Asia's Leading Online Property Group, PropertyGuru

Bjorn Sprengers

Asia's Leading Online Property Group

PropertyGuru

PropertyGuru Pte Ltd owns and operates a real estate property information website. The Company offers facilities to search for condominiums, apartments, Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, serviced apartments, houses, and commercial properties to rent and buy in Singapore.

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The latest PropertyGuru Consumer Sentiment Survey gives one much to cheer about. Buyers’ sentiment is the highest since 2013, indicating that the Singapore residential market may be finally out of the woods. In the latest survey conducted in H2 2017, 37 percent of respondents indicated that they are satisfied with the real estate climate in Singapore, up from 34 percent in the previous survey done in H1 2017.The higher satisfaction level is largely due to anticipation of long-term capital…

The latest PropertyGuru Consumer Sentiment Survey gives one much to cheer about. Buyers’ sentiment is the highest since 2013, indicating that the Singapore residential market may be finally out of the woods. In the latest survey conducted in H2 2017, 37 percent of respondents indicated that they are satisfied with the real estate climate in Singapore, up from 34 percent in the previous survey done in H1 2017.The higher satisfaction level is largely due to anticipation of long-term capital…

Buyer Optimism Returning to the Singapore Residential Market

The PropertyGuru Property Market Outlook report is published annually and uses a wide scope of proprietary and public data to track movements in the private housing market.Choosing to buy or rent a home is one of the most important decisions of our lives. When committing to a property, it is important to make an informed choice. PropertyGuru wants to make the buying and renting process easier and quicker, so we created this report to help consumers understand the movement of the property market better, and to understand where it is likely to head in 2018. This will help buyers and renters offer reasonable prices in line with market sentiments and time their entry into the property market better.As the leading online property group in Singapore, PropertyGuru processes a vast amount of data daily, providing us the necessary information to deliver in-depth analysis and insights to property buyers, renters, sellers and investors. We look at the housing market across different regions, to provide a comprehensive, insightful overview of home pricing across the island.

The PropertyGuru Property Market Outlook report is published annually and uses a wide scope of proprietary and public data to track movements in the private housing market.Choosing to buy or rent a home is one of the most important decisions of our lives. When committing to a property, it is important to make an informed choice. PropertyGuru wants to make the buying and renting process easier and quicker, so we created this report to help consumers understand the movement of the property market better, and to understand where it is likely to head in 2018. This will help buyers and renters offer reasonable prices in line with market sentiments and time their entry into the property market better.As the leading online property group in Singapore, PropertyGuru processes a vast amount of data daily, providing us the necessary information to deliver in-depth analysis and insights to property buyers, renters, sellers and investors. We look at the housing market across different regions, to provide a comprehensive, insightful overview of home pricing across the island.

PropertyGuru's Property Market Outlook 2018

<div class="content-highlight">While we anticipate a market recovery in 2018, we need to remember that increases in prices need to be tempered by an understanding of home buyers’ affordability – how much individuals are able to commit to their real estate purchases.</div>As the real estate market holds its breath for an anticipated increase in prices in 2018, it might be an opportune time for us to look at housing affordability. After all, measures curbing affordability were a contributing factor to the property market moving…

While we anticipate a market recovery in 2018, we need to remember that increases in prices need to be tempered by an understanding of home buyers’ affordability – how much individuals are able to commit to their real estate purchases.As the real estate market holds its breath for an anticipated increase in prices in 2018, it might be an opportune time for us to look at housing affordability. After all, measures curbing affordability were a contributing factor to the property market moving…

The Guru View: A Look Back at Affordability

In several cities, including Singapore, home sharing platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway have faced an uphill battle with regulators, stepping on the toes of hotel operators who are seeing tourist dollars flow to individual homeowners.In this edition of the Guru View, we examine short term holiday rentals and the continued reason for its persistence despite the heavy penalties against it:<ul><li>Despite a change to the minimum tenure for leases, short-term rentals remain illegal</li><li>Landlords however, continue to pursue short-term leases to cope with a smaller tenant pool and decreased yields</li><li>Other ways to monetise one’s property include running a business out of it, or renting to a business</li></ul>

In several cities, including Singapore, home sharing platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway have faced an uphill battle with regulators, stepping on the toes of hotel operators who are seeing tourist dollars flow to individual homeowners.In this edition of the Guru View, we examine short term holiday rentals and the continued reason for its persistence despite the heavy penalties against it:Despite a change to the minimum tenure for leases, short-term rentals remain illegalLandlords however, continue to pursue short-term leases to cope with a smaller tenant pool and decreased yieldsOther ways to monetise one’s property include running a business out of it, or renting to a business

Singapore Residential and Hospitality: Shorter Lease Tenures, but Not Short Enough

Millennials, those born in the early 1980s and later, were recently criticised for not being more prudent in their habits. But in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, can merely cutting back on hip brunches help one to buy a home?<ul><li>Despite the availability of grants, there is a general perception that homeownership is out of reach for younger Singaporeans</li><li>With marriage a condition for buying a HDB flat before 35, those who choose to remain single have more barriers to entering the property ladder and are discouraged from homeownership</li><li>Singapore’s household balance sheet remains healthy, but is skewed towards assets likely owned by an older generation of Singaporean</li></ul>

Millennials, those born in the early 1980s and later, were recently criticised for not being more prudent in their habits. But in one of the most expensive housing markets in the world, can merely cutting back on hip brunches help one to buy a home?Despite the availability of grants, there is a general perception that homeownership is out of reach for younger SingaporeansWith marriage a condition for buying a HDB flat before 35, those who choose to remain single have more barriers to entering the property ladder and are discouraged from homeownershipSingapore’s household balance sheet remains healthy, but is skewed towards assets likely owned by an older generation of Singaporean

Singapore Residential - Saving on Toast Today Might Not Mean a Home Later