The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released today the real estate statistics for 2nd Quarter 20181.
PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Private residential market at a glance:
* Figures exclude Executive Condominium (ECs)
Prices and Rentals
Prices of private residential properties increased by 3.4% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 3.9% increase in the previous quarter.
Property Price Index of private residential properties
Prices of landed properties rose by 4.1% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 1.9% increase in the previous quarter. Prices of non-landed properties rose by 3.2%, compared with the 4.4% increase in the previous quarter.
Prices of non-landed properties in Core Central Region (CCR) increased by 0.9% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 5.5% increase in the previous quarter. Prices of non-landed properties in Rest of Central Region (RCR) increased by 5.6%, compared with the 1.2% increase in the previous quarter. Prices of non-landed properties in Outside Central Region (OCR) increased by 3.0%, compared with the 5.6% increase in the previous quarter (see Annexes A-1, A-2 & A-62).
Rentals of private residential properties increased by 1.0% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 0.3% increase in the previous quarter.
Rental Index of private residential properties
Rentals of landed properties increased by 3.6% in 2nd Quarter 2018, after remaining unchanged in the previous quarter. Rentals of non-landed properties increased by 0.6%, compared with the 0.3% increase in the previous quarter.
Rentals of non-landed properties in CCR increased by 0.8%, compared with the 0.6% increase in the previous quarter. Rentals in RCR increased by 0.4%, compared with the 0.3% decrease in the previous quarter. Rentals in OCR increased by 0.8%, compared with the 0.7% increase in the previous quarter (see Annexes A-3 & A-4).
Launches and Take-up
Developers launched 2,437 uncompleted private residential units (excluding ECs) for sale in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with 921 units in the previous quarter (see Annex C-1).
Developers sold 2,366 private residential units (excluding ECs) in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 1,581 units sold in the previous quarter (see Annex D).
Number of private housing units launched and sold by developers (excluding ECs)
Developers launched 628 EC units for sale in 2nd Quarter 2018. 762 EC units were sold in the quarter (see Annex F). In comparison, developers did not launch any EC units and sold 261 EC units in the previous quarter.
Resales and Sub-sales
There were 4,700 resale transactions in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 3,666 units transacted in the previous quarter. Resale transactions accounted for 65.4% of all sale transactions in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with 68.8% in the previous quarter (see Annex D).
There were 120 sub-sale transactions in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 81 units transacted in the previous quarter. Sub-sales accounted for 1.7% of all sale transactions in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with 1.5% in the previous quarter (see Annex D).
Number of resale and sub-sale transactions for private residential units (excluding ECs)
As at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, there was a total supply of 45,003 uncompleted private residential units (excluding ECs) in the pipeline with planning approvals3, compared with the 40,330 units in the previous quarter (see Annexes E-1 & E-24). Of this number, 26,943 units remained unsold as at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, up from 23,514 units in the previous quarter (see Annexes B-1 & B-2).
After adding the supply of 2,518 EC units in the pipeline, there were 47,521 units in the pipeline with planning approvals (see Annex E-3). Of the EC units in the pipeline, 18 units remained unsold. In total, 26,961 units with planning approvals (including ECs) remained unsold, up from 24,193 units in the previous quarter.
Total number of unsold private residential units in the pipeline
Based on the expected completion dates reported by developers, 7,130 units (including ECs) will be completed in the second half of 2018. Another 9,510 units (including ECs) will be completed in 2019.
Pipeline supply of private residential units and ECs by expected year of completion
Note: 3,304 private residential units and 3,626 executive condominiums were completed (i.e. obtained TOP) in 1H2018.
The redevelopment of the large number of private residential developments sold en-bloc since 2016 will add a significant number of new housing units to the supply pipeline.
As at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, there were 26,961 unsold units with planning approval5, up from 24,193 units as at the end of 1st Quarter 2018. In addition, there is a potential supply of 19,500 units (including ECs) from Government Land Sales (GLS) sites and awarded en-bloc sale sites that have not been granted planning approval yet. They comprise (a) about 8,400 units from awarded GLS sites and Confirmed List sites that have not been awarded yet, and (b) about 11,100 units from awarded en-bloc sale sites6. A large part of this new supply of 19,500 units could be made available for sale later this year or next year, and will be completed from 2021 onwards.
Stock and Vacancy
The stock of completed private residential units (excluding ECs) increased by 1,152 units in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with an increase of 1,296 units in the previous quarter. The stock of occupied private residential units (excluding ECs) increased by 1,994 units in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with an increase of 2,950 units in the previous quarter. As a result, the vacancy rate of completed private residential units (excluding ECs) decreased to 7.1% at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with 7.4% in the previous quarter (see Annex E-1).
Stock and vacancy of private residential units (excluding ECs)
Vacancy rates of completed private residential properties at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018 in CCR, RCR and OCR were 10.9%, 7.7% and 5.0% respectively, compared with the 11.6%, 8.3% and 4.9% in the previous quarter (see Annex E-4).
OFFICE SPACE
Office market at a glance:
Prices of office space increased by 1.9% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 1.3% increase in the previous quarter (see Annex A-1). Rentals of office space increased by 1.6% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the 2.6% increase in the previous quarter (see Annexes A-3 & A-5).
Property Price Index of office space in Central region
Rental Index of office space in Central region
Supply in the Pipeline
As at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, there was a total supply of about 725,000 sq m GFA of office space in the pipeline, compared with the 791,000 sq m GFA of office space in the pipeline in the previous quarter (see Annexes E-1 & E-2).
Pipeline supply of office space
Note: 94,729 sqm of office space was completed (i.e. granted TOP) in 1H2018
The amount of occupied office space increased by 74,000 sq m (nett) in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the increase of 14,000 sq m (nett) in the previous quarter. The stock of office space increased by 60,000 sq m (nett) in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the increase of 11,000 sq m (nett) in the previous quarter. As a result, the island-wide vacancy rate of office space dropped to 12.2% at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, from 12.5% at the end of the previous quarter (see Annexes A-5 & E-1).
Stock and vacancy of office space
RETAIL SPACE
Retail market at a glance:
Prices of retail space decreased by 1.3% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the increase of 0.1% in the previous quarter (see Annex A-1). Rentals of retail space decreased by 1.1% in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the increase of 0.1% in the previous quarter (see Annexes A-3 & A-5).
Property Price Index of retail space in Central region
Rental Index of retail space in Central region
As at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, there was a total supply of 498,000 sq m GFA of retail space from projects in the pipeline, compared with the 530,000 sq m GFA of retail space in the pipeline in the previous quarter (see Annexes E-1 & E-2).
Pipeline supply of retail space
Note: 59,663 sqm of retail space was completed (i.e. granted TOP) in 1H2018.
The amount of occupied retail space increased by 21,000 sq m (nett) in 2nd Quarter 2018, after remaining unchanged in the previous quarter. The stock of retail space increased by 10,000 sq m (nett) in 2nd Quarter 2018, compared with the increase of 11,000 sq m (nett) in the previous quarter. As a result, the island-wide vacancy rate of retail space decreased to 7.3% at the end of 2nd Quarter 2018, from 7.5% at the end of the previous quarter (see Annexes A-5 & E-1).
Stock and vacancy of retail space
URA’S REAL ESTATE INFORMATION SERVICE
More detailed information on the price and rental indices, supply in the pipeline, stock and vacancy rates of the various property sectors can be found in the Real Estate Information System (REALIS), an online database of URA.
More information on REALIS can be found at https://www.ura.gov.sg/reis/index.
Summary of Key Information for 2nd Quarter 2018
Annex A-2 [PDF, 18kb]
Annex A-4 [PDF, 20kb]