Residential Rents To Face Downward Pressure In The Coming Months

Residential rents in Singapore are projected to proceed dealing with downward tension over the coming months, revealed Singapore Business Review citing JLL.

This comes as subleting need will likely deteriorate given that the recurring economical slowdown and boundary control steps are decreasing the pool of limited lessees within the marketplace.

JLL noted that for the first time in 13 years, net absorption of nonpublic homes transformed adverse in the second quarter, showing weaker renting need as a result of aggravating business conditions impacting the wages as well as employment of expats.

In reduction, reduced completion Dairy Farm Residences Showflat degrees in addition to some withdrawals led to adverse net fresh supply, which kept job rate unmodified at 5.4% in Q2.

With this, the household rental index dropped 1.2% in Q2, reversing Q1’s 1.1% hike. Rental fees for landed residences decreased by -2.3% during the quarter under review, while non-landed rental index softened by 1.1%.

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

URA revealed that the variety of unsold units stood at 28,143 in Q2, down 4.3% quarter-on-quarter and 25.2% year-on-year. JLL claimed this marks the 5th consecutive quarter of dropping unsold inventory on the back of sustained transactions within the primary market.

” The continued easing of unsold supply is a healthy and balanced development as oversupply is being decreased. Nonetheless, it is still of issue to property developers who are dealing with challenges in moving sales in the midst of cautious demand and market unpredictabilities,”