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The Appeal of Property in Singapore is Rising

The Appeal of Property in Singapore is Rising

The economy in Singapore is in a very healthy position at the moment with data relating to 2007’s first quarter performance having just been released.  The data highlights that the property and construction sectors of the economy helped significantly in contributing to a far better than expected 7.2% rise in GDP between January and March 2007.

Looking ahead, a great deal is being done to further promote the attraction of property in Singapore as an investment commodity to the international marketplace - which bodes exceptionally well for at least the short term prospects of the economy.  The appeal of property in Singapore is rising and in this article we explain why.

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Is 2007 a Good Year to Enter the Investment Property Market in Singapore?

The residential and commercial property markets in Singapore saw records levels of investment activity last year from a combination of private investors, REITs and also commercial investment interest.  Rental rates for prime commercial space expanded significantly, prices for luxury, high and medium end residential stock climbed impressively, land prices powered ahead and many investors made healthy gains in Singapore’s property markets last year.

But what about the current situation in Singapore – after all hindsight is a wonderful thing but it doesn’t necessarily help those who want to invest today - so, is 2007 a good year to enter the investment property market in Singapore?  Let’s take a look…

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Property Market Transparency Will Improve in Singapore

Property stocks have helped boost Singapore’s STI share index to record high levels this week, and indeed the entire property sector in Singapore has been lifted on the back of news just released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority that it is about to begin publishing comprehensive and unadulterated property market data to aid and abet local and international buyers and investors - meaning that from the 26th of January property market transparency will improve in Singapore.

The news has come at a critical point when arguments between interested parties in the entire real estate market have been escalating.  Those who have yet to enter the market have been accusing developers and agents of talking the market up and those with established real estate interests in Singapore have been accusing late entrants of attempting to talk the market down. 

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Singapore Property Success Story

Just five short years ago there was a commonly held belief that Singapore’s economy was about to constrict and that the state would lose out in terms of competitiveness to the likes of low-cost China and India and become less relevant as a distribution and servicing port which would result in per capita GDP wealth reduction and a period of recession in Singapore…but today Singapore (and more relevantly to us, Singapore property) is a success story.

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Singapore Commercial Property

According to detailed sector analysis by the Asian Real Estate Research Division of UBS, Singapore commercial property will continue to represent an excellent medium term investment choice for REITs and property investors looking to achieve organic growth from their portfolios; but UBS warn against committing to Singapore commercial property purely for short term capital appreciation purposes.

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