Home prices may spike with rail corridor development
The noise from the old railway line had pulled down nearby property values by 1-2%...
Continue Reading • 23 Mar 2015
Condo sales drop 60% since introduction of TDSR
Transactions dived from 12,909 units in the first half of 2013 to just 5,126 units in the last six months of 2014...
Continue Reading • 9 Mar 2015
Relaunches expected in 2015 to push unsold units
With many units left unsold from prior launches, OrangeTee Research and Consultancy predicts the market will be hit by a wave of relaunches of Singapore properties for sale.
Continue Reading • 17 Feb 2015
Analysts expect new home prices to be more competitive
New private home units are expected to be competitively priced as developers prepare to roll out new Singapore properties for sale amid challenging market conditions.
Continue Reading • 11 Feb 2015
Slowing economy may bring more bad debt
More bad debts are expected to show up if Singapore's economy continues to slow, according to DBS Group Holdings CEO Piyush Gupta, who also said pressure on the Singapore property sector is also expected to continue.
Continue Reading • 11 Feb 2015
Housing demand unlikely to decline significantly: experts
Some consultants believe the rising interest rates will not significantly affect the ability of homebuyers of Singapore property to service monthly mortgages.
Continue Reading • 3 Feb 2015
Private home prices down 1.2%: SRPI
Based on flash estimates for the Singapore Residential Price Index, Singapore property prices dropped by 1.2 percent last month, higher than the 0.4 percent drop registered in November.
Continue Reading • 29 Jan 2015
Home prices unlikely to "collapse" as possible election looms
Given the 90 percent home ownership rate in Singapore, prices are unlikely to "collapse" says new report...
Continue Reading • 27 Jan 2015
Investment sales volume could pick up in 2015
The investment sales market in Singapore is expected to see an increased volume of transactions in 2015, after marking a 36.6 percent year-on-year fall in 2014.
Continue Reading • 16 Jan 2015
Consumer spending unaffected by falling home prices
Singapore's falling property prices will unlikely deter shoppers from spending as long as the decline in prices is slow and the job market remains stable.
Continue Reading • 15 Jan 2015
TDSR left its mark on home prices: experts
The Total Debt Service Ratio (TDSR) framework has successfully brought sales volume and cooling prices down.
Continue Reading • 15 Jan 2015
Luxury property revival in Bangkok
Foreign interest and the appeal of living within the downtown area will drive demand...
Continue Reading • 19 Dec 2014
Most S'poreans believe property prices will slide: survey
A significant number of Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) polled believe home prices will fall over the next six months.
Continue Reading • 16 Dec 2014
Private home prices down almost 5% in 2014
Prices of private properties in Singapore fell by 4.79 percent during the first nine months of 2014, compared to an annual increase of 2.1 percent in the same period last year.
Continue Reading • 12 Dec 2014
Private homes prices may fall up to 15% in next two years: report
Residential home prices is forecasted to dip ten to 15 percent over 2015 to 2016, according to OCBC Investment Research in a recent report.
Continue Reading • 8 Dec 2014
Private property prices remain high: MAS
Private property prices in Singapore have moderated but remain at an elevated level, according to Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s Financial Stability Review 2014.
Continue Reading • 28 Nov 2014
Johor home prices dipped 1.6% in Q2
Residential prices in Johor fell in Q2 2014, marking its first decline in over two years, according to a report from Maybank IB Research.
Continue Reading • 6 Nov 2014
Declining prices to continue into 2015: PropNex
PropNex predicts price decline in the private residential market will persist due to weak demand caused by various factors, such as the total debt servicing ratio (TDSR) and additional buyer's stamp duty (ABSD).
Continue Reading • 30 Oct 2014
Private home prices fall for fourth straight quarter
Prices of private housing units fell by 0.7 percent in Q3 2014, following a 1.0 percent drop in the previous quarter, according to URA data...
Continue Reading • 24 Oct 2014
UK price growth slows: report
If you've invested in United Kingdom property and will have achieved less than 9 percent price growth this year you might want to put in a call to your real estate agent.
Continue Reading • 21 Oct 2014