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    Default Foreign investments in S'pore property at nine-year high

    http://news.asiaone.com/news/busines...nine-year-high

    Mega office deals helped drive foreign investment in local real estate to its highest level since 2007. About $8.85 billion from overseas has been pumped into Singapore property so far this year - the best result since the $15.27 billion outlay in 2007, before the global financial crisis hit. - See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/busines....xJrQwHoL.dpuf

    Analysts say the pace of foreign investment could well carry over into next year, depending on how the economy fares.

    The influx of foreign funds is due partly to the view of Singapore as a safer investment destination in a world roiled by uncertainties.

    "It could be due to global market volatility as a result of Brexit and the oil and gas sector. Foreign investors see Singapore as a defensive play where investment is fairly protected due to the strength of the Singdollar," said Ms Christine Li, research director at Cushman & Wakefield.

    The data from property consultancy CBRE, which records investment deals over $10 million in value, shows foreign expenditure at $8.85 billion, accounting for 41.7 per cent of total property spending so far this year. That was up by 62 per cent from foreign investment sales of about $5.46 billion last year, CBRE told The Sunday Times.

    It was also markedly higher than the foreign investment volume of $4.67 billion in 2014.

    The office sector drew the most interest - 76.5 per cent or about $6.77 billion of the foreign capital spent so far in 2016, noted CBRE.

    - See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/busines....xJrQwHoL.dpuf

    "Over the next three, four years, there's... very little new office space being completed... The more forward-looking investors are looking at that period of little supply, which will then result in rental growth," said Mr Jeremy Lake, executive director for investment properties at CBRE Singapore. Real estate consultancy Edmund Tie & Company said investors typically look towards 2020, when the market is projected to pick up. A huge chunk of foreign investment went into the Asia Square Tower One deal in June, when the Qatar Investment Authority stumped up nearly $3.4 billion for the trophy asset in Marina Bay. Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group's unit, Wealthy Link, smashed public land sales tender records with its $2.57 billion bid last month for a white site in Central Boulevard, also in Marina Bay. Foreign investors have also been active in the residential sector, notably Chinese developer Qingjian Realty's $638 million purchase of Shunfu Ville via a collective sale in May. It also won the tender for a mixed development site in Bukit Batok West for $301 million in the same month. Those deals led to Qatar, Malaysia and China being the top three sources of foreign investment in real estate here so far this year. Consultancy JLL noted that slower economic growth and efforts to cool the property market have weighed on the real estate sector in recent years. "During this period, other major markets across Asia have experienced a strong market upturn, making Singapore an increasingly attractive investment proposition on a relative basis," said Mr Greg Hyland, head of capital markets, Singapore at JLL. Mr Hyland said foreign investment volume in 2017 could keep pace with this year's activity, but "the recent run-up in long-term interest rates will see investors cautiously pricing opportunities". The market next year could get a boost from Jurong Point mall which is on the market, and Asia Square Tower Two - for which its owner BlackRock is said to be sussing out interest from potential buyers. - See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/busines....xJrQwHoL.dpuf


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    If foreigners come in and Singaporeans pick up on buying, the market will quickly get heat up again and new CMs will be required. My guess is tax private property buyers for this round for all kinds of properties. Across the board increase in stamp duty, regardless of property count?

    That's why MAS advised and recommended to be prudent and invest in SSB instead. Never force the Govt hand!
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    IMHO, fat hope lah!
    Commercial properties are really HOT (because those foreign investors are discriminated from investing in residential properties)! But no cooling measures is expected for commercial properties!
    If there are, OCR commercial malls will not fetch >$30 psf of retail rental (which is almost same as CCR malls)!
    Did you see OCR private residential rental fetching >$5 psf (like in CCR)? Ha ha ha!

    Meanwhile, residential properties will continue to drop, and OCR private properties will CRASH in next few years!


    Quote Originally Posted by Kelonguni View Post
    If foreigners come in and Singaporeans pick up on buying, the market will quickly get heat up again and new CMs will be required. My guess is tax private property buyers for this round for all kinds of properties. Across the board increase in stamp duty, regardless of property count?

