Chart of the Day: Residential segment dominates investment sales

The residential segment contributed 54% of the total transaction value in the second quarter.

Savills Research reported:

The total value of investment sales increased by 52.4% from S$4.9 billion in Q1/2012 to S$7.4 billion in Q2/2012.

The public sector contributed S$3.1 billion or 41.7% of all investment sales in the reviewed quarter.

Under the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme, 15 state land parcels were sold for a total of S$2.9 billion.

Investment sales in the private sector rebounded, with the transaction volume surging 59.9% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).

The residential segment continued to dominate, contributing 54.0% of Q2’s total transaction value.

Transaction volume in the commercial segment rose by 123.7% QoQ to S$2.3 billion.

In the near term, the investment market may hit a plateau given the worsening macro conditions and a squeeze on buyers’ financing.