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More Singapore home buyers eyeing floating-rate loans, say mortgage brokers

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SINGAPORE – More home owners are considering floating-rate mortgages as the benchmark rate for such loans in Singapore continues to fall, say mortgage brokers.

The uptick is not across the board, however, as many people are still keen on fixed-rate loans for greater financial certainty, they told The Straits Times. 

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