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Fed cuts rates by 0.25%. See how cheaper SORA loans impact Singapore’s housing, jobs, and economy amid cooling measures and global slowdown.

September 18, 2025

Fed’s Sep 0.25% Rate Cut and Its Ripple Effects on Singapore’s Housing, Employment, and Economy

With effect from the August 2023 Build-to-Order (BTO) Exercise, stricter penalties will be imposed on couples who do not select a flat when invited by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to do so. A new priority category benefiting first-timer families applying for their first BTO flat was also introduced. In his Committee of Supply …