No movement may be good movement – as far as the current property market situation goes. Property analysts say any fluctuations in property prices or sales volume may be minimal for now. And as long as there are no drastic dips, the market is in good stead. Recovery may take awhile and it will probably be slow, a sudden rebound unlikely.
There was a rise in property prices in Q2, though followed by a slight fall in July. Sales volume of resale private non-landed properties however has increased 31% and 770 units were sold last month, compared to the 586 in a year-on-year comparison. Buyers are back in action and are picking up deals which seem to be aplenty as more private properties enter the market, heating up competition in and between new and resale segments. The number of deals closed have been rising steadily since May with a 35.5 per cent increase followed by a 27.4 per cent increase in June.
For the rest of 2016, the resale market may see some heightened activity as stabilising prices prompt buyers who have waited long enough in the sidelines to jump back into the fold. The number of new launches this year is also considerably fewer than the last, and as buyers come to realise that prices are unlikely to fall further anytime soon, more may see the diminishing choices in the primary market as a sign to reconsider possibilities in the resale market.
