SSD = A knife with two edges.
One edge acts as market punishment for speculators lacking of money. The other acts as a control valve of demand and supply side.
If you are the first home buyers, who care SSD.
If you are the long term investors, it is expected you need to pay the premium for the game.
If you are the speculators, God Bless you and go to Hell.
If you are potential home buyers, SSD faciliates you have a lot of selection choice.
If you are none of above, work hard and work smart in your career.
Market never lies.
If you buy a flat anytime in 2011, the property valuation is only discounted less than 3-5% as at today.
If you buy a flat in the 1st day of last year, your savings (principal instalment) is almost 4% on the capital investment (mortgage loan). For example, you buy a flat $3mio, you paid $0.9mio and the loan $2.1mio at 2.5% for 20 years. The annual principal is $81,971.
Could you save $81,971 for last year?
Or looking for a sharp fall of property price in this year of the PIG?
Think Smart Work Hard!