Market Reports

Rental prices for HDB, private homes dip in July: SRX Property

Rental prices for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats fell 0.1 per cent in July from the previous month, according to data released by SRX Property on Friday (Aug 14). Rentals for 3-room, 4-room and 5-room flats saw rental prices decline by 0.4 per cent, 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively. Bucking the trend were executive flats, with a 0.5 per cent increase, SRX Property...

Private property resale volume up 33.4% year-on-year in July: SRX Property

The resale volume of non-landed private residential units was up 33.4 per cent year-on-year in July, with an estimated 515 units resold, SRX Property said on Thursday (Aug 13). However, compared to the previous month, resale volume was down 10.4 per cent from the 575 units resold in June 2015. Resale prices inched up 0.3 per cent from June, driven by units in the Core Central Region and Outside of...

Price, location still key factors for private home buyers: Market watchers

Getting world-renowned architects to design private housing projects may boost sales, but market watchers have said that pricing and locations remain key factors for buyers at large, especially in today's lacklustre market. The latest designer condominium to be completed in Singapore is Sky Habitat at Bishan Central, which had buyers collecting keys to their units in April this year. It is designed by...

Market sentiment remains weak in real estate industry: NUS-REDAS poll

Market sentiment in the real estate industry remained weak in the second quarter of this year, according to a poll of 64 industry players conducted by the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). The sentiment index stood at 3.9, inching up from 3.8 in the previous three months. A score under five indicates deteriorating market conditions,...

Private property prices down for 7th straight quarter: URA

Prices of private residential properties in the second quarter fell by 0.9 per cent from the previous quarter – the seventh consecutive quarter of decline, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said on Friday (Jul 24). The price decline was observed across all segments of the private residential property market, URA said. Prices of non-landed properties in the Core Central Region (CCR) and Rest of...

Too early to lift property curbs: MAS chief

The moribund housing market may have set off a chorus of voices calling for the property cooling measures to be relaxed, but Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon said it is premature to do so as the price correction has been modest, putting paid to hopes among developers and homeowners of a market rebound. “Property prices have softened somewhat, but like I said last...

New private home sales in Singapore slump 42% in June

New private home sales in the Republic fell 42 per cent in June from May as developers launched fewer units. Data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (Jul 15) showed developers sold 375 housing units last month - well below the revised figure of 643 units for May. Developers launched just 219 units in June, down from May's 500 units. Including executive condominiums (ECs),...

Private homes rents dip, HDB rents up marginally in June: SRX Property

Rental prices for non-landed private residences fell by 0.5 per cent in June compared to May, according to flash estimates released by SRX Property on Wednesday (Jul 15). Non-landed private property units in the Core Central Region and Outside Central Region saw rental prices fall by 0.8 per cent and 0.7 per cent, respectively, while units in the Rest of Central Region saw no change. June’s rents...

Private property resale volume up 34% year-on-year in June: SRX Property

The resale volume of non-landed private residential units was up 34 per cent year-on-year in June, with an estimated 552 units resold, the SRX Property said on Tuesday (Jul 14). However, compared to the previous month, resale volume was down 10 per cent from the 613 units resold in May. Resale prices inched up 0.4 per cent from May, driven by units in the Rest of Central Region and Outside of Central...

Ease property cooling measures depends on several factors, says Shanmugam

The easing of property cooling measures will depend on factors such as the state of the economy, wage growth, and the situation in the property market, said Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. He was speaking at a real estate convention on Thursday (Jul 9), organised by property firm RE/MAX Singapore, in response to a question on a review of the cooling measures currently in place. The...