1H 2016 Singapore Property Market Review

For those looking to buy or invest

Opportunities for property investors

Properties that might be affected by the Qualifying Certificate (QC) extension fees

Condo D Total Units Units Unsold % Unsold TOP Deadline to Sell
1 OUE Twin Peaks 9 462 392 84.8% 2015 Feb-17
2 Nouvel 18 10 156 156 100% 2014 Nov-16
3 Leedon Residence 10 381 158 37.8% 2015 Jun-17
4 Twentyone Angulia Park 9 54 45 83.3% 2014 Apr-16
5 Le Nouvel Ardmore 10 43 39 90.7% 2014 Apr-16
6 Ardmore 3 10 84 80 95.2% 2015 Dec-16
7 D’Leedon 10 1715 193 11.3% 2014 Oct-16
8 The Interlace 4 1040 179 17.2% 2013 Sep-15
9 iLiv @ Grange 10 30 30 100% 2013 Oct-15
10 Goodwood Residence 10 210 37 17.6% 2013 Jun-15
11 Starlight Suites 9 105 31 29.5% 2015 May-16
12 Waterscape at Cavenagh 9 200 51 25.5% 2014 Sep-16
13 Tomlinson Heights 10 70 36 51.4% 2014 Mar-16
14 Lincoln Suites 11 175 11 6.3% 2014 Apr-16
15 Cityscape @ Farrer Park 8 250 25 10% 2015 Oct-16

Developers will have to pay QC extension fees yearly if all units are not sold within two years of completion. To avoid this charge, some developers might offer price discounts on unsold units


Rental PSF Price Change

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Rental Volume by number of bedrooms

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Rental prices have declined, 2 and 3 bedroom units have the highest rental liquidity


Rental Volume by district (2016)

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Rental demand continues to grow, volume is up 5.3%rental-demand-bar


Rental Price change by district for 1-bedroom condos (1H 2015 VS 1H 2016)

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Median rental prices for 1-bedroom units in most districts have fallen, with the exception of some districts

See Appendix for price trend of other unit types


Rental Price change by district for 3-bedroom condos (1H 2015 VS 1H 2016)

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For 3 bedroom units, median rental prices have fallen across all districts

See Appendix for price trend of other unit types


Top 10 properties with high rental liquidity

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Investors may take comfort in some of these properties which still offer high rental yield