Residential Property
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In Q2 2024, condo rents were unchanged, while HDB rents rose marginally.
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June sees mixed condo rental market
Rents fell 4.7% YoY, but volume rose 3.5% YoY.
HDB rents rise by 0.5% MoM in June
Across room types, only 5 Room recorded a rent drop.
New home sales rise 2.2% in June despite lack of new project launches
Year-on-year, sales fell 18%.
Singapore's H1 private home sales slip to a two-decade low
The latest tally was even lower than the global financial crisis.
First Sponsor consortium buys heritage-listed Pitt Street site for $24.7m
The redeveloped site will include a tower of 241 apartments and an upper upscale hotel.
Singapore’s luxury housing market rebounds in H1: Knight Frank
Prime condo sales went up 28% in the first half from the preceding six months.
High-end rents rise 3% whilst mid-market rents decline
Affluent local families drove the High-end rent increase.
Take-up in Sora seen boosting July home sales
Sora fetched an average price of $2,160 psf during its launch weekend.
School holidays, BTO slow down HDB resale activity in June
More million-dollar transactions drove prices higher.
HDB resale prices up 1.8% MoM in June
Year-on-year, prices rose 7.3%.
East Coast residential site hits the market for $14m
The latest price was cut from the guide price of $15.25m.
Prices of newly launched homes fall to decade-low levels
Some projects fail to sell new units despite price cuts.
Up to 7,571 new private home units up for grabs in H2
Huttons Asia's Sze Teck Lee expects up to 6,500 new homes to be sold during the period.
Smaller projects cause 70% drop in Q2 condo launches
About 600-700 new units debuted, compared to 2,000 units launched a year earlier.
GCB prices show signs of bottoming out: expert
The average transacted unit price is up 1% in Q1 and nearly 13% in Q2.
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