Property developers and agents reported slower home transactions in the previous week, after National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan made cautionary remarks on his blog.
?Primary market sales (units sold by developers) softened a little bit last week due to the June school holiday season and official comments on the property market made last week, which may have caused some potential buyers to temporarily put their purchases on hold as they wait for clearer market direction,? said Jeffrey Hong, Chief Executive Officer of Global Property Strategic Alliance.
?But sellers ? whether in the primary or secondary market ? are remaining firm on pricing.?
Some real estate consultants expect May sales to come close to the April record, when developers sold 1,788 private homes excluding executive condos (EC).
?Sales will probably be slower in June but are likely to start picking up again in July and August as many of the house hunters now are end-users looking for a home for their own occupation; so they can?t hold off making a purchase for too long,? said Mr. Hong.
Released on 21 May in the market, Terrasse in Hougang witnessed only single-digit home sales last week, compared with around 20 units in each of the preceding two weeks.
According to a Business Times report, the 99-year leasehold project is priced at approximately S$950 psf on average, with around 210 of the total 414 units currently taken up.
In a similar report, an unnamed developer said, ?Generally, the market seems to be slower, especially last weekend. My guess is the minister?s comments do not help. He has been cautioning people; and people are speculating there will be more (cooling) measures coming up.?
?The broad supply figure he mentioned, that there will be some 53,000 private homes looking for buyers in the next few years, also seems quite scary.? ? Property Guru
Tags: Singapore housing market, Singapore property market, Singapore real estate
Source: http://singaporebusiness.asia/khaw-blamed-for-slower-home-sales-last-week/
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