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    CONTENTS

    p2 New Rules for a More Transparent Property

    Market – Enforcement is Key

    p6 Singapore Property News This Week

    p11 Resale Property Transactions

    (May 20 – May 26 )

    Welcome to the 211th edition of the

    Singapore Property Weekly .

    Hope you like it!

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    By Property Soul (guest contributor)

    Since my letter to The Straits Times Forum in

    December 2014   regarding the accuracy

    issues of private property transaction data,

    the URA has improved the property market

    data by releasing the nett prices of individualunits sold by developers by the first half of 

    2015.

    In   URA’s   1 April 2015 press release, there

    were six major changes in the revision of the

    URA Property Price Index that promised

    higher representation of transactions and

    more meaningful comparisons among

    projects.

    On May 18, URA finally put together the last

    New Rules for a More Transparent PropertyMarket  – Enforcement is Key

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    missing piece by enforcing the publishing of 

    actual transacted prices of uncompleted

    private properties sold directly by developers.

    There are also new rules that were

    amendments to the   Housing Developers(Control and Licensing) Act passed in April

    2013.

    New rules announced by URA on May 18

    Below is a summary of the   URA’s   press

    release on 'Fostering a more transparentproperty market'.

    The first two rules are somewhat expected

    since they have been mentioned by the URA

    earlier.

    The long-awaited transparent property

    transaction prices are now available with the

    compulsory submission of actual selling

    prices of units bought directly from

    developers, less all the stamp duty

    absorption, legal subsidy, cash rebate, rental

    guarantee, purchase incentive, etc. offered by

    the developer.

    Developer tricks deployed in show units

     A more interesting rule that comes into effect

    on July 20 is the requirement of accurate

    depiction of the show units.

     As I pointed out in my book  No B.S. Guide toProperty Investment , there are countless

    tricks used by developers in showflats to

    make the units look spacious:

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    1. Replace a brick wall with a glass panel

    separating the living room and an adjacent

    bedroom;

    2. Remove the wall separating two bedrooms

    to join together for a bigger room in order to

    hide a tiny bedroom;

    3. Remove the wall and door of the kitchen,

    or show an open kitchen which is   ‘an   ID

    concept for display only’;

    4. Extend the living room all the way to the

    balcony;

    5. Build a ceiling higher than the actual unit;

    6. Remove the doors for all bedrooms and

    bathrooms;

    7. Hide any pillar, beam or air-con ledge that

    exists in the original flat;

    8. Minimize the width of walls and depth of 

    wardrobes for a more spacious bedroom;

    9. Show rooms, furniture and appliances not

    built to scale; and

    10. Place full length wall mirrors, install see-

    through wardrobes or use transparent

    furniture.

    Enforcement is key

    Back in April 2013, Parliament had already

    approved amendments to the   Housing

    Developers (Control and Licensing) Act   to

    improve safeguards for buyers of  

    uncompleted private residential properties.

    Besides providing the public with better 

    information on the private residential property

    market, the Housing Developers (Show Unit)

    Rules also required developers’ showflats tofollow the same dimensions of structural walls

    and ceiling height as approved in the building

    plan.

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    The amended act also empowered the

    Controller of Housing to investigate cases of 

    non-compliance. For non-compliance, the

    maximum fine imposed on developers was

    raised from $20,000 to $100,000, while also

    imposing an imprisonment term of up to 3

    years.

    But the questions are: Did we notice any

    difference in developer showflats at all in the

    new project launches? Have we heard aboutany incidence of non-compliance and fine

    being imposed since passing of the act?

    While we appreciate the  government’s efforts

    in introducing new rules to protect the

    interests of home buyers, it is also critical to

    see how the authority implements themeffectively.

    In a nutshell, while a truly transparent

    property market can enable prospective home

    buyers to make better-informed purchasing

    decisions, the rights of the consumers can

    only be protected through strict enforcement

    of the laws by the relevant authority,

    especially when people are buying off plans in

    uncompleted residential projects.

    By guest contributor Property Soul, a

    successful property investor,   blogger , and author of the   No B.S. Guide to Property

    Investment.   Posted courtesy of  

    www.Propwise.sg , a Singapore property blog 

    dedicated to helping you understand the real 

    estate market and make better decisions.

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    Residential

    MOF: A B SD w il l b e r em ov ed w h en  

    n e ce ssa r y 

     According to the Ministry of Finance, cooling

    measures such as the additional   buyer’s

    stamp duty (ABSD) may be removed whenappropriate. Market experts believe that the

    measure should be lifted either fully or in part

    for Singaporean citizens as the market

    stabilises. The removal of such cooling

    measures may increase the affordability of 

    homes, thus encouraging citizens to purchaseanother property, said The Business Times.

