At Red Beacon, we believe that strong teams aren’t just built within office walls—they’re shaped by shared experiences, laughter, and time spent together beyond the usual routine. Last Friday, our team set sail on a company yacht trip, trading boardrooms for ocean breeze and spreadsheets for sailboats. It was a day filled with sunshine, camaraderie, […]
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Thank you Community Chest Singapore for inviting us to the National Council of Social Service Summit 2025 The NCSS Social Service Summit 2025 commemorate the Year of Celebrating Social Service Professionals, bringing together more than 2,000 industry professionals, sector leaders; and partners, as well as regional delegates, to foster collaboration. Engaging panel discussions and interactive workshops […]
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A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Office Opening Celebration! We’re truly grateful for the support, good vibes, and warm wishes as we start this exciting new chapter. It was amazing to connect, celebrate, and share our vision with friends, partners, and colleagues. We’re incredibly proud of this milestone and couldn’t […]
We are grateful for the fantastic turnout and successful event on private credit insights – The Lending Edge last Friday night. Our team appreciates the support and looks forward to more opportunities ahead with our clients. […]
Grateful for the mention by Second Minister Masagos Zulkifli at the MOH Committee of Supply 2025. At Red Beacon, we take great pride in being part of the SGShare program, working alongside Community Chest to support meaningful initiatives and give back to society. Contributing to the community aligns with our core values, and we look […]
U.S. economy delivered an impressive performance in 2024, with the S&P 500 Index on track for a second consecutive year of strong positive returns, rising nearly 24%. Notably, the index posted its best monthly performance in November, following the outcome of the election. As we enter 2025, with Donald Trump officially sworn in as President […]
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文 / 周文龙 来自 / 联合早报 发布 /2023年7月21日 星期五 政府修订“商业及住宅”用途的地段,进一步限制外国人购买本地房地产,包括有部分是住宅的店屋。受访分析师和市场人士普遍认为,新条例预计不会显著影响楼市,但可能导致外国投资者把目光从店屋转向办公楼和酒店等其他商业房地产。律政部和新加坡土地管理局星期三(7月19日)发文告宣布,从星期四(20日)开始,商业及住宅用途地段将被划为住宅房地产,并受到住宅房地产法的管制,外国人购买这类用地时,必须获得政府的批准。 目前,规划为商业及住宅的用地,必须至少有60%的楼面用于住宅用途。这类用地可能包括购物中心、酒店以及办公与住宅等。第一太平戴维斯(Savills)研究部主管张敏璋接受《联合早报》访问时指出,这次的修改主要是影响一些被列为商业及住宅用途的受保留店屋。他说:“过去,外国买家或公司购买划为住宅用途,或第一层为商店的住宅地段时,都须获得当局批准,商业及住宅用地则不须要。 如今,政府把商业及住宅用地改为住宅,就是要统一含有住宅部分地段的处理方式。通过这个做法,政府也减少外国买家参与含有住宅部分地段的交易。”他强调,政府的修改主要针对地皮,所以外国买家购买商住两用项目的私宅,并不需要获得批准,他们只需按现有条例支付60%的额外买方印花税(ABSD)。根据第一太平戴维斯的研究报告,保留店屋交易量近期增加,从第一季的10宗增加至第二季的16宗,交易额环比增43.1%至3亿9090万元。 一般上,若店屋属于商业用途,买家无须支付ABSD,但得支付消费税。除非买方是通过公司购买,才能抵消消费税。若购买包括住宅部分的店屋,买家仍须为住宅部分支付ABSD。合登集团(Huttons)高级研究主管李思德说,这项修改可被视为预防本地房地产项目过度集中在外国人手中。在市场参与者进一步了解新条例之际,它可能给大宗房地产交易、集体出售和店屋市场带来不确定性。不过,大部分住宅项目都是位于划为宅用途的地段,因此不受影响。 对集售市场影响微乎其微高纬环球(Cushman & Wakefield)研究部高级经理黄显洋也认为,新条例预计不会对楼市产生显著影响,因为外国买家的主要考虑或阻碍因素仍是ABSD。房地产公司Delasa总裁卡南吉星(Karamjit Singh)指出,这项修改可能产生副作用,让外国投资者把焦点和资金转向商业和酒店等无须获批、也无须支付ABSD的房地产项目。 从事家办业务的烽火资产管理董事总经理吴浙豪受访时说,政府并非不再允许外国人购买含有住宅部分的商住两用项目,只是多了一个新的审批程序。 富美联合家族办公室(FranklinMedici)首席执行官徐钦实则认为,政府其实发出明确信息,就是要收紧外国人在本地买地买房。他说:“近来很多外国投资者和家办抢购店屋,政府目的显然是遏制这股趋势。除了商住两用,政府下来甚至可能限制外国人购买任何商业房地产。” Link: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/finance/singapore/story20230720-1415929 […]