Compared to a year ago, the private residential rental market was on a slight downwards slope since last February, with the luxury property market taking the biggest hit with a drop of 1.2 per cent last month.
Parc Rosewood in Woodlands.
As most expatriates now have a reduced housing budget, properties which are asking for more than $10,000 in monthly rents may struggle to secure tenants quickly. And as the rental prices of properties in the city centre dips and closes in on the rental prices of city fringe homes, the latter may also be facing some fierce competition.
While suburban homes holding up better with their comparatively less expensive rents, the surge of 25,000 new homes entering the market by end 2015 may change the tune of things to come. Private residential condominiums which may be ripe for the rental pickings soon include Parc Rosewood in Woodlands and Eight Courtyards in Yishun.
When many units within the same property enter the market at the same time, property experts are expecting a price war which may benefit the tenants but not necessarily the landlords. As the private property market prepares itself for the upcoming increase in supply, one begins to wonder if the HDB market will benefit from this or will the rental prices there be similarly affected?
