West Coast Vale

The cost of finished condos in Singapore rose by 0.1% in September, from the preceding month. This development was highlighted by West Coast EL Development Condo flash reports for the Singapore Residential Price Index unveiled on Wednesday, by the National University of Singapore.

Whilst the rise in West Coast Vale EL Development has interrupted a run of five consecutive months of price drops (starting in April) and provided a more optimistic outlook after a 0.7% monthly dip according to a revised index values, it is still not good enough to change the minds of market observers who expect detrimental strains on West Coast Vale Condo private market to remain unchanged.

Across the country, finished condos have recorded month on month price drops for 9/10 of the past twelve months, according to statistics released by the SRPI.

EL Development West Coast Vale Condo

Last month, the 0.4% and 0.3% price returns posted by small scale units of as much as 506 sq ft and the non-central area units (not inclusive of smaller units) were considered to be a momentary hiccup in EL Development West Coast Condo. The two sectors both recorded price drops of 0.1% and 0.8%, respectively.

The cost of finished units in high profile areas (not including smaller units) – regions like Districts one to four and nine to eleven – recorded a 0.4% dip last month, after a 0.3% drop in August.

The NUS SRPI monitors a static predefined basket over a given time frame, which is why it considers first time sales and a greater amount of resales, and it employed hedonic regression as a way to predict West Coast Vale EL Development prices.

According to a specialist, the price rise of smaller units is an ‘unpredictable event,’ but that it does not change the overarching solidity of the sector, especially in light of the number of condo units finished in 2014.

EL Development West Coast Condo

The HDB property landlords who purchased the smallest units might have left them unused for twelve months or longer, as their West Coast Vale Condo completion will almost certainly mean that they sell for a breakeven sum or even generate a little extra. These property owners are more and more willing to reduce their price demands as time goes on.

The price of completed units within the non-central areas are also predicted to undergo an overall monthly price drop or experience inactivity, as a result of more suburban condos being brought onto the market and making competition more fierce in EL Development Condo.

The chief of ERA Realty, Eugene Lim, blamed the price hike of finished units in non-central regions on a deficit of high profile project take offs in September – this drew buyer focus to the resale market.

Yet, generally speaking, low level price changes are predicted for the near future, in line with the kind of properties which make it onto the market.

West Coast Vale Condo

Lim said: “The growing amount of EL Development West Coast Condo condo completions, on top of the cooling policies which the government refuses to relax, the detrimental strain on property prices is likely to move into next year.”

The convoluted events of small scale price reductions have yet to inflame the interest of buyers or offer any obviously valuable purchasing avenues. There is an elevated chance, next year, for a significant and more extreme price reduction of somewhere around 5-10% per quarter.

The dramatic change in the price of finished units might occur in the second quarter of next year or the third. It will hopefully appeal to shrewd EL Development Condo investors, even though prices can ricochet rapidly following a notable rise in demand and house prices are slashed.
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Lease Buyback

A sharp rise was seen for Lease Buyback Scheme applications after recent changes kicked in from April that allowed for more flexibility and made more households eligible in Lew Lian CDL New Condo. The scheme was brought into play in 2009 but has been revamped many times. It allows elderly apartment Lorong Lew Lian Condo owners to be able to sell a portion of their lease back to the HDB to add to their income for retirement.

Replying to the query put forth by The Strait Times, the Housing & Development Board stated that during the 6 month month period (April through September) that occurred after the most recent round of changes, they received 779 applications, figure that is over double the 369 that were received in 2013, which was the last time Serangoon Condo Lew Lian CDL New Condo scheme had been updated.

New Buyback at Lorong Lew Lian Condo

Nearly 50% of these new applications came from owners of 4 room apartments. It was after April that the 359 household applicants became eligible for the scheme. Prior to this, the scheme eligibility was for 3 room and smaller Lew Lian CDL New Condo, which covered 35% of elderly Housing & Development Board homes. With this most recent change it now covers 75%.

Another change that was made was the raising of the monthly income ceiling for households, which went from $3,000 to $10,000in April, and then to $12,000 for August. Out of these new applications, 60 of them came from flat owner who had gone over the $3,000 income ceiling previously.

Other changes were made as well, such as presenting a choice in the leasing lengths to be retained so long as the youngest owner would be covered until they were at least 95 years old, and being given more upfront cash from the proceeds.

Lew Lian CDL New Condo

Applications generally take about 3 months for processing. Out of the households that applied after the changes were made in April, 251 of these were successful.

It isn’t every application that will end up with a buy back though for Lorong Lew Lian Condo Hong Leong, because the eligibility of each household needs to be confirmed by the Housing & Development Board, as well as provide each with personal financial counselling in order to assist the applicants in making a final decision that is a well informed one in Lorong Lew Lian Condo CDL.

Koh Sai Choo, who is a 66 year old former factory worker, is one of the applicants who has taken up the scheme, applying back in June when she became eligible to do so. A resident of Tampines, Ms. Koh is unmarried and resides in a 4 room apartment on her own and had been planning to apply to this scheme for quite some time. She shared that she is not working any longer and feels it is a good idea to have a steady monthly income for Hong Leong Holdings Condo.

Upper Serangoon Condo Nex Shopping Centre

Ms. Koh has 68 years still left on her lease and 38 years ago sold back for around $200,000 to the HDB. Out of this amount $147,000 went to her retirement account at Central Provident Fund. Over $50,000 was paid out to her in cash. She used her retirement savings account to purchase a life plan at CPF, a plan that will give her family a $761 monthly payout. She said it was a big help to her knowing she would receive money each month and would not have to move, allowing her to grow old there for Hong Leong Holdings Condo.
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