Singapore’s property market will be expecting some adjustments in the private resale non-landed sector as more completed units continue to enter the market next year. But prices have stabilised somewhat in the past couple of months after 5 months of consecutive decline.
Loft @ Nathan, one of the new property launches available to buyers.
Property analysts have realised that buyers remain highly sensitive to the total quantum price and they seem to have reached a sweet spot of $1.5 million. Smaller units are more susceptible to price changes as their numbers are on the rise, causing rental competition to be rather fierce. In October, a 0.1% value increase for private completed non-landed properties was registered by the NUS Singapore Residential Price Index. More buyers have been setting their sights on resale properties as developers largely cut back on the number of new launches in the second half of the year.
There were 247 more transactions registered this year as compared to the last and with a $750,000 increase in sales figures. There has also been a shift this year in the market’s focus, from new developer properties to resale properties. More buyers are own-occupiers who are looking for immediate housing needs, thus are more willing to pay for resale units.
Industry experts are expecting 2016 to bring more fluctuations as the market copes with new homes reaching completion, private homes and HDB flats included.
