Following the dip in resale prices in September, last month saw a further slip of 0.7%. Resale prices of private non-landed properties were apparently at a 50-month low.
Sales volume of resale private properties also fell 15.2 per cent with 586 transactions clocked in October, in comparison to the 691 in September. In the peak of April 2010, 2050 units were sold, 71.4 per cent higher than the current numbers. September’s numbers may have been slightly more positive due to the pent up demand from the lack of major launches in the second quarter and the Hungry Ghost month in August.
Some districts fared better, with more than 10 resale transactions recorded – namely district 10 where the median selling price was $10,000 more than the computer-generated market value. But in most regions, sellers have found themselves having to offer prices up to $10,000 below the market value in order to close deals and attract buyers. In district 21 in fact, selling prices went as low as $23,000 below the market value.
Property prices in the city fringe, normally where selling and buying is the most active, have fallen 2 per cent. In the suburbs, prices also fell 3.3 per cent. Prime district properties however enjoyed a 4.9 per cent price increase, though it might only be sufficient to consider it a rebound from previous lull months.
