The government is expected to announce its land sales programme for the second half of 2013 soon. Analysts expect the state to continue to put out an adequate supply of sites to meet housing demand. But some market watchers suggest that perhaps fewer sites can be offered under the Confirmed List to keep supply in check. In the first half of 2013, the government has set aside 12 residential sites...
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The level of speculative activities in the private residential market in Singapore has dropped substantially in the past few years. Sub-sales of private residential properties hit a six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Analysts said sub-sales - which refer to the resale of uncompleted units - should continue to trend down...
Prices of resale private homes softened in May as the government's cooling measures continued to dampen the market. Non-landed private residential units showed an overall price drop of 0.5 per cent in May compared to April, according to data from major property agencies compiled by the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX). Prices of resale non-landed private homes in the city area dropped 0.5 per...
The resale private home market is set for a rebound after a drop in transaction volume in the first quarter following the introduction of more cooling measures in January, with sales potentially doubling in the second quarter from the previous three months, according to property analysts. SLP International Property Consultants estimates between 3,600 and 4,300 units of both completed and uncompleted...
Investors appear to be “in denial” about the risks over residential property in Hong Kong and Singapore and that a slowdown in purchases will mean lower prices, private bank Coutts’ chief investment officer for Asia and the Middle East said today (June 3). “You get that fuzzy period when everyone tells you everything is fine until the point when the bank tells you (that) you must sell or you...
Market watchers have said the private resale property market is seeing a gradual recovery after a drop in transaction volume in the first quarter this year following the introduction of cooling measures in January. Based on preliminary estimates, some analysts said sales could potentially double in the second quarter compared to the first quarter. New private homes may continue to pull in the buyers,...
Resale prices of completed non-landed private homes surged 1.9 per cent last month from March, extending the 1.1 per cent rise in the previous month, according to Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) flash estimates released yesterday, calling into question the effectiveness of the seventh round of property market cooling measures. The SRPI, compiled by the National University of Singapore’s (NUS)...
Resale prices of private homes in Singapore rose at a faster rate of 1.9 per cent in April, compared to the previous month's 1.1 per cent price increase. The Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) flash estimates were published by the Institute of Real Estate Studies at the National University of Singapore on Tuesday. The price increase was led by private homes outside the central region, which...
The number of returned condominiums is at its highest in about a year, according to property research firm Square Foot Research. Data shows there were 152 units returned in April. This slightly pips the previous high of 150 units returned in May 2012. It also brings the total number of units returned for the first four months of this year to 415, about 10 per cent higher than the same period in 2012...
Resale prices of private homes declined marginally by 0.4 per cent in April compared to March. Resale volumes also remained low, with 572 non-landed units transacted compared to 614 in the previous month. On a year-on-year basis, the resale volume recorded in April represented a more than 50 per cent drop from the same period last year. This is according to data from major property agencies compiled...