    While some experts anticipate the removal of 

    the ABSD, others like Alex Toh from Withers

    KhattarWong believe that there would not be

    a total removal of the cooling measure. LeeLiat Yeang from Rodyk & Davidson Real

    Estate Practice Group added that it is still too

    early to lift the stamp duties completely.

    (Source: Business Times)

    L ux ur y c on do s in Sin gap or e p op ular  a m o n g f o r e ig n e r s  

    Luxury condos that are priced from $10

    million are popular among foreign buyers this

    year, according to the Business Times. Sun

    Tongyu,   Alibaba’s   co-founder bought a

    penthouse in April this year for $51 million. In

    the same month, a Hong Kong businessman

    had paid $22.5 million, or $3,271 psf, for a

    penthouse at Nassim Park Residences.

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    Other noteworthy foreign buyers include a

    regional executive who works at Facebook

    who purchased a 4,700 sq ft penthouse for 

    $11.3 million this year. Not only so, luxury

    condos have also been quickly snapped upby well-heeled Singaporeans, said the

    Business Times. Andy Chua, the owner of 

    Yun Nam Hair Care had purchased a $12.2

    million penthouse at St Regis Residences in

    February this year. Alan Cheong from Savills

    Singapore believes that the competitive

    prices of high-end condos in Singapore

    compared to countries like Hong Kong have

    appealed to buyers.

    (Source: Business Times)

    A u t h o r i ti es e x p ec t ed t o m a i n t ai n p r i v at e  

    r e sid e n t ia l la n d su p p ly in H 2 t h is ye a r  

     According to the Business Times, market

    experts believe that authorities will maintain

    private residential land supply in the second

    half of this year. Market experts believe that

    supply would be kept constant as a

    substantial number of new homesare being

    developed. Not only so, authorities may beencouraged to maintain supply as  developers’

    appetite for land at state tenders has been

    healthy. Nonetheless, other experts predict

    that supply may be cut slightly to avoid the

    problem of having an oversupply of 

    residential properties. As demand for public-

    private housing hybrid is low, market experts

    believe that there is no need to release any

    executive condo sites on the confirmed list in

    the H2 2015 Government Land Sales

    programme. According to the Business

    Times, land supply for private homes on the

    confirmed list has fallen from 8,100 units in

    H2 2010 to around 7,000 units in H1 2012.

    More recently, the number of private homes

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    supplied fell from 4,630 in H1 2014 to 3,335

    units in H2 2014 and finally 3,020 units in H1

    2015. Ong Teck Hui from JLL predicts that

    this trend will be maintained in the second

    half of the year as MND will take intoconsideration the problem of oversupply.

    (Source: Business Times)

    H D B r e sa le vo lu m e s in c r e ase s 1 9 .3 % ye a r -  

    o n - ye a r in Ma y 

    Data from SRX Property showed that HDB

    resale volumes have increased by 19.3%

    year-on-year in May this year compared to

    May 2014. Nonetheless, resale HDB flat

    transaction volumes have fallen by 2.2%

    month-on-month from 1,610 in April to 1,575

    in May. Wong Xian Yang from OrangeTee

    added that year-on-year increases in volumes

    have been observed in the first five months of 

    this year, except in March. This indicates that

    the resale market is stabilising, said Wong.

    However, Wong said that cooling measures

    such as the mortgage servicing ratio cap and

    rising interest rates may still affect the

    demand for HDB flats. Not only so theincrease in supply of build-to-order flats and

    executive condos will negatively affect

    demand for HDB resale flat units. According

    to the Business Times, resale prices of HDB

    three and four-room flats have fallen by 0.2%

    and 0.9% respectively in May from April this

    year. In mature estates, prices have fallen by

    3.9% year-on-year while prices in non-mature

    estates have fallen by 6% in the same period,

    added the Business times.

    (Source: Business Times)S o ph i a R o ad d ev el o p m en t l au n c h ed f o r  

    co l le ct ive sa le  

     A 15-unit residential development at Sophia

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    Road has been launched for collective sale

    by public tender. This follows two other en

    bloc sales tender at Amber Park Condo and

    at Thong Sia Building, which is a residential-

    cum-commercial building. Market expertsbelieve that collective sales will not flourish as

    owners’ high expectations may not be met by

    the   market’s   demand. The owners of the

    development at Sophia Road are seeking

    offers of more than $45 million, or $1,169 psf 

    ppr. The development has a land area of 

    about 16,600 sq ft and has been zoned for 

    residential use. It has a gross plot ratio of 2.1.

