<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>[SINGAPORE] It will soon be five years since I started writing this column on property-related matters. Often, I dwell on topical issues. Occasionally, I wander into more blue sky topics.</p><p>Today, I imagine a Singapore housing market where there is no additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD). For one, if ABSD were removed, I will take a big step forward in buying another home here. </p><p>ABSD was first introduced in December 2011. Today, it is not applicable to a Singapore citizen buying a first home. However, various other buyer profiles pay ABSD on home purchases. For example, a local buying a second home pays 20 per cent ABSD, while a non-permanent resident (PR) foreigner buying any home pays 60 per cent ABSD.</p></div></div>

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<p>这篇文章探讨了如果取消额外买家印花税（ABSD）对新加坡住房市场的潜在影响。ABSD 于 2011 年引入，影响了多种买家类型，包括购买第二套房的本地人和购买任何房产的外国人。作者设想了一个没有 ABSD 的情景，认为这将鼓励更多的购房行为</p>

设想一个没有额外买家印花税（ABSD）的房地产市场