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    Condo and HDB rents, volumes up in February: SRX

    Thu, Mar 12, 2020

    Vivienne Tay


    RENTS and volumes of non-landed private homes and HDB flats rose in the month of February, according to flash estimates from real estate portal SRX Property.

    Condominium rents rose 0.1 per cent from January and was up 3.3 per cent year-on-year. Month-on-month, rents in the core central region (CCR) rose 0.9 per cent, rest of central region (RCR) rents decreased 0.4 per cent and rents from the outside central region (OCR) held steady.

    Rents in all regions were up year-on-year, with the CCR rising 5.1 per cent, the RCR up 2.9 per cent and the OCR increasing 2.4 per cent.

    Meanwhile, volumes rebounded from a minor dip in January, rising 20.6 per cent with an estimated 4,830 units rented during the month compared to 4,006 units in January.

    Year-on-year, rental volumes climbed 20.3 per cent, 32 per cent higher than the five-year average volume for the month of February.

    As for the HDB rental market, rents rose 0.4 per cent from January and 2.4 per cent year-on-year.

    Rents in mature estates and non-mature estates rose 0.5 per cent and 0.4 per cent from January respectively. Year-on-year, rents rose 2.7 per cent and 2.1 per cent respectively.

    Except for executive flats' rents, all flat types experienced rent increases from January. Three-room flat rents rose 0.4 per cent, four-room rents went up 1.1 per cent and five-room rents increased 0.5 per cent. Rents for executive flats fell by 3.6 per cent.

    Year-on-year, all flat types saw increases in rents. Three-room flat rents rose 2.2 per cent, four-room rents went up 3.1 per cent while five-room rents increased 2.1 per cent. Rents for executive flats were flat.

    HDB rental volumes also rose 11.5 per cent from January and 17.9 per cent year-on-year. Volumes were 15.2 per cent higher than the five-year average volume for February. Four-room flat rentals took up 36.1 per cent of the volume for February, followed by 32 per cent from three-room flats, 25.5 per cent from five-room flats and 6.4 per cent from executive flats.

    The rise in rental volume could be due to some tenants returning to Singapore after the Chinese New Year holiday, said ERA Realty's head of research and consultancy Nicholas Mak. Some tertiary educational institutions also started the new school term in February and March, leading foreign students at these schools to rent their accommodation in February.

    The tight supply of private housing also allowed some landlords to raise or maintain their asking rents in February, said Christine Sun, Orange Tee & Tie's head of research & consultancy.

    "Some tenants had also chosen to stay put in their existing units and renewed their tenancy contracts, as they may be concerned about the virus spread and were reluctant to scout for another place," she added.

    The increase in condo rental rates could also be due to the lower supply of newly completed houses, Mr Mak noted. This upward trend is expected to continue into this year as there are only 6,294 units expected to be completed in 2020.
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