Two property launches over the weekend signaled a drop in new developer-launched private non-landed property prices. Kingsford Development’s 1,165-unit Kingsford Waterbay at Upper Serangoon launched at median prices of $1,050 to $1,180 psf. With those prices in mind, buyers snapped up 140 units over 2 days, a considerable success.
Over at GuocoLand’s 1,024-unit Sims Urban Oasis, prices ranged from $1,295 to $1, 595 psf. 29 sales were secured over the weekend, bringing the total to 170 units sold since 14 February. Developers’ spirits are buoyed by consistent daily sales. Most of the buyers were young Singaporean couples and upgrades.
Property launches coming up in the next few months include Northpark Residences in Yishun and Botanique at Bartley. The former has its proximity to the Yishun MRT station and the attached shopping malls as a unique selling point; the latter might be a little tougher to market as the area is already saturated with a number of newer and resale apartment developments. But property experts still expect demand to be present, though perhaps it will be strongly dependent on pricing.
The next quarter might be the right time to gauge the markets’ response to changing market trends and it might be a close competition between new properties, resale non-landed properties and executive condominiums.
