The resale volume of non-landed private residential units was up 16 per cent year-on-year in August, with 466 units resold, according to latest data from SRX Property released on Tuesday (Sep 8). However, compared to the previous month, resale volume declined 16.8 per cent from the 560 units resold in July. Resale prices inched up 0.2 per cent from July, driven by units in the Rest of Central Region,...
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Resale prices of private homes remained unchanged last month, according to Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI) estimates, which were released on Friday (Aug 28). The SRPI, compiled by the National University of Singapore's Institute of Real Estate Studies, showed overall prices stayed flat in July from the previous month. Prices of homes in the central region, excluding small units, increased...
The increases in income ceilings for households buying new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and Executive Condominiums (ECs), and the Proximity Housing Grant will drive more buyers to the public-housing market and hit the private residential sector, said analysts on Sunday (Aug 23). In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the raising of the income ceilings for...
Sales of new private homes last month jumped to its highest level since the Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) came into effect two years ago, but the increase was driven by a single development and does not reflect an improvement in market sentiment, analysts noted. Developers sold 1,594 private residential units last month, more than four times the 375 units sold in June and thrice the 511 units...
New private home sales in Singapore rose more than four-fold in July from June – reaching a two-year high – with the bulk of sales involving one development. Data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday (Jul 15) showed developers sold 1,594 private residential units in July compared with 375 units sold in June. The 1,390-unit High Park Residences, located on Fernvale Road in...
Property-cooling measures will stay for now and the right time to adjust or even lift some of the temporary initiatives is when the market equilibrium is a lot more certain and sustainable, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan. Private-home prices fell 0.9 per cent between April and June, continuing a slide for the seventh quarter running — the longest streak in 13 years. However, in an...
While the Government has done much to address the public dissatisfaction with housing that came to the fore in the 2011 General Election, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan told TODAY in an interview there remains more to be done, such as addressing the needs of singles and people who suddenly find themselves in financial hardship. For the masses, their rising expectations — which Mr Khaw...
Rental prices for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats fell 0.1 per cent in July from the previous month, according to data released by SRX Property on Friday (Aug 14). Rentals for 3-room, 4-room and 5-room flats saw rental prices decline by 0.4 per cent, 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per cent, respectively. Bucking the trend were executive flats, with a 0.5 per cent increase, SRX Property...
The resale volume of non-landed private residential units was up 33.4 per cent year-on-year in July, with an estimated 515 units resold, SRX Property said on Thursday (Aug 13). However, compared to the previous month, resale volume was down 10.4 per cent from the 575 units resold in June 2015. Resale prices inched up 0.3 per cent from June, driven by units in the Core Central Region and Outside of...
Getting world-renowned architects to design private housing projects may boost sales, but market watchers have said that pricing and locations remain key factors for buyers at large, especially in today's lacklustre market. The latest designer condominium to be completed in Singapore is Sky Habitat at Bishan Central, which had buyers collecting keys to their units in April this year. It is designed by...