Category Archives: Property Price

Casa Merah apartments breach $800 psf mark

When casa merah was first launched in  April 2007, the apartments were sold for  between $600 psf and $700 psf along Marine Parade Road.

PDF Version Property transactions with contract dates from Sept 11 to Sep 18

Apartments at Casa Merah changed hands at above $800 psf in the secondary market between Sept 11 and 18. The surge in price was probably because of the successful launch of neighbouring Optima @ Tanah Merah in August. The new development, which will sit next to Casa Merah along Tanah Merah Kechil Avenue, saw apartments sold at above the $800 psf level.

As at end-August, all the units at The Optima were sold except for three penthouses. The apartments fetched between $603 and $1,071 psf, according to caveats lodged with URA Realis. The 99-year leasehold Optima, which has a total of 297 units, is a joint-venture development by Hong Leong Group and Japan’s Mitsui Fudosan.  The most recent sale completed on Aug 31 was for a unit measuring 969 sq ft, with two bedrooms and a study. The apartment on the 11th floor was sold for $851,100, or $879 psf. The highest transacted psf price for the Optima was for a one-bedroom apartment measuring 484 sq ft, also on the 11th floor — it sold for $1,061 psf. Continue reading

Sales of uncompleted private homes fall 36.6% in Sept

Sales of uncompleted private homes took another dip in September, the second month of decline, after hitting a record high in July where 2,772 units were sold.

A total of 1,143 units were sold last month, a 36.6 percent fall from August.

Market watchers said this level of activity is more sustainable going forward.

5,719 units were sold in the third quarter alone, more than the whole of last year.

But activity has tapered since, and observers said it is unlikely to test the record sales of 2,772 units in July going forward.

Analysts said that is partly due to the government’s anti-speculative measures that have kept speculators away.

At the same time, some developers have also delayed new launches during the Lunar Seventh Month period, which is a traditionally low season for the property market. Continue reading