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Pace of new home sales eases in Aug

Posted on 16 Sep 2009 | Comments Off on Pace of new home sales eases in Aug

Figure dips to 1,699 from July’s 2,772 but it’s still robust – it was 325 in Aug 2008
Interest in homes remains high with buyers picking up 203 units at the 235-unit Viva in Suffolk Walk last month. — ST FILE PHOTO

THE buying rush that galvanised home sales in July eased off last month, with 1,699 units of new private homes changing hands.

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That is still a robust number – only 325 units were sold in August last year – but well under the record 2,772 shifted at breakneck pace in July.

The slower pace of sales was possibly due to the onset of the Hungry Ghost Month, which prompted some developers to lie low as superstitious buyers stayed away. Continue reading →

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Home buyers ignore ghost month

Posted on 29 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Home buyers ignore ghost month

WHAT ghost month?

The traditional lull in home-buying activity during the Hungry Ghost month has been swept aside amid the current property market frenzy.

Buyers were out in force yesterday at the preview of Trevista, a new 590-unit condominium in Toa Payoh, a traditional heartland area.

A queue had formed at least 20 minutes before the showflat doors opened at 2pm. By 5pm, all 210 units released for sale had been snapped up by buyers.

Developer NTUC Choice Homes had said it would release just those units for sale this weekend at an average price of $898 per sq ft (psf). However, the response was so strong that it released another 190 units at higher prices just after 8pm, said a spokesman. She could not say how much higher the prices were. Continue reading →

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