GCB deals surge to S$282m in Q2

Singapore

THE second quarter of this year saw a surge in the number and value of transactions in Good Class Bungalow Areas - to at least 11 deals totalling S$282.3 million, up from just four deals adding up to S$95.3 million in Q1.

The latest Q2 performance - which is also a marked improvement from the five deals worth S$81.8 million in the same period last year - was buoyed by the sale of 35 Ridout Road in May at S$91.7 million, the biggest sale ever, on absolute quantum price basis, in a GCB Area.

The same month also saw a record per square foot of land pri…