Foreign buyers are streaming back into the private homes market in growing numbers, especially those from China.
They account for 22.7% of such sales in Q3, above the 19.7% average
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FOREIGN BUYERS ON THE RISE
FOREIGN buyers are streaming back into the private homes market in growing numbers, especially those from China.
New research from property consultancy Savills Singapore shows foreigners accounted for 22.7 per cent of private home sales in the third quarter – above the 19.7 per cent average since the start of 2000.
Buyers from China have dislodged those from India for the No. 3 spot in the rankings this year with a contribution of nearly 15 per cent of total foreign purchases. This puts China just behind Indonesia in the second spot and Malaysia at No. 1
In the past two years, India had been in third spot, but it has slipped to fourth.
Last year, buyers from China had moved up to the No. 4 spot, dislodging buyers from Britain.
Buyers from Myanmar featured more strongly, coming in at No. 8. They did not make it to the top 10 last year, and were 10th in 2007.
In the July to September period, foreign buyers – including permanent residents – lodged 2,448 private home caveats, a key step to buying a home.
This is up from 1,807 caveats in the second quarter and just 498 in the first, according to data compiled by Savills. Continue reading
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