Recovery in private home sales seen spilling over to new year
But uptick expected to come amid falling rents and rising vacancies, leaving property consultants projecting anything from a 3% dip to a 2% rise in prices
Singapore
A MILD recovery in private residential transactions could spill over into 2017 - though this comes, ironically, against a backdrop of falling rents and rising vacancies.
This paradox arises mainly from pent-up demand from buyers who have delayed their purchasing decision since the cooling measures of 2013, property consultants said.
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