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Ample liquidity drives pricier landed-home deals, stock trading in Q1

However, recent increase in Covid-19 cases and tightened restrictions could put a dent in sentiment

Fiona Lam
Published Wed, May 19, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    THE number of landed homes transacted at S$5 million and above in the first quarter this year again rose in tandem with the surge in trading activity on the Singapore stock exchange's mainboard.

    This correlation between big-ticket purchases and turnover in the equity market was driven by increased liquidity and an improvement in overall sentiment at the time, said Lee Nai Jia, deputy director of the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) at the National University of Singapore.

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