Residential Property
Chart of the Day: Rental volume in private homes down 10% to 19,506 units in Q2
A bulk of it are renewals since new foreign expats were not able to enter Singapore.
Condo resale volume nearly doubled in July
An analyst noted that demand in the primary market spilled over to the secondary market.
Chart of the Day: Home prices in OCR slipped 1.3% to $1,025 psf in Q2
New home prices rose, but was offset by a decline in the resale segment.
Chart of the Day: Private home sales in RCR dropped 48.8% in Q2
This also marks the third consecutive quarter of decline.
Frasers Hospitality opens Fraser Suites Akasaka in Tokyo
A special opening discount of up to 40% is being offered.
Chart of the Day: Luxury home sales volume plunged 58.1% in Q2
This is despite a 3.7% dip in new sales prices.
HDB resale prices up 1.5% in July
Analysts noted that the figure reiterates the HDB resale market’s stability.
Chart of the Day: HDB resale volume plunged 45.4% to 3,426 units in Q2
This also marks the lowest quarter sales on record since 2007.
Chart of the Day: Housing loans surged 49.2% in Q1
It is attributed to lower interest rates, allowing homeowners to secure loans at favourable terms.
Chart of the Day: 4,500 private home units to be completed from Q2 to Q4
As at Q1, there are nearly 52,100 units in the pipeline.
Hmlet launches furniture subscription and online interior designing services
Hmlet customers can avail furniture subscription on a monthly basis and choose amongst three interior design packages.
Chart of the Day: Leasing volume of multiple-user factories plunged 43.5% in Q2
This represented a total rental volume of $2.5m.
Ascott Residence Trust's income down 56% to $32.6m
It saw 21 of its properties close temporarily during the pandemic.
M+S nabs $1.95b green loan for Marina One
The proceeds will be used to partially refinance the office and retail components of the site.
Chart of the Day: Private home sales priced at $2m rose to 13% in June
This is equivalent to 129 units in June as compared to 23 units in May.
Chart of the Day: Unsold inventory gradually falls in Q1
Falling rates, tapering supply and resilient demand to keep prices stable.
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