    To capitalise on the site, Yong Choon Fah

    from JLL said that buyers of the development

    may consider building small apartments that

    are between 40 and 50 sqm. The tender for 

    the Sophia Road site will close on July 1.

    (Source: Business Times)

    Ex pert s : s ale o f lan ded p ro per t ies  

    i n c r e as i n g d u e t o p e n t -u p d e m a n d  

     According to William Wong from RealStar 

    Premier Group, the sale of landed properties

    has picked up due to pent-up demand, and

    also due to the anticipation that cooling

    measures will be lifted. Following the

    implementation of the total debt servicing

    ratio and other cooling measures, transaction

    volumes for landed properties fell up to 50

    percent by the end of 2013, said Wong.

    Nonetheless, Wong believes that sales has

    picked up in the recent months as the number 

    of enquiries from potential customers have

    risen. Not only so, RealStar Premier Group

    has moved $400 million in transaction salessince the start of the year, added Wong.

    Noteworthy transactions this year include two

    Good Class Bungalows at Bishopsgate and

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    Swettenham Road, which were sold for $33

    million and $23.52 million respectively, said

    Wong. Wong believes that if the cooling

    measures are lifted, the affordability of homes

    will increase and this would encouragedemand.

    (Source: Business Times)

    Commercial

    ERA Realty an d Pr o pNex r ep or t ed  

    s u b s ta nt ial p r o fi ts d u e t o ec o n o m i es o f    

    sca le  

    ERA Realty and PropNex have recorded a

    10.6% and 3.8% increase in profits after tax

    respectively, as the organisations were able

    to reap the benefitsof economies of scale. According to the Business Times, larger 

    agencies such as ERA Realty and PropNex

    are able to provide value-added services that

    are difficult to be replicated by smaller firms.

    Despite a 9.9% fall in revenue in 2014,  ERA’s

    profits were propped up by higher-margin

    investment sales and commercial

    transactions. On the other hand, PropNexhad reaped a $7.9 million profit due to a cut in

    headcount as it streamlined its processes.

    Yet, OrangeTee suffered a net loss of 

    $690,000 for FY 2014. The agency has said it

    will improve on branding, training, project

    marketing and research to boost revenues. According to the Business Times, over 50

    agencies and 4,000 real estate agents had

    exited the market in the last year as the

    market shrank. However, as of January 1st

    this year, there are 1,369 licensed agencies

    and 30,830 registered salespersons with the

    Council of Estate Agencies.

    (Source: Business Times)

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    Non-Landed Residential Resale Property Transactions for the Week of May 20  – May 26

    Postal

    DistrictProject Name

    Area

    (sqft)

    Transacted

    Price ($)

    Price

    ($ psf)Tenure

    1 THE CLIFT 527 1,050,000 1,991 99

    2 ICON 560 1,030,000 1,840 99

    3 THE METROPOLITAN CONDOMINIUM 1,356 1,515,000 1,117 99

    5 THE MAYLEA 1,012 1,190,000 1,176 FH

    5 CLEMENTIWOODS CONDOMINIUM 1,055 1,230,000 1,166 99

    5 MONTEREY PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,367 1,500,000 1,097 999

    5 BUONA LODGE 1,647 1,696,410 1,030 FH

    5 THE PARC CONDOMINIUM 2,648 2,550,000 963 FH

    7 CONCOURSE SKYLINE 829 1,480,000 1,786 99

    8 CAVAN SUITES 377 610,000 1,619 FH

    8 MERA SPRINGS 1,550 2,050,000 1,323 FH

    8 TYRWHITT 139 947 1,050,000 1,108 FH

    9 SCOTTS SQUARE 624 2,250,893 3,605 FH

    9 SCOTTS SQUARE 635 2,084,832 3,283 FH

    9 PARC EMILY 549 1,045,000 1,904 FH

    9 NEWTON EDGE 797 1,352,000 1,697 FH

    9 WATERMARK ROBERTSON QUAY 1,302 2,118,000 1,626 FH

    9 8 @ MOUNT SOPHIA 861 1,390,000 1,614 103

    9 8 @ MOUNT SOPHIA 1,378 2,150,000 1,560 103

    9 ASPEN HEIGHTS 1,324 1,970,000 1,488 999

    10 TOMLINSON HEIGHTS 2,745 7,655,000 2,789 FH

    10 GRANGE RESIDENCES   2,852 7,300,000 2,559 FH

    10 GOODWOOD RESIDENCE 2,680 6,600,000 2,462 FH

    Postal

    DistrictProject Name

    Area

    (sqft)

