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(Bloomberg) -- Former Blackstone Inc. executive Kishore Moorjani has started a digital platform in Singapore selling pools of home loans to asset managers and financial firms seeking to bolster local currency fixed-income assets. Moorjani left Blackstone as senior managing director in 2021 after establishing a network of contacts at insurance companies and mortgage lenders during his time at the US alternative asset manager. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore's rental market could get even hotter due to the latest property curbs and a tightening housing supply. Singapore tightened home loan limits, raising the interest rate floor used to calculate the total debt-servicing ratio and mortgage-servicing ratio. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore home prices grew at a faster pace in the second quarter as concerns about the rising cost of living and higher interest rates failed to curb demand for now. Earlier this week the city-state's largest lender, DBS Group Holdings Ltd., raised the rates on all its home loan packages. Some foreign banks in Singapore have also suspended fixed-rate home loan packages that could be prompted in part by rising interest rates making such deals less attractive for lenders. [Extracted from the article]

The bank raised the rate on its two-year fixed rate package by 0.3 percentage points to 2.75% per annum, while the three-year fixed rate package is now 0.15 percentage points higher at 2.75% per annum. (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's largest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd. has raised the rates on all its home loan packages as of Tuesday, The Straits Times reported, as it joins other banks in tracking the Federal Reserve's decision to boost interest rates to tame inflation. [Extracted from the article]

Singapore home sales rebounded in March, with purchases of new private apartments increasing by 21% compared to the previous month. This indicates that there is still demand for homes in Singapore, particularly among those looking to upgrade from public to private units. The rebound in sales may be driven by concerns over rising interest rates, as buyers may want to secure home loans before rates increase further. The Singaporean government implemented cooling measures in December to address affordability issues and the risk of mortgage payment difficulties. Home price growth has also slowed, suggesting that the market is cooling in response to these measures. [Extracted from the article]

Mandatory disclosure will also extend to ESG fund products sold to retail investors, Menon said. Asked whether the MAS would ask local banks to curb their financing for palm oil-related activities, Menon said the regulator never makes pronouncements on any particular sector. (Bloomberg) -- Singapore's financial watchdog is turning to regulation and technology to tackle so-called "greenwashing", which it considers the weakest link in the push to expanding sustainable finance. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore's financial watchdog is turning to regulation and technology to tackle so-called "greenwashing", which it considers the weakest link in the push to expanding sustainable finance. Mandatory disclosure will also extend to ESG fund products sold to retail investors, Menon said. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the goal of Singapore to achieve a second industrial revolution in the 1980s. It expects the city-state to focus on high-technology, banking and insurance industries. It describes an economic growth strategy introduced by the government, including wage increases, low-interest loans for high-technology industries and a boost in worker training to improve skills and productivity.

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore's government is warning home buyers to think carefully about purchasing properties as interest rates increase in tandem with those in the U.S., potentially boosting debt servicing costs. "The risk of rising interest rates is a reminder that everyone should continue to exercise caution in their property purchase decisions", Monetary Authority of Singapore Chairman and Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said. [Extracted from the article]

"The risk of rising interest rates is a reminder that everyone should continue to exercise caution in their property purchase decisions", Monetary Authority of Singapore Chairman and Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in response to a parliamentary question on Monday on the impact of rapidly rising U.S. long-term interest rates on the city-state. (Bloomberg) -- Singapore expects domestic interest rates to rise in tandem with climbing U.S. rates, which may increase debt servicing costs and affect local home buyers. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on housing market of Singapore. Topics discussed include information on 60 percent rise in mortgage-loan applications in DBS Group Holdings Ltd. from the first three months of 2019; 1.5 percent rise in residential home prices in Singapore; and increase in private apartment purchases by foreign buyers.

The article offers information on rise in the private-home prices in Singapore. Topics discussed include information on rise in prices due to the higher land cost and commanding a price premium due to their excellent location, freehold status and distinctive designs; cooling measures by Singapore government to slow price increases that included raising stamp duties for second homes and tightening loan-to-value limits for housing loans; and need for additional restrictions on property buying.

Home prices fell 0.3% in 2nd quarter, preliminary data shows Prices in prime areas declined 0.9 percent in the quarter, while suburban homes were 0.4 percent lower in the three months ended June, the data showed. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Soft Property Landing Best Hope for Home Buyers in Asia: Gadfly When it comes to Asia, investors' best hope is for a soft landing, though if the wobbly home prices from Hong Kong to Sydney is any guide, it's not clear if even that modest wish will come true. [Extracted from the article]

Points out that the issuance of a 142.5 million euros collateralized mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) by Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) has provided further evidence of a swelling offshore appetite for Singaporean property-backed paper. Arranged jointly by JPMorgan Securities and Overseas-Chinese Banking Corp.

Reports that changes to rules governing the mortgage market in Singapore will greatly increase the appeal of residential mortgage securitization as a funding tool for private lenders, according to Standard & Poor's.

The article discusses challenges facing Singapore as it tries to establish a covered bond market and mentions topics including banks' lack of first access to their mortgage loans, the leading role of pension fund Central Provident Fund (CPF) and feedback to a consultation paper on the bonds.