Residential Property

Ascott Residence Trust joins FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Developed Index

This is said to broaden ART’s reach to international investors.

Ascott Residence Trust joins FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Developed Index

This is said to broaden ART’s reach to international investors.

HDB resale up 1.3% despite volume plunge in May

Resale deals dropped 82.7% to only 364 transactions.

Chinese property sales shrink 2.6% YoY in April

The property sector is starting to show more activity as sales recover.

Chart of the Day: Resales of small HDB flats slipped 10% in Q1

Resale transactions for larger flats declined by a smaller magnitude.

Property investments down 78% YoY to $613.79m in Q1: study

The number of deals crashed 32% during the quarter.

Condo rents up 1.8% in April

CCR led the pack as rents rose 2.4% YoY.

Chart of the Day: Prime grade office rents down 1.1% in Q1

Occupancy rates at new office completions remained muted at below 35%.

Condo resale volume more than halved in April

But figure should be seen as “encouraging” given that physical viewings are prohibited.

Chart of the Day: HDB resale prices tipped to decline 1.3% in 2020

This may be attractive to some buyers looking for cheaper homes amidst uncertainties.

Chart of the Day: 2020 posts highest first-quarter resale volume in eight years

Over 5,500 units were resold, higher than the average of 4,195.

Raffles clinches $1.13b township development project deal in Bangladesh

The project involves the development of 50 acres of land in Trust Green City.

Expats ask for lower rents as crisis hits wages

Singapore’s property market is usually dominated by foreigners.

HDB resale volume plunged 78.1% to 423 deals in April: SRX

An analyst noted that this could be the lowest sales volume ever recorded.

Home prices may further drop in Q2

More sellers are likely to move their asking prices down as the circuit breaker extended.

Frasers Property appoints Anthony Boyd as CEO for Australia

He will be responsible for driving development initiatives in Australia.

Chart of the Day: Occupancy of homes in OCR rose to 95.9% in Q1

It posted the highest occupancy rate amongst regions.

Chart of the Day: Cheap condos dominate Q1 sales to top three foreign buyers

Over half of condos bought by Chinese, Malaysian and Indian buyers were priced below $1.5m.