SINGAPORE: Singapore home buyers who have invested in Johor properties have been left paying bank interest and facing significant losses, as projects remain unfinished past their scheduled completion dates. According to Channel News Asia (CNA), 65-year-old Singaporean swimming coach Chu Siew Hoe refinanced his Sengkang executive condominium and borrowed S$300,000 to fund a RM1 million [ ]
Thursday 16 October 2025
theindependent - 13 days ago
Singapore home buyers face losses and bank interest payments as Johor projects are abandoned
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