Singapore, 19 January 2018 – Private properties sales volume grew in 2017, the best performance in four years. The year 2017 ended stronger than it started, with a full-year GDP estimate of…
Time To Buy Or Wait?
The private residential market ended 2017 on a stronger note with the price index at 1.1% above 2016 levels and 42% gain in sales volume. 10,566 new homes were sold, 43% higher than the 7,972 units sold in the whole of 2016. Resale volume totalled 14,043 units, 78% higher than the 7,901 units sold in 2016.
Taking into account the pent up demand and the return of foreign investors, new sales volume in 2018 could reach 12,000-13,000 units. In addition, fresh demand will be generated by some of the 13,000 households affected by en bloc sales. If interest in the luxury segment is sustainable, it could set the pace for prices to rise by 4% to 6% through the year.
Is this the time to buy or wait?
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Are we out of the woods yet?
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