Prices of HDB resale flats rose 3.4 percent in the January to March period over the previous three months, according to flash estimates released by the HDB. The increase was lower than the 5.7 percent pace in the fourth quarter. The slower rise in resale flat prices comes as no surprise to industry watchers who attribute it to the cautious sentiment in the overall property market. They say buyers are not...
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AFTER property fever hit euphoric levels last year, flash estimates from the Housing and Development Board and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) show the growth in real estate is slowing down significantly. The index for the private home market showed prices rose 4.2 per cent in the first three month, down from the last quarter’s 6.8 per cent growth. And looking ahead, some property watchers are...
Private residential property prices in Singapore rose 4.2 percent in the first quarter this year, according to the latest preliminary estimates from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The pace was slower than the 6.8 percent clip recorded in the fourth quarter of last year. On a quarter on quarter basis, the biggest rise in property prices for non-landed properties came from the central districts just...
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Non-landed residential market most likely to gain from influx of foreign talent, say CHUA YANG LIANG and JACQUELINE WONG SINGAPORE'S non-landed residential market put in a strong performance last year, sub-prime notwithstanding, driven by the luxury and prime segments whose resale capital values saw stunning year-on-year growth of 51.7 per cent and 50.6 per cent respectively. Lights, camera, action: Key...
Prices of mass market and mid-tier condominiums are expected to remain strong this year. But those of high-end residential properties could taper off by up to 10 per cent. And if you’re looking to buy, the market is in your favour, according to Propnex’s CEO, Mohamed Ismail Abdul Gafoore, in a speech to alumni members at the National University of Singapore. Despite the weaker market sentiments,...
Even as some market observers are saying that the Singapore property market is weakening, Macquarie Global Property Advisers (MGPA) is still optimistic and sees value in the office, retail and residential sectors. “There are still some good bargains around, and in the next 6 to 9 months, there might be better pricing value,” said MGPA’s chief executive (Asia investments) Simon Treacy at the signing...
Singapore's property investment market remained robust in the first two and a half months of this year, with investment sales totalling S$5.9 billion in that period. The is according to a survey by consultant CB Richard Ellis. It said strong economic fundamentals and the positive long-term outlook in Singapore underpinned property investment activity. This is despite uncertain global economic conditions...
Sales of new private residential homes in February fell 46 per cent compared with the previous months. This is according to figures released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. And industry watchers said this is the slowest sales since last August when the URA first released the data. About 170 new private apartments were sold in February, compared with 316 units in January. Donald Han, Managing...
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