Daily Briefing: CASE urges caution on buying overseas; Singaporeans overestimate HDB prices

And property crowdfunding catching on.

The Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE) is warning investors here to be cautious of buying properties overseas, after receiving 13 complaints regarding such purchases in 2013 and 2014. View more here.

Prices of new HDB flats are overestimated by the public, according to a survey by the Ministry of National Development (MND) and reported in the media. View more here.

A new property crowdfunding platform called FundPlaces will launch in Singapore later this month joining two existing players CoAssets and DomaCom, revealed media reports. View more here.

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