Residential Rents To Face Downward Pressure In The Coming Months

Residential rents in Singapore are anticipated to remain encountering downward stress over the coming weeks, stated Singapore Business Review citing JLL.

This comes as leasing demand will likely compromise dued to the fact that the recurring economic slowdown and also border control procedures are lowering the supply of constrained renters within the marketplace.

JLL noted that for the very first time in 13 years, net absorption of nonpublic residential properties transformed unfavorable in the second quarter, suggesting weak renting demand due to worsening business problems impacting the wages as well as work of expatriates.

In reduction, reduced conclusion levels together with some withdrawals caused adverse net fresh supply, which maintained job numbers unmodified at 5.4% in Q2.

With this, the property rental index fell 1.2% in Q2, turning around Q1’s 1.1% jump. Rents for landed residences declined by -2.3% during the quarter under evaluation, while non-landed rental index softened by 1.1%.

As developers kicked off no brand-new project, the quarter only saw 1,852 brand-new private homes released, down 11.5% quarter-on-quarter as well as 26% year-on-year. Of those launched, 1,713 units were moved, which represents a 20.3% quarter-on-quarter decline. But while new house sales quantity slowed down in April and May, it posted a rebound in June.

URA revealed that the number of unsold units stood at 28,143 in Q2, down 4.3% quarter-on-quarter and 25.2% year-on-year. JLL stated this marks the 5th consecutive quarter of dropping unsold supply on the back of continual transactions within the main market.

” The continued easing of unsold supply is a healthy and balanced development as surplus is being reduced. It is still of concern to property developers that are facing challenges in pushing sales in the middle of mindful Klimt Cairnhill Showflat need and also market unpredictabilities,”