RECENT new condo launches fared well, led by Emerald of Katong and Chuan Park.

As interest rates fall and buying sentiment in the private-homes market improves, is buying an investment home a no-brainer provided one need not pay hefty Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD), has funds for the down payment and can access debt funding if needed?

A couple comprising two Singapore citizens can own one home for owner-occupation and another for investment without incurring ABSD, provided the homes are bought under separate names as each partner’s first property.

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