民間住宅の価格が上昇 1.5% 第2四半期の四半期ごと 2019, 5年ぶりの高値.
いくつかの興味深い観察:
- 第2四半期に外国人の購入が増加, 外国人が購入する非上陸住宅の数が増加している 46.2% 前四半期から. 最も知名度の高い購入者はジェームズダイソンでしょう, ほとんど落とした人 $120 million for the most expensive penthouse in Singapore and a Good Class Bungalow (GCB). Amid global economic uncertainty with Brexit and the ongoing US-China trade war, this can be seen as a sign of confidence that foreign investors have in Singapore’s continued growth and stability.
- しかしながら, 82% of the transactions were made by Singaporean buyers, with Permanent Residents (PRs) and foreigners a distant 12% そして 6% それぞれ. This underscores the strong demand from Singaporeans buying homes for their own stay, buoyed in no small part by the billions that thousands of homeowners have received from the en bloc sales in 2016-2018.
- Prices are forecast to remain stable or even post moderate growth of up to 5% for the entire year of 2019. Sure, that’s all very modest compared to the 7.9% gain in 2018, but this comes after the latest round of cooling measures in July 2018 and headwinds in the global and local economy.
- Effects of cooling measures are only felt for a short term – 約 6 months, going by the trend we have seen in the last 3 rounds of cooling measures.
The property market is going strong, defying the expectations of many. Perhaps Morgan Stanley will prove to be right after all.
