KULAIJAYA: IOI Corp Bhd does not see any effect from the additional 10% stamp duty ruling imposed by the Singapore government on foreigners buying private property on its new project there.
IOI Properties Bhd senior general manager Simon Heng said the company was targeting Singaporean buyers instead of foreigners for its Clementi condominium project.
He said its strategic location within the mature housing estate of Clementi and close proximity with the National University Hospital and Clementi MRT station were the project's strong selling points.
“There are many Singaporeans living in the HDB flats who wanted to upgrade to living in private condominiums,” Heng told StarBiz after signing an agreement service with Telekom Malaysia Bhd to provide UniFi high-speed broadband network connectivity to house buyers of Parcels 3A and 4A of Bandar Putra here and Parcel 3A of Taman Kempas Utama in Johor Baru.
Singapore had in December introduced a new ruling where foreigners have to pay an additional 10% stamp duty when buying a private home in the republic, effectively raising the purchase price by 10%.
The move is seen to cool the private residential prices on the island state which are on the upward trend and there are complaints from Singaporeans that rich foreigners have push up demand and prices of private residential properties.
“We have yet to come out with the development details and land utilisation of 0.97ha site of the Clementi project,” said Heng adding transaction for high-end condominium in Clementi area could fetch S$1,000 per sq ft.
By The Star
Thursday, January 19, 2012
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