Private Home Prices rose 0.5% in 3Q2018

Third Quarter 2018 Home Price Index Private home prices in Singapore rose by 0.5 percent quarter-on-quarter in the September quarter of 2018, unchanged from the preliminary figure and after a 3.4 percent gain in the previous period. It was the weakest rise in private home prices since the second quarter of 2017, amid efforts from government to impose additional property curbs. Prices of landed property went up 2.3 percent, slower…

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Bigger average unit size expected to temper Condo prices

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/bigger-average-unit-size-expected-to-temper-condo-prices 85 sq m minimum average size expected to snuff out en bloc deals in affected areas THU, OCT 18, 2018 - 5:50 AM By Nisha Ramchandani  New guidelines THE average size of new private flats outside the central area will have to be at least 85 sq m, a regulatory change that will cut the number of units allowed in a project - something that developers say would sound…

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Maximum allowable units in Private Flats and Condos outside Central District

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/new-guidelines-on-maximum-allowable-units-in-private-flats-and-condos-outside-central?xtor=CS3-27 WED, OCT 17, 2018 - 5:38 PM The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has revised guidelines on the maximum allowable units in new private flats and condominium developments outside the Central Area. [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has revised guidelines on the maximum allowable units in new private flats and condominium developments outside the Central Area. The revised guidelines will apply to new applications for private non-landed residential developments,…

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UBS Real Estate Bubble Index 27 Sep 2018

Where does Singapore stand? https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/ubs-real-estate-bubble-index-reveals-property-crash-risk.html http://www.visualcapitalist.com/biggest-real-estate-bubbles-2018/

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Market Trend for Private Residential – Jun 2018

Non Landed Private Residential Property - Apartments & Condomium Non Landed Private Residential Property in Jun 2018 showed a decrease in sales volume vis a vis May by 31.2%, across both resale (1225 units in Jun vs 1659 units in May) and new sale transactions (575 units in Jun vs 992 units in May).  On a Q-to-Q basis however, sales volume was up by  46.3%  from 4787 in Q1’2018 to…

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Private Home Prices rose 3.4 % in 2Q2018

Second Quarter 2018 Home Price Index Singapore private home prices rose 3.4 percent during the second quarter of 2018, following a 3.9 percent growth in the previous period, preliminary data showed. Prices of non-landed properties increased at a softer pace (3.3 percent vs 4.4 percent in Q1), while those of landed properties rose faster (3.8 percent vs 1.9 percent). Across regions, prices of non-landed private residential properties in the Rest…

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Higher ABSD rates, tighter loan limits from 6July2018

SINGAPORE: The Government announced on Thursday (Jul 5) that it is raising Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates and tightening loan-to-value (LTV) limits on residential property purchases, in an effort to "cool the property market and keep price increases in line with economic fundamentals". The move comes several days after official data showed that private home prices had risen to its highest point in four years in the April to June quarter,…

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