’ (Oct11). We have looked into Ms Norliah’s circumstances. She has enjoyed housing subsidies in the form of a Central Provident Fund (CPF) housing grant and HDB concessionary loan. She transferred her executive flat [...]

That new HSBC loan: too clever by half?

Business Times Singapore, Novemeber 6, 2009  Friday by Siow Li Sen That new HSBC loan: too clever by half? Why not give customers the money outright?   LAST Friday, when given the HSBC press release on its new Sibor plus equity-linked mortgage, I spent at least 15 minutes trying to figure out how it worked. The result was that [...]

HSBC equity-linked loan with cash rebates

Straits Times Singapore, Novemeber 2, 2009 Monday   By Gabriel Chen HOME buyers can now take a punt on the stock market while diving into the resurgent property market. HSBC is launching today an equity-linked home loan package that also offers cash rebates to its customers – a first in Singapore. It will give all new and existing [...]