Residential Property
Chart of the Day: Foreigner-bought posh home sales held steady in 2018-19
Chart of the Day: Foreigner-bought posh home sales held steady in 2018-19
The hiking of total buyer stamp duty did not seem to have fazed foreign buyers.
Enhanced CPF housing grants boosted HDB resale market in H2 2019
More older flats were sold over the past few months and the prices of older flats have also increased.
HDB resale prices up 0.3% in January
Five-room prices inched up by 1.2% and executive rooms rose by 0.9% YoY.
Manulife US REIT NPI grew 22.2% $152.96m in 2019
Full-year NPI growth was due to the acquisition of its Centerpointe and Capitol assets.
Ascott Residential Trust's profits up 6% to $252.6m in 2019
A change in leasing standards boosted profits in Q4.
HDB rents inched up 1.3% YoY in December
The rents for all room types, except three-room HDB units, all grew.
Home prices jumped 2.7% in 2019: URA
Prices of landed homes grew 5.7% for the whole year. Prices of private homes leapt 2.7% YoY for 2019, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority...
Guocoland's Q2 earnings up three-fold to $32.4m
Higher sales from its premium residential property boosted the earnings.
Appetite for land subsides after en bloc fever dissipates
Developers will likely maintain a low supply in H1 2020 as they are waiting for the private home demand to grow.
RealVantage unveils real estate co-investment platform
The platform offers access to offshore investment opportunities.
Chart of the Day: Almost 20,000 HDB units per annum to hit MOP in 2020 onwards
Stable prices in the resale market may drive upgraders to buy a bigger home.
New private home sales plunged 53.1% in December to 538 units: URA
Developers held back launches as buyers stayed quiet during the holidays.
Condo rents down 0.9% in December
CCR and OCR condo rents declined 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively.
Chart of the Day: Average home sizes could grow to 920 sqft in 2021
Buyers may likely adopt a wait-and-see approach.
Condo resale prices rose 1.7% in 2019
The OCR posted the sharpest growth in prices at 2.3%.
TEE International sells 63.28% stake in TEE Land to Amcorp Supreme for $50.62m.
TEE Land will cease to be a subsidiary of the company.
Chart of the Day: Chinese buyers dominate foreigner home sales in 2019
5.2% of home sales in January-November came from foreigners and PRs from China.
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