S’pore buyers call for more property curbs

[CityFarmer]

It seems that in general Singaporeans are more interested in investing in properties than stocks.
Even when properties in Singapore are too expensive, we prefer to buy overseas rather than go into stocks.
I wonder why this is the case. Is this just a Singaporean trait or true for people in general?

Personally I find stocks "easier" to invest in, due to better liquidity, lower capital requirements, and more consistent dividend (for dividend stocks).
Renting out an apartment is harder.
I heard of people who have problem finding tenants, chasing for overdue rent, or even having to pay lawyers to evict people who don't pay rent and don't move out.

Base on data, Singapore retail market is only 9%, with 350,000 CDP accounts out of approx 3.8 mil residents. The comparative markets in the regions are Hong Kong (35%) and Australia (43%), both having much higher ratio.

So more room to grow in SGX by retail investors, after the doom in property market? I am cautiously optimistic on that