Following a significant surge in purchasing activity at the end of last year, continued interest from overseas purchasers, family offices, and institutional investors has maintained demand for shophouses in the first quarter of 2021. 51 transactions totaling S$328.3 million were registered in the first quarter of this year, as per data gathered on April 6. Despite the fact that this is less than the...
Private property prices in Singapore rose 2.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020 from the previous quarter, according to flash estimates by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (Jan 4). This compares with a 0.8 per cent increase in the previous quarter, said URA. For the whole of 2020, private home prices rose by 2.2 per cent, compared with the 2.7 per cent increase in 2019. Ms...
Despite a pandemic and an economic recession, it has been a surprising year for the property market. Property buyers began snapping up new homes as soon as the circuit breaker eased and they could visit showrooms again, contributing to a seesawing of private home sale numbers in the final months of the year as government regulations kicked in to cool the market. In June, the same month that Singapore...
The muted collective sales market could see a revival in the second half of next year, as developers turn to the private residential scene to feed a growing appetite for land, according to property analysts. This comes as the property market has remained resilient in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent economic uncertainty, said analysts. Just two en bloc deals totalling S$77.2 million...
New private home sales in Singapore rose by 18.9 per cent in November, reversing a decline seen in October, on the back of new project launches by developers. Private developers sold 767 units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), in November, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed on Tuesday (Dec 15). This figure is 18.9 per cent higher than October's 645 units, but a 34.2 per...
The Government released on Thursday (Dec 3) the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme for the first half of 2021, with sites capable of yielding about 7,045 private residential units, 101,200 sq m of gross floor area of commercial space and 1,070 hotel rooms available. Four sites in this GLS programme are new: Two parcels at Slim Barracks Rise in one-north are on the Confirmed List, while one at Jalan...
New private home sales in Singapore plunged more than 50 per cent in October amid a dearth of fresh projects and restrictions on the reissue of options to purchase (OTP). Private developers sold 642 units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), in October, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed on Monday (Nov 16). This is down 51.7 per cent from September's more than two-year high...
Home buyers who have signed an option to purchase or a sale and purchase agreement with a developer but are facing financial difficulties will have more time to make payment, as the relief period for such contracts has been extended to March 31, 2021. The Ministry of Law said on Monday (Nov 16) that it is further extending the relief periods for three types of contracts, under the Covid-19 (Temporary...
New private home sales in Singapore plunged more than 50 per cent in October amid a dearth of fresh projects and restrictions on the reissue of options to purchase (OTP). Private developers sold 642 units, excluding executive condominiums (ECs), in October, data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) showed on Monday (Nov 16). This is down 51.7 per cent from September's more-than-two-year high...
Private home prices in Singapore in the third quarter rose 0.8 per cent from the previous quarter, while demand surged for both new developer units and resale properties, in what analysts said is a sign that consumer confidence is "steadily returning" amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The private residential property price index increased to 153.8 points in the third quarter, up from 152.6 points in the first...
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