Buyers snap up units at launch of Singapore's priciest suburban condo

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#1
I think Danny and Mr. Bay are pretty optimistic people - one believes he can rent out TWO units long-term for a profit while the other believes in price appreciations after TEN years. Someone should record this down and revisit 10 years/x years later. Tongue

The Straits Times
Apr 16, 2012
Buyers snap up units at launch of Singapore's priciest suburban condo


By Gan Yu Jia

It may be Singapore's most expensive suburban condo, but more than 100 units of CapitaLand's Moshe Safdie-designed Sky Habitat in Bishan were snapped up on the first weekend of its launch.

Out of the 180 units released for sale, 125 units were sold by 6pm yesterday. Eighty-three per cent of the buyers were Singaporeans who intend to live in the units, said chief executive of CapitaLand Residential Singapore Wong Heang Fine.

Average prices range from $1,747 per sq ft (psf) for a one-bedder to $1,642 psf for a four-bedder. This works out to $1.11 million for a 635 sq ft one-bedroom unit.

Visitors at the showroom told The Straits Times they were attracted to the design and location, despite the pricing and it being a 99-year leasehold project.

There was even a buyer, a sales executive who wanted to be known only as Danny, who toured the showflat only after he had bought two three-bedroom units - on the 33rd and 35th floors. 'Location-wise, it's very ideal. There's huge potential (for property) in Bishan - it's breaking records. Recently, there was a five-room (HDB) flat which was sold for $950,000.'

The 32-year-old, who intends to rent out both units, added he had 'not 1 per cent of regret' about his purchase after visiting the showroom.

Public servant Patrick Bay, who bought a two-room plus study pool-facing unit, said he was drawn to the project's unique design, especially its 'iconic structure'.

'The prices are steep, yes, but it's comfortable with the incentives given,' Mr Bay, 35, said, referring to the 3 per cent early bird promotion. He intends to live in the unit with his wife for 'at least 10 years', and is confident that the value will be higher if he eventually decides to sell it.

Mr Ku Swee Yong, chief executive of International Property Advisor, said the sales figures were a 'very good achievement', given that the average valuation of other 99-year leasehold condominiums in Bishan is between $1,000 psf and $1,200 psf.

But he had expected more robust sales given the initial hype. He suggested: 'Perhaps there is some investor fatigue in chasing up the high psf prices in the outskirts of Singapore.'
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#2
waos... $1.1m for a MM unit? :O
it makes the rest (other developers) MM units looks real cheap! :O
1) Try NOT to LOSE money!
2) Do NOT SELL in BEAR, BUY-BUY-BUY! invest in managements/companies that does the same!
3) CASH in hand is KING in BEAR! 
4) In BULL, SELL-SELL-SELL! 
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#3
Now the dilemma...

Believe media or analyst?

Media got vested interest since it's not polite to talk down client's project when they advertise full page colour ads in your papers....

LOL!

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DMG & Partners said the latest residential property project by Southeast Asia's largest property developer, CapitaLand Ltd , in Singapore's suburb of Bishan was priced at a lower than expected level.

The broker said the Sky Habitat project, designed by well known architect Moshe Safdie, was priced at between S$1,642-1,747 per square foot (psf) which was below market expectations of S$1,700-1,800 per square foot.

"We believe the take up for the initial project launch is somewhat below our expectations given the good location of the project, and the initial achieved average selling prices are also at the lower end of market expectations of S$1,700-S$1,800 psf," DMG said in a report.

Singapore property prices have rebounded sharply from the steep fall during the global financial crisis in 2009 and record low interest rates have boosted demand.

DMG maintained its neutral rating on CapitaLand with a target price of S$3.03 a share. The shares eased 0.3 percent to S$2.94 and have jumped about 33 percent so far this year, more than double the rise in the broader market.
Just google singapore man of leisure
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#4
Check with them a few weeks later on the cancellations of the deposits? :-)
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#5
Buyers should be foreigners! Where are the foreigners? Only foreigners deserve to buy at high prices!
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(16-04-2012, 01:36 PM)propertyinvestor Wrote: Buyers should be foreigners! Where are the foreigners? Only foreigners deserve to buy at high prices!

Logically, foreigners should not make up the bulk as there is an ABSD of 10%. It was reported that >80% of buyers were Singaporeans, and I am not surprised.

But would Singaporeans stump up mostly in cash or take up huge loans just to be able to "afford" it? That's the question.
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#7
> But would Singaporeans stump up mostly in cash or take up huge loans just to be able to "afford" it?

Some already have a few properties. So they bought at $1M. Value is at $1.5M per unit

So the excess of $500K additional value, bank allow them to borrow at 1.5% loan. This is collateral based loan. Very safe...

So there u have it... cheap cost credit based on appreciated value of loan
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#8
It is either easy credit

OR !!

they have not cut back the immigration of FT.

dat could explain how housing is still able to defy gravity despite many cooling measures.

so on one hand they adding water to douse some of the flame by placing restriction increasing more homes on to the market, on other hand they might also be adding more kerosene Big Grin
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(16-04-2012, 05:49 PM)Contrarian Wrote: So the excess of $500K additional value, bank allow them to borrow at 1.5% loan. This is collateral based loan. Very safe...

So there u have it... cheap cost credit based on appreciated value of loan

And when interest rates go up and value of collateral falls, that's when the house of cards collapses.... Tongue
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#10
May be greater fools will come for their redemptions, ha.
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