Prices of completed non-landed private homes inched up 0.1 per cent in January compared to the month before, led by small units and units in the non-central region. This is based on flash estimates from the National University of Singapore (NUS) for the Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI), after a revised 0.6 per cent price fall for completed private homes in December. January 2016 estimates are...
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The Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) may be abolished this year given the supply of homes that are coming into the market amid the increasingly challenging global economic climate, Mr Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of City Developments (CDL) predicted yesterday. He added, without going into specifics, that mid and low-end private housing could see further price declines this year, while the...
Prices of executive condominiums (ECs) do catch up with private condos after the initial five-year minimum occupation period (MOP), and even more so when they are fully privatised 10 years after purchase. A study by OrangeTee has found that the average price gap between new condos and ECs starts at around 20 per cent, due to the sales restrictions that apply to ECs, as well as their lower land and...
Developers are starting to launch new projects in Singapore, following a quiet start to 2016. And while there is an underlying demand for homes, one analyst said developers must keep prices relatively low to attract buyers. CapitaLand’s Cairnhill Nine is one of the latest projects to be unveiled on Tuesday (Feb 23). The integrated development, a 268-unit residential tower, is part of the same complex...
New private home sales slumped 49 per cent last month from the previous month in the absence of fresh project launches during the traditionally lull year-end period, with property analysts projecting that sales will pick up in the months ahead, especially with prices expected to fall further. Developers here sold 384 private residential units last month, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)...
After waiting more than one year for an opportune time to purchase a condominium to house his family of three, Mr Amrit took the plunge in early 2015 after coming across a resale unit in his choice location with a “reasonable” price tag. He had always intended to upgrade to a private home, and when prices for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats started falling in 2013, he decided to cash out...
With developers facing potential charges for unsold private residential units that could amount to S$100 million, the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (REDAS) renewed its call on Thursday (Feb 18) for the Government to review the property cooling measures. “The real estate market is reeling from the compounding effects of an oversupply situation, rising vacancy rates, weak demand and...
Sales of private homes fell 16 per cent in January from the previous month as developers scaled back property launches. Excluding executive condominiums (ECs), developers sold 322 new units last month, down from the 384 units sold in December, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed on Monday (Feb 15). Including ECs, 478 new units were sold last month, down from 508 units. The fall in...
Rental prices for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats climbed slightly by 0.7 per cent from the previous month in December, while rents for private apartments went up 0.2 per cent, according to a local property index. Year-on-year, rental prices for HDB flats in January fell 3.1 per cent, and were down 8 per cent compared to its peak in August 2013, flash estimates from SRX Property, released on...
THE appetite for Singapore residential property among foreigners continues to diminish, depressed by higher purchase taxes and dim prospects for gains or returns. The number of private homes bought by non-resident foreigners (non-permanent residents) dropped 22 per cent to 895 units last year, from 1,148 units sold in 2014. And with no sign of any removal or reduction of the additional buyer's stamp...