Chart of the Day: Popularity of industrial strata-titled cushions industrial sector

Sales held steady at 2,000 units/annum since 2010.

According to DBS Group Research, the ample liquidity in the market, coupled with the Government’s many rounds of cooling measures in the residential sector, channeled investors/end-users’ attention towards the industrial sector. This led, it said, to a robust performance of the industrial strata-titled market.

According to the latest URA data, number of strata-unit transactions in the industrial sector has remained above c2,000 units per annum, volumes
not seen in the past 10 years.

"These smaller sized units attract investors due to their lower investment quantum, a similar trend in the residential sector where average capital values have continued to remain high," said DBS.