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Is there still a premium behind freehold property?

Owning something freehold offers security, though it might just be an emotional one for families and foreigners

Leslie Yee
Published Mon, Jun 28, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    DOES a property's land tenure matter? Judging by the material premiums paid by buyers for freehold units here, it apparently does.

    A study of private non-landed residential transactions by researchers from the National University of Singapore's Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies showed that freehold property in Singapore was sold at 10.4 per cent higher on the average per unit price than comparable leasehold properties.

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