Singapore imposes the highest stamp duty on foreign home buyers among 30 cities in the world: Study - Singapore News

SINGAPORE: Singapore imposes the highest stamp duty on foreign property buyers, according to a study of 30 cities worldwide by real estate consultancy Savills, after the Government, last month, doubled the additional buyer’s stamp duty that foreigners must pay.

The study found the stamp duty for foreign buyers in Singapore is more than double that of Hong Kong, which ranked second. The stamp duty payable by foreigners buying property in Hong Kong is 31.3% of the house price.Despite the high stamp duties, a Savills representative stated that Singapore remains attractive to ultra-high-net-worth individuals as foreigners accounted for 5% to 7% of total property sales in the first quarter of this year alone.

Savills previously said that while Singapore’s doubling of Foreigner Stamp Duty will benefit other property markets, the regional hubs of Dubai and Singapore are still forecast to lead global prime residential price growth in 2023 as both cities will continue to benefit from sustained inflows of high-net-worth individuals.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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