As expected, the newly completed Downtown MRT stations have brought much cheer not only the commuters but also to owners of properties in their vicinities.
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Since the Downtown Line began operating some of its stations last December, prices of properties near these stations have already seen an increase in interest, units sold and also rental prices. Private apartment prices have risen from $1,523 psf to $1,592 in the last quarter, up 4.5 per cent from the previous quarter. Out of the 18 stations now operating include long-awaited ones along Bukit Timah and Upper Bukit Timah such as Tan Kah Kee, King Albert Park, Sixth Avenue, Beauty World, Cashew, Hillview and also Bugis, Little India and Rochor stations along Rochor Canal and Sungei Road.
The price increase can be observed at private apartment projects such as Eco Sanctuary, where 9 per cent more units were sold by December. The development is now 91 per cent sold. Kingsford Hillview Peak condominium also saw a 3 per cent increase in sales and The Skywoods almost doubled their in the number of units sold.
With the effect MRT stations have on property prices, it would not be surprising to find prices of homes along upcoming Downtown and latest Thomson-East Coast line appreciate in the near future.
