Homeownership is often seen as a key milestone of adulthood and a dependable way to build long-term wealth. However, I have learned that the financial reality of buying a property is far more nuanced than simply acquiring an asset. While it can be a powerful wealth-building tool, it also introduces a unique set of financial […] The post How buying a property reshaped my personal finance and investing journey first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

Because lately it feels like if you want a child, you need to sacrifice the square footage where it would learn to walk. That’s the first problem that comes to mind – price – when I look at a 25-year loan tenure and long BTO queues. But price may be adjacent to a wider range of factors, […] The post Is Our Housing Policy Secretly Singapore’s Most Effective Birth Control? first appeared on TheFinance.sg.

The Indonesian government plans to revise the country’s official historical narrative by launching a new 10-volume series of history books to coincide with the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations on Aug 17.

These include merging more than £1.5bn worth of capital funding pots and slashing councils' monitoring requirements. The post Rayner sets out new reforms to cut council bureaucracy appeared first on Property Week.

The research by City & Guilds found that 76% of construction firms are struggling to recruit the skilled people they need. The post Skills shortages threaten Labour’s new homes target, poll finds appeared first on Property Week.