Residential Property
Chart of the Day: 2 in 3 Reserved List units in GLS programme unlikely to be triggered for sale
As weak residential market persists.
A high-end disaster: Avoid Singapore’s residential market, investors told
Prospects remain dim for this sector.
Five-year low: GLS programme tapers with 23% less residential units in 1H15
Only one EC will be released.
Daily Briefing: HDB Resale Price Index to be revised; Positive response for enhanced priority scheme
And MRT driver entertains commuters with live commentary.
Chart of the Day: Physical completion rate of homes exceeding population growth
What are developers thinking?
EC unit supply sharply slashed by 67.8% on back of rising vacancy rate
Only one EC site was launched for 1H15.
World’s wealthiest find safe haven in Singapore real estate
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Weakening buyer demand pushes primary private home sales to crash 50% in 3Q14
Home prices and sales likely to face continued headwinds.
Outdated HDB resale price index to be revised
The last revision was in 2004.
Sales at Wheelock’s Scotts Square residential towers remained stagnant with only 79% units sold
Management is focused on leasing unsold units.
Ascott acquires 185-unit Jakarta serviced residence for $90m
It will also manage a new project in Vietnam.
MND to offer land for up to 8,770 private homes in 1H15
These sites are in the RCR and the OCR.
HDB resale prices crashed to 40-month low in November
Prices dropped 6.3% last month.
GuocoLand unveils prime condo development in Sims Drive
There will be 1,024 units in the project.
Weary buyers flee to foreign shores to buck sluggish local property market
But investment returns are not guaranteed.
Foreigners snapped up more homes despite hefty ABSD levy
Malaysians led the charge in the first three quarters.
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