    Transacted

    Price ($)

    Price

    ($ psf)Tenure

    10 GOODWOOD RESIDENCE 1,970 4,508,595 2,289 FH

    10 GOODWOOD RESIDENCE 1,948 4,250,000 2,181 FH

    10 ASTRID MEADOWS 2,045 3,400,000 1,662 FH

    10 SHANGHAI ONE 883 1,440,000 1,631 FH

    10 BALMORAL 8 1,905 3,100,000 1,627 FH

    10 THE BALMORAL SPRING 1,076 1,680,000 1,561 FH

    10 PINEWOOD GARDENS 2,024 3,050,000 1,507 FH

    10 PALM SPRING 947 1,400,000 1,478 FH

    10 THE TESSARINA 1,012 1,480,000 1,463 FH

    10 CRYSTAL TOWER 8,740 8,500,000 972 FH

    11 PARK INFINIA AT WEE NAM 1,001 1,884,000 1,882 FH

    11 PARK INFINIA AT WEE NAM 1,130 1,890,000 1,672 FH

    11 368 THOMSON 689 1,150,000 1,669 FH

    11 L'VIV 2,530 4,200,000 1,660 FH

    11 THE LINC 947 1,480,000 1,562 FH

    12 SKYSUITES17 366 650,000 1,776 FH

    12 TRELLIS TOWERS 710 1,015,000 1,429 FH

    12 RIO GARDENS 1,195 1,315,000 1,101 FH

    14 WATERBANK AT DAKOTA 1,130 1,660,000 1,469 99

    14 VACANZA @ EAST 484 690,000 1,425 FH

    14 ATRIUM RESIDENCES 947 946,000 999 FH

    14 ASTON MANSIONS   1,302 1,050,000 806 99

    15 THE WATERSIDE   2,400 3,435,000 1,431 FH

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    NOTE: This data only covers non-landed residential resale propertytransactions with caveats lodged with the Singapore Land Authority.Typically, caveats are lodged at least 2-3 weeks after a purchasersigns an OTP, hence the lagged nature of the data.

    Postal

    DistrictProject Name

    Area

    (sqft)

    Transacted

    Price ($)

    Price

    ($ psf)Tenure

    15 11 AMBER ROAD 1,507 1,900,000 1,261 FH

    15 THE TREELINE 797 1,000,000 1,255 FH

    15 KING'S MANSION 1,808 2,158,000 1,193 FH

    15 RESIDENCE 118 840 915,000 1,090 FH

    15 PARK EAST 1,970 2,128,000 1,080 FH

    16 CASA MERAH 990 1,215,000 1,227 99

    16 BAYSHORE PARK 936 870,000 929 99

    16 THE BAYSHORE 1,012 940,000 929 99

    17 DAHLIA PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,281 1,075,000 839 FH

    17 EDELWEISS PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,281 980,000 765 FH

    18 DOUBLE BAY RESIDENCES 1,561 1,580,000 1,012 99

    18 LIVIA 915 905,000 989 99

    19 KOVAN MELODY 1,292 1,400,000 1,084 99

    19 PARC VERA 1,141 1,155,000 1,012 99

    19 NOUVELLE PARK 1,195 1,150,000 963 FH

    19 CHILTERN PARK 1,518 1,385,000 913 99

    19 REGENTVILLE 1,152 925,000 803 99

    19 EVERGREEN PARK 1,044 780,000 747 99

    20 GOLDENHILL PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,335 1,790,000 1,341 FH

    21 CASA ESPERANZA 2,024 2,900,000 1,433 FH

    21 MAPLEWOODS 980 1,250,000 1,276 FH21 1 KING ALBERT PARK   1,421 1,650,000 1,161 FH

    21 SYMPHONY HEIGHTS   969 978,000 1,010 FH

    Postal

    DistrictProject Name

    Area

    (sqft)

    Transacted

    Price ($)

    Price

    ($ psf)Tenure

    21 HILLVIEW GREEN 1,615 1,500,000 929 999

    22 PARK VIEW MANSION 1,119 730,000 652 99

    23 HAZEL PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,528 1,520,000 994 99923 HAZEL PARK CONDOMINIUM 1,389 1,295,000 933 999

    26 MEADOWS @ PEIRCE   1,195 1,320,000 1,105 FH

    28 MIMOSA PARK   1,894 1,585,000 837 FH

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