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Singapore’s new private home sales remain low in January

New private home sales in Singapore remained in the doldrums in January, as developers held back launches and lending restrictions depressed demand. According to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), developers sold just 565 new private homes last month, up from December's four-year low of 259 units. Last month's figure was, however, well below the 2,028 units sold in January...

Singapore home prices may drop 10-15%, says DBS CEO

Singapore's property prices could fall by 10 to 15 per cent this year, as government cooling measures and mortgage curbs continue to dampen the property market. This is the outlook from DBS Bank's CEO Piyush Gupta. His comment came during the bank's results briefing on Friday. Since 2009, the government has rolled out a series of measures to rein in property prices, and the impact is...

Resale private home transactions plunge 70.2%

The number of resale transactions in the non-landed private home market plunged 70.2 per cent in January compared to a year ago. Analysts attributed the decline to the effects of cooling measures and loan curbs introduced last year. According to the latest data from the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX), which compiles data from property agencies in Singapore, 310 private homes were resold in...

Interest rate uncertainty hits private housing

It must be a developer’s worst nightmare to flip open the newspapers and read the bold headlines screaming that new home sales have plunged to their lowest level in five years: That was exactly what happened last week. Data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed developers sold a paltry 259 new homes last month, down more than 90 per cent from the record high in last March of 2,793...

Resale prices of private homes up 2.3% in Jan

Prices of resale private homes climbed 2.3 per cent in January, even as transaction volumes dropped 9.1 per cent over the same period. According to the latest data from the Singapore Real Estate Exchange (SRX), which compiles data from property agencies in Singapore, 310 non-landed private homes were resold in January 2014. Compared to a year ago, January's resale volume plunged 70.2 per cent. 1,039...

Time may be right to tweak property cooling measures: Kwek Leng Beng

City Developments Limited's (CDL's) executive chairman and industry veteran Kwek Leng Beng has suggested that it may be the right time for the government to tweak the property cooling measures, amid concerns over the global economy. Mr Kwek gave his views during a speech when he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at an event organised by the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore...

Demand for homes in core central region may pick up

Some market watchers said demand for homes in the core central region could pick up as early as the second half of this year, as prices continue to moderate. Property consultancy Savills added that some unsold units in the city were even transacted at below valuation. According to recent marketing materials, Hijauan on Cavenagh is offering units at prices from as low as S$1,701 per square...

Non-landed private home resale prices fall 0.7% in December

Prices of resale non-landed private homes declined 0.7 per cent in December after falling by 0.5 per cent in November, according to the flash estimate of the NUS Singapore Residential Price Index (SRPI). The drop was led by resale homes outside the central area where prices dipped 0.9 per cent last month, after a 0.1 percent decline in November. Resale prices for private homes in the central area...

Private home prices fall faster than expected

Private home prices fell in the last three months of last year in the first drop since the beginning of 2012, figures released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) today (Jan 24) showed. Prices of private residential properties dipped by 0.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year, greater than the 0.8 per cent drip that the URA forecast earlier this month. The last time overall prices fell...

Private home prices fall for first time in nearly 2 years

Singapore's fourth quarter private home prices fell 0.9 per cent -- the first time in almost two years as the government's mortgage curbs took effect. The dip in prices was slightly more than the 0.8 per cent drop based on preliminary data announced on January 2. According to final data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), prices of private homes for the full year rose 1.1 per cent, lower...