    That's why MAS advised and recommended to be prudent and invest in SSB instead. Never force the Govt hand!

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    My hope is for Singaporeans to be prudent. Place spare funds in SSB. Do not show hand with the authority. Don't rush.

    Surely that is not too much to ask for?

    Quote Originally Posted by teddybear View Post
    IMHO, fat hope lah!
    Commercial properties are really HOT (because those foreign investors are discriminated from investing in residential properties)! But no cooling measures is expected for commercial properties!
    If there are, OCR commercial malls will not fetch >$30 psf of retail rental (which is almost same as CCR malls)!
    Did you see OCR private residential rental fetching >$5 psf (like in CCR)? Ha ha ha!

    Meanwhile, residential properties will continue to drop, and OCR private properties will CRASH in next few years!
    The three laws of Kelonguni:

    Where there is kelong, there is guni.
    No kelong no guni.
    More kelong = more guni.

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    Default Foreign investments in Singapore property at nine-year high

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    Foreign investments in Singapore property at nine-year high

    Dec 4, 2016

    City-state seen as safer investment destination in turbulent world

    Wong Siew Ying


    Mega office deals helped drive foreign investment in local real estate to its highest level since 2007.

    About $8.85 billion from overseas has been pumped into Singapore property so far this year - the best result since the $15.27 billion outlay in 2007, before the global financial crisis hit.

    Analysts say the pace of foreign investment could well carry over into next year, depending on how the economy fares.

    The influx of foreign funds is due partly to the view of Singapore as a safer investment destination in a world roiled by uncertainties.

    "It could be due to global market volatility as a result of Brexit and the oil and gas sector. Foreign investors see Singapore as a defensive play where investment is fairly protected due to the strength of the Singdollar," said Ms Christine Li, research director at Cushman & Wakefield.

    The data from property consultancy CBRE, which records investment deals over $10 million in value, shows foreign expenditure at $8.85 billion, accounting for 41.7 per cent of total property spending so far this year. That was up by 62 per cent from foreign investment sales of about $5.46 billion last year, CBRE told The Sunday Times.

    It was also markedly higher than the foreign investment volume of $4.67 billion in 2014.

    The office sector drew the most interest - 76.5 per cent or about $6.77 billion of the foreign capital spent so far in 2016, noted CBRE.

    "Over the next three, four years, there's... very little new office space being completed... The more forward-looking investors are looking at that period of little supply, which will then result in rental growth," said Mr Jeremy Lake, executive director for investment properties at CBRE Singapore.

    Real estate consultancy Edmund Tie & Company said investors typically look towards 2020, when the market is projected to pick up.

    A huge chunk of foreign investment went into the Asia Square Tower One deal in June, when the Qatar Investment Authority stumped up nearly $3.4 billion for the trophy asset in Marina Bay.

    Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group's unit, Wealthy Link, smashed public land sales tender records with its $2.57 billion bid last month for a white site in Central Boulevard, also in Marina Bay.

    Foreign investors have also been active in the residential sector, notably Chinese developer Qingjian Realty's $638 million purchase of Shunfu Ville via a collective sale in May. It also won the tender for a mixed development site in Bukit Batok West for $301 million in the same month.

    Those deals led to Qatar, Malaysia and China being the top three sources of foreign investment in real estate here so far this year.

    Consultancy JLL noted that slower economic growth and efforts to cool the property market have weighed on the real estate sector in recent years.

    "During this period, other major markets across Asia have experienced a strong market upturn, making Singapore an increasingly attractive investment proposition on a relative basis," said Mr Greg Hyland, head of capital markets, Singapore at JLL.

    Mr Hyland said foreign investment volume in 2017 could keep pace with this year's activity, but "the recent run-up in long-term interest rates will see investors cautiously pricing opportunities".

    The market next year could get a boost from Jurong Point mall which is on the market, and Asia Square Tower Two - for which its owner BlackRock is said to be sussing out interest from potential buyers.


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