Residential Property
Chart of the Day: High-end rent getting cheaper?
                                                                                 
                    
                    	Tracking by Savills revealed rents of high-end non-landed residential properties fell for four consecutive months.
                
                                
            Chart of the Day: High-end rent getting cheaper?
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            	Tracking by Savills revealed rents of high-end non-landed residential properties fell for four consecutive months.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    Chart of the Day: Leasing demand remains robust
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	There were a total of 18,948 leasing transactions in the first five months of 2012.
                    
                                        
                    
                New subletting restrictions levied on Singapore PRs
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	HDB has revised the subletting rules shortening it to a 1-year period and only if permanent residents have not done so before.
                    
                                        
                    
                Residential sector hits $4.76b in 2Q12
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The total investment sales value increased by an amazing 78.9%.
                    
                                        
                    
                Ascott Residence Trust's acquisition-disposal move to raise leverage in long run
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Ascott REIT remains exposed to the Euro crisis, with almost 33% of total revenues derived from assets based in Europe.
                    
                                        
                    
                CapitaLand to boost ART's Asian exposure to almost 40%
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	25,999sf GFA will be added to CapitaLand's residential landbank.
                    
                                        
                    
                CapitaLand asset swaps not a game-changer, says analyst
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Ascott Reit could have secured better accretion had it divested just the residential portion of Somerset Grand Cairnhill to third-parties, says CIMB...
                    
                                        
                    
                Suburban market to boom in retail sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Rental units will continually rise at a compound annual growth rate of 1.95% in 2011–2015.
                    
                                        
                    
                CapitaLand to buy Somerset Grand Cairnhill Singapore for S$359m
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	At the same time CapitaLand is selling Ascott Raffles Place Singapore and Ascott Guangzhou in China.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Residential supply outstrips demand
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The number of launched but unsold units reached 8,245 in May.
                    
                                        
                    
                Properties for lease on the rise despite global economic turmoil
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Leasing transactions totaled 18,948 in the first 5 months of the year surpassing 2010 and 2011 levels.
                    
                                        
                    
                Monthly rent for posh homes dipped 8% YoY
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Median rents for all non-landed homes held steady at S$3.53 per sq ft in April and May.
                    
                                        
                    
                Chart of the Day: Volatility dampens property market sentiment
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Total primary sales dropped 23% MoM to 2,057 units in May.
                    
                                        
                    
                HDB garners French urban planning support
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Housing & Development Board has signed an MOU with French specialists to jointly develop urban planning solutions for its towns.
                    
                                        
                    
                1919 at Sophia Road sold out in just 5 days
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Learn what makes it a super hot new launched private home.
                    
                                        
                    
                Homes alone: Unsold units to breach record high in 2012
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Launched but unsold unit numbers surging as developers hold back releasing units from the first half of the year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Posh home prices up 3 %
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Luxury homes cost an average of S$2,300 per sq ft in 2Q12 but still well below pre-crisis peak level.