⋅ May 17, 2011
Defying market expectations, sales of new private homes surged 29 per cent last month from March to 1,788 units, driven by robust demand in the mass market sector from HDB upgraders, data released yesterday by the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed
That’s the highest number of transactions since last November, as buyers returned in force after a temporary lull in February following the introduction of the fourth round of property market cooling measures in January that included stamp duties as high as 16 per cent.
PropNex’s communications head Adam Tan said: “It is clear that homeowners and investors alike have assimilated the last cooling measures announced on Jan 13. This has resulted in continuing buyer confidence that has seen steadily increasing sales since February.”
Analysts say the fear of runaway home prices may have further fuelled sentiment last month, adding to the snowballing effect as buyers bought their way through more property launches.
Ms Chia Siew Chuin, director of research and advisory at property consultancy Colliers International, said, “There are also buyers who probably entered the market because they could be fearing that they may miss the boat and therefore would commit to the market before prices run away again.”
For April, suburban areas led private home sales again, with 1,010 units sold last month, while city fringe areas achieved sales of 477 units, and central region homes saw the least sales with 301 units.
And amid the persistently high liquidity environment, analysts remain upbeat, noting that most buyers are choosing smaller and cheaper units in suburban areas.
PropNex’s Mr Tan noted that “56.2 per cent of all the units sold were in the mass market, or under S$1,200 per square foot. The strong showing in the mass market indicates the sustained interest in private property by HDB upgraders.”
Two mass market projects accounted for 564 units or roughly one-third of April’s transactions, PropNex noted, with 340 units in Eight Courtyards in Yishun (picture) sold at a median price of $789psf, while 224 units Hedges Park in Upper Changi were sold at a median price of $889psf.
Mr Ku Swee Yong, chief executive officer at International Property Advisor, said: “Next two months, depending on how many new projects are in the pipeline, if there are 1,500 units launched, we could see a take up of maybe about 1,300 to 1,500 units again.”
Including Executive Condominiums, new home sales totalled 1,901 last month, up from 1,543 units in March.
Developers also rolled out more properties last month, after fears of a nuclear crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake in Japan eased. A total of 2,046 units were launched, a 64 per cent rise from March.
With the property market remaining hot, some analysts expect it won’t be long before the Government takes action again.
Colliers’ Ms Chia said: “Further measures are likely to be imposed going forward should the numbers continue to show that it is going to be so robust.”
Other analysts say the Government will more likely introduce further measures to help first-time HDB flat buyers instead of targeting speculation in the private property market.
Source : Today – 17 May 2011
创5个月来新高 4月份私宅销量增29％
龚慧婷(2011-05-17)
继3月份新私宅销售量出现反弹后，4月份的销售量进一步上升，涨幅达29％，销售量创五个月来的新高，超过一半是大众私宅。 市区重建局昨天发表的数据显示，今年4月，房地产发展商总共卖出了1788个新私宅单位，比3月份的1386个单位，多出402个单位（涨29％）。 而3月份的私宅销售量是在连续下跌了四个月后，首次出现回弹。 今年4月，若包括执行共管公寓（简称EC）在内，发展商总共卖出1901个单位，比3月份卖出的1543个单位，多了23％。 博纳集团公关经理陈家扬说：“显然的，不管是买家还是投资者，看来已‘消化’了1月13日宣布的最新降温措施的影响，促使买气继续上涨。” 齐乐行研究与咨询部门主管王德辉指出，在4月份，不管是新推出或是售出的单位，都是自去年11月以来最高的。 他认为，销售量在3月回弹，4月份回暖，显示更多买家回流，这或许是“历史重演”？ 去年8月，当政府推出降温措施后，9、10月的销售量开始下跌，但11月就出现买家信心回流，市场急剧回弹——发展商该月推出了2331个新单位，销售量也高达1915个新单位。 但分析师也纷纷指出，4月份销售报捷，主要可归功于4月推出的两个大型的大众私宅项目——由星狮发展和远东机构联手发展、位于义顺的Eight Courtyards（共654个单位）和丰隆集团位于巴西立／弗洛拉通道的Hedges Park（共501个单位）。 在Eight Courtyards已推出的500个单位中，340个已找到买家，是该月份的销售冠军，中位数尺价是789元。Hedges Park所有501个单位已登场，224个找到了买家，中位数尺价是889元。因此，两个项目一共卖出的564个单位，就已占新私宅销售总数的32％。 超过一半是大众私宅 但高力国际研究与咨询部主管谢岫君也说：“买气除了受新登场项目的影响外，也可能是买家争相进场，担心价格进一步上涨，赶不上这班车，尤其是对能力可及、地点好的项目，他们担心‘过了这个村，可能就没这家店’了。” 然而，第一太平戴维斯研究与咨询高级经理孙燕清也指出，除了Centra Heights、Eight Courtyards和The Boutiq之外，其他新项目所售出的新单位，都不及所推出单位总数的60％。 在4月交易最活跃的，依旧是代表大众私宅领域的中央区以外（OCR），发展商一共卖出1010个新单位（占总数的57％），推出的单位也有1263个（占总数的62％）。 代表中档领域的其他中央区（RCR）推出和卖出了399和477个单位，是唯一推出和售出单位都比上个月少的地区。 代表高档领域的核心中央区（CCR）四月份推出和卖出了387和301个单位。分析师相信，高档豪宅市场有回暖的迹象，卓锦豪庭的其中一个单位，以每平方英尺4799元成交，是4月最高的成交价。 世邦魏理仕执行董事李晓和指出，连同今年第一季售出的3595个新单位，截止4月，售出的新单位总数已达5383个，占去年创记录销售量的约三分之一。 此外，几个以袖珍型单位为主的项目，例如：Centra Heights卖出所有90个单位，中位尺价是1624元、Skysuites @ Anson也卖出了50个单位，中位尺价是2198元、The Boutiq卖出50个单位，中位尺价是2324元。 发展商在4月份一共推出了2049个新单位，比3月份的1246个新单位，明显增加了803个单位，涨幅超过64％。4月虽然没有新的EC项目登场，但买家也买入了113个较早前已推出的EC单位。 *konght@sph.com.sg 《联合早报》 发展商趁热打铁 趁买气旺推出新项目 龚慧婷(2011-05-17)
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