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Core principle of pricing new flats – affordability: Khaw

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said the core principle behind the pricing of new HDB flats remains affordability. Replying to questions in Parliament on Tuesday, he said the prices of new HDB flats are set based on the typical household income of families, the market price of similar resale flats in the vicinity, and the flat size and location. Mr Khaw said HDB applies a substantial price...

Private resale home prices down 0.3% on-month in Dec

Prices of private resale homes dropped 0.3 per cent in December from November. This is according to the latest Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI), which tracks prices of completed private apartments and condominiums. The SRPI data is published by the Institute of Real Estate Studies at National University of Singapore (NUS). Analysts said the drop may be due to lower transactions during the school...

Retail rents in S’pore up 2% in 2012

Prices of shop space rose 2.0 per cent in 2012, while rentals dropped marginally by 0.3 per cent according to the latest statistics from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Yields of retail units have dropped last year, but most market experts Channel NewsAsia spoke to are optimistic about the demand for retail space in Singapore from both investors and retailers. After just one week, some retail...

Property buying sentiment holding up despite cooling measures

In the immediate aftermath of the announcement of the Government’s most sweeping property cooling measures to date, property stocks plummeted as analysts said the impact on demand could be severe with a possible double-digit drop in sales of private residential units. But as the panic gradually settles, a snapshot of the market suggests that buyer sentiment may still be on the positive side, and the...

Private home prices up 1.8% in Q4: URA

Private home prices rose 1.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to a 0.6 per cent increase in the previous quarter. But for the whole year of 2012, prices of private residential properties increased by 2.8 per cent, a smaller rise compared to the 5.9 per cent growth recorded in 2011. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday said that prices of non-landed properties outside the...

HDB resale prices rise 2.5% to record high in Q4

The resale price for HDB flats reached record high in fourth quarter of 2012 but the price increases for the year were slower compared with the previous year. The HDB's Resale Price Index (RPI) rose to 202.9 in the fourth quarter, an increase of 2.5 per cent over the previous quarter. The Housing and Development Board said on Friday that this is the same as the flash estimate released on January 2 this...

City Developments profit up slightly; warns of possible property market oversupply

City Developments third-quarter profit rose 1.8 per cent, helped by contributions from its office buildings. Net income for the 3 months ended September 30 was S$134.5 million up from S$132.1 million a year earlier. Sales increased 3.4 percent to S$832.9 million. Pretax profit from its rental properties including office buildings more than doubled to S$71.2 million. “While the outlook for the property...

En bloc market to be subdued due to new cooling measures

The outlook for the en bloc market has become bleak in the aftermath of the latest round of cooling measures, according to experts. “I think these measures caught everyone by surprise. For en bloc developers, the first couple of months will show more subdued dealing of land parcels. If developers are not confident to sell, they will not bid aggressively,” said Ian Loh, Head of Investment at Knight...

New private home sales up in December

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...

S’pore property shares tumble after cooling measures

Shares of major property developers in Singapore were battered Monday after the government introduced new measures to cool the real estate market at the weekend. By midday, shares of top developers listed on the Singapore Exchange had sunk more than four per cent as investors spooked by the measures dumped the stocks. CapitaLand shed 4.11 per cent to S$3.73, City Developments fell 6.11 per cent to...

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