Private home sales in Singapore have taken a sharp fall in the fourth quarter of this year. According to a report released Monday by property consultant DTZ, only 112 private homes were sold in the primary market in October, and 192 units sold in November. This, compared to the monthly average of 444 units sold in the first nine months of the year. The October sales volume is the lowest since the...
Singapore Rental Market
Prices of private residential properties in Singapore dropped 2.4 per cent in the third quarter of this year from the second quarter, snapping four years of growth. The figure fell short of an initial estimate of a 1.8 per cent decline, on the back of an economic downturn. Costs of high-end properties in prime districts continue to trend down, dipping 2.7 per cent, while prices in mid-tier and mass...
It was caused not by a jump in demand, but by a contraction in supply LAST week, I suggested that the private housing oversupply may have been understated. This is because units that have been bought by investors can still be considered as part of the housing supply until they are resold or are tenanted. If the rental income cannot cover the mortgage payments and if the owners are highly geared, then...
Rents in Singapore's prime residential sector are expected to ease further. According to consultants Jones Lang LaSalle, it's expecting to see a 4.5 per cent contraction for the whole year. It has already weakened by two per cent year to date. In its mid-year review on the Singapore property market, Jones Lang LaSalle also notes an easing in the resale prices of luxury projects in the prime...
Investment sales level in the Singapore property market in the first quarter of 2008 was similar to that in the fourth quarter of 2007 despite deepening concerns regarding the US economy. A report by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung said a total of S$8.4 billion worth of transactions was concluded, a slight increase of one per cent quarter-on-quarter. The office sector was the best performer with S$3.4 billion in...