Chart of the Day: Here's a surprising upward trend for land bid price for condo sites

Versus 1997's almost $200 psf.

According to Knight Frank, executive condominiums (ECs) segment dominates 3Q 2013 public residential investment sales as investment sales from these ECs sites amounted to half of the total residential investment value of $1.5 billion. 

Five (5) GLS sites were awarded in 3Q 2013 and three (3) sites were Executive Condominiums (ECs) at Punggol Central/ Edgefield Plains, Punggol Drive/ Edgefield Plains and Yuan Ching/ Tao Ching Road respectively.

"Investment Sales for these three (3) sites amount to $741.6 million. The land bid price for ECs sites has been on an upward trend, from an average land bid price $360 per sq ft in 2013," Knight Frank said.

Join Singapore Business Review community
A NOTE FROM SINGAPORE BUSINESS REVIEW

If you've been wondering whether SBR could work for your company — yes, probably.

A lot of the companies we partner with started as readers. They'd been following our coverage for a while, saw their own customers and competitors in it, and eventually asked the obvious question: could we do something with you? The answer is usually yes. The shape of it depends on what you're trying to do.


The options are broader than most people assume — thought leadership articles, sponsored content, industry summits across Southeast Asia, regional awards programmes, podcasts, and media placements in print and digital. Some partners use one channel; most use a mix. We figure out the right combination by starting with your brief, not with our rate card.


So if the question has been on your mind, here's the easy way to ask it.

We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and how. It's a better use of everyone's time.