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Virus' impact on new home sales expected to be short-term; demand could pick up in H2

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Kalpana Rashiwala

Kalpana Rashiwala

Published Mon, Feb 17, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Steady momentum

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    AFTER the year-end holiday season, developers posted their best January private home sales figure in seven years.

    Given the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak and the hit it will have on the economy, many developers are fearful of the impact on the volume of new private home sales - and on their pricing power.

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