More supply of private housing in 1H 2011 land sales if demand holds

The government will inject an even larger supply of private housing in its land sales programme for the first half of 2011 if demand continues to be strong. In its land sales programme for the second half of this year, the government is making available sites that can yield about 13,900 private housing units, of [...]

Hungry for property

Sales of new private homes defied expectations to bounce back strongly last month, as buyers snapped up 1,544 units ahead of the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival which started last Tuesday. Data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed last month’s sales were 82.3 per cent higher than June’s 847 units. This also lifted the total number [...]

S’pore Q2 private home sales climb up by 5.3%: URA

Private home prices in Singapore continued to trend up but at a slower pace. Data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed that overall prices rose by 5.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2010, compared to 5.6 per cent in the first three months of the year. This was marginally higher than the [...]

Private home sales in June falls to 847 units: URA

Demand for new private residential properties continues to moderate. The number of new homes sold fell in June to 847 units, according to figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority. That’s down from 1083 transactions done in May 2010. The top sellers in June include projects like The Minton, La Brisa and Waterfront Gold. URA says [...]