Demand for new private residential property in Singapore rebounded in December 2012, following a sharp decline in the previous month.
According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), 1,410 units of new private homes were sold last month, up by about 30 per cent from November’s sales of 1,087 units.
Including executive condominiums (EC), the sale of new homes came in at 2,259 units in December.
The best selling project last month was Echelon located at Alexandra View with 331 units changing hands.
In the EC segment, the top performer was CityLife@Tampines which sold 452 units in December.
URA’s data showed that 263 units of new private homes located in the core central region were sold during the month.
Meanwhile, developers moved 527 new units in the city fringe and 620 units in the suburban areas.
For the whole of 2012, 22,684 units of new homes, excluding executive condominiums were sold – topping 2010’s record high of 16,292 units.
It is also higher than the 16,027 units sold in 2011.
Source : Channel NewsAsia – 15 Jan 2013