20/08/2026
August Home Loan Market Update โ Rates Are Starting to Move Again
๐บ๐ธ US Fed outlook
The latest Fed meeting minutes showed that rate hikes remain a possibility if inflation stays elevated, adding further uncertainty to the global interest rate outlook.
๐ธ๐ฌ SORA & bank funding costs
SORA has also become more volatile and has moved higher over the past week. At the same time, Singapore banks' cost of funds has been increasingly volatile and trending upwards.
๐ฆ Singapore mortgage rates
DBS is the first bank to release its September home loan packages, and we are already seeing rates being adjusted upwards.