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Ho Bee, MCL launching Parvis condo at $1,480 psf average

Posted on 5 Nov 2009 | Comments Off on Ho Bee, MCL launching Parvis condo at $1,480 psf average

As other developers mull over whether to release new projects this quarter or hold back until 2010, Ho Bee and MCL Land have moved to launch their Parvis condo at Holland Hill this week.

Parvis: 85 of the 248 units in the freehold project are being released, with absolute prices ranging from $1.62m for a 990 sq ft unit to $3.02m for a 1,991 sq ft unit

The average price is about $1,480 per sq ft for the initial batch of 85 units. The 12-storey freehold project has 248 units.

The pricing is considered fair for the location, said a property consultant who is not marketing Parvis, adding that it could easily be $1,500-1,600 psf on average.

The Lush on Holland Hill nearby is selling for about $1,500 psf on average. In the secondary market, units at Waterfall Gardens in Farrer Road are changing hands for about $1,450-1,500 psf.

The 85 units MCL Land and Ho Bee are releasing at Parvis will be priced between $1,400 psf and $1,600 psf. In absolute terms, prices range from $1.62 million for a two-bedroom unit of 990 sq ft to $3.02 million for a four-bedder of 1,991 sq ft. Continue reading →

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In dollar terms, ‘09 home sales pale before record of ‘07

Posted on 30 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on In dollar terms, ‘09 home sales pale before record of ‘07

Volumes may be as high, but units sold this year are smaller and less expensive

Numbers tell only half the story. While developers are heading towards the record number of private homes sold in 2007, CB Richard Ellis says that the total transaction value of primary market sales in 2009 so far – at about $11.2 billion – is only about half the $23 billion worth of new homes sold in the peak year of 2007.

The smaller value of total private homes sold by developers this year reflects the fact that mass-market homes have hogged the limelight this year, unlike 2007, when the spotlight was on the luxury market.

Median prices per unit transacted, both in absolute dollar as well as per square foot terms, have also been lower this year compared with 2007. With the focus on small-format units to move sales, the median size of units sold so far this year is also smaller than in 2007.

CBRE based its analysis on caveats data captured up to Oct 27 in Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Realis system.

This year, the strongest quarterly showing was in Q3, when developers sold about $5.8 billion worth of private homes, up from $1.36 billion in Q1 and $4.05 billion in Q2.

This pick-up has much to do with the stages of recovery in home buying. Continue reading →

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