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    Published November 24, 2009

    Upgraders sidelined as home prices soar: DTZ

    But private home dwellers enjoyed the party in Q3, buying more and paying more

    By EMILYN YAP


    (SINGAPORE) HDB upgraders account for a shrinking share of private home transactions as property prices rise and mass-market launches taper off.

    In contrast, private housing dwellers are buying more property as economic sentiment improves, keeping the real estate market afloat.

    According to property consultancy DTZ, buyers with HDB addresses picked up 4,065 private homes in the third quarter. This was 73 units or 1.8 per cent more than in the preceding quarter.

    Though still rising in number, these deals are making up a smaller proportion of all sales. They accounted for 37 per cent of private home transactions in Q3, down from 44 per cent in Q2 and the recent peak of 56 per cent in Q1.

    This reflects 'the diminishing buying power of HDB upgraders' as property prices rise, DTZ says. It notes that prices of private resale homes have climbed 9-22 per cent from their lows in Q1.

    ERA Asia-Pacific associate director Eugene Lim points out that there were fewer mass-market launches in Q3. Encouraged by rising resale flat prices, HDB upgraders had gone for these more affordable projects in the early part of the year, reviving the property market.

    But in October, the pricier Core Central Region (CCR) trumped other parts of the island in terms of the number of new private homes launched and sold. Developers pushed out 339 units in CCR, surpassing 40 in the Rest of Central Region (RCR) and 187 in the Outside Central Region (OCR).

    Developers also sold 311 units in CCR, compared with 249 in RCR and 251 in OCR.

    The buying mood may be wearing thin among HDB upgraders, but it is still strong among private housing dwellers. DTZ found that buyers with private addresses picked up 6,837 units in Q3 - 1,846 units or 37 per cent up from the previous quarter.

    These deals accounted for 63 per cent of all transactions in Q3, rising from 56 per cent in Q2 and 44 per cent in Q1.

    Buyers with private addresses 'are more excited now', says Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL) head of South-east Asia research, Chua Yang Liang. This is the result of improving liquidity, buoyant stock markets and rosier economic sentiment, he says.

    Not only are private housing dwellers buying more units, they are also paying more. According to DTZ, 66 per cent of them bought units that cost more than $1 million in Q3.

    On the other hand, HDB upgraders had smaller budgets. The bulk of them - or 30 per cent - went for homes that cost between $600,001 and $800,000. Just 33 per cent of them paid more than $1 million.

    Some 90 per cent of transactions involving buyers with HDB addresses were for homes outside Districts 9, 10 and 11. Many of them were attracted to The Gale in the Upper Changi area, Trevista in Toa Payoh, and Parc Imperial in Pasir Panjang.

    Separately, analysing transactions in Q3 according to buyers' nationalities, DTZ found more foreigners were acquiring nests here.

    There were 1,069 private home transactions involving foreigners, up 52 per cent from 703 in Q2 and more than six times 174 in Q1.

    These deals accounted for 10 per cent of all transactions in Q3, up from 8 per cent in Q2. During the 2007 boom, this figure hit 13 per cent.

    Singapore permanent residents (PRs) also became more active in the property market in Q3.

    They accounted for 1,404 private home transactions, 27 per cent more than the 1,104 in Q2.

    Among foreigners and PRs, Malaysians bought the most homes, accounting for 26 per cent of transactions. Indonesians took second place with a 19 per cent share, followed by mainland Chinese and Indians, with 14 and 12 per cent shares respectively.

    Companies are also ramping up property purchases.

    DTZ says the number of corporate transactions jumped more than four times to 225 in Q3.


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    第三季私人房屋买家中 组屋提升者减至37%
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    星期二, 24-11-2009

    楼价的回升,削弱了组屋提升者的购买能力。2009年第一季,购买私人房屋的买家,有56%的注册地址在政府组屋。但是,到了第三季只有37%的买家住在政府组屋

    戴德梁行(DTZ)昨天发表的第三季报告说,组屋提升者的购屋比率虽然在过去半年下跌了,但还是比2007年楼市巅峰期时的22%来得高。

    该公司的数据显示,今年第三季,有6837个私人房屋单位是由住在私人房屋的人士购买的,只有超过4065个单位是由住在组屋的人士买下。

    在4065个单位中,大约三分之二(66%)的售价低于100万元。这个比率也比今年第二季的74%来得低。他们(30%)最愿意购买的房子,是价位介于60万元至80万元。

    相对来说,住在私人房子的买家,有66%愿意购买价格在100万元以上的房子。


    樟宜路上段的The Gale公寓,是受组屋提升者青睐的其中一个项目。

    由于第9、10和11邮区的房价较高,因此,组屋提升者所购买的房子大多(90%)位于非黄金地区。最受他们青睐的项目包括樟宜路上段的The Gale和大巴窑一带的沁园(Trevista),这两个项目的中位价格分别为每平方英尺696元和940元。

    不过,位于市区边缘的Parc Imperial也相当受组屋提升者欢迎。这个项目的每平方英尺中位价为1254元,但因为大多数单位是只有一两卧房式的迷你公寓,所以也受到许多组屋提升者的追捧。整个项目的60个单位中,有56个单位的售价低于100万元。

    戴德梁行说,自今年第一季以来,本地二手楼价已经回升了9%至22%。如果跟第二季比较,楼价则回升了6%至11%。

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