As the economy slows worldwide, as global markets struggle to make sense of the recent Brexit vote and as the US Federal reserves rate hikes are put on hold, the time to secure or refinance a home loan could be now. Especially as banks compete for earnings with diminishing property demands.
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The Singapore Interbank offered rate (SIBOR) at which local home loans are set to, has since fallen to 1 per cent. At its peak, rates went as high as 1.25 per cent. On the commercial property front, the swap offer rate (SOR) was at 0.94 in June, down from 1.36 per cent in March. What all this means is it now costs less for banks to borrow funds from one another, which makes it easier to schedule fundings for their clients and they may take the opportunity to offer lower rates to secure more earnings.
Banks have been battling for clients and offering up increasingly competitive home loan packages. The dropping SIBOR rates also means linked home loan packages will have lower interest rates. If the US Federal reserve continues to hold off the incline of the rates hike, home buyers may still be able to benefit from the correspondingly lower home loan rates here.
