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‘Moderate’ Housing Downturn Expected in Singapore

public_housing_singapore.jpg Public Housing in Singapore [Credits - tuis]

Singapore has undergone a huge cosmetic building change over the last couple of years. Since 2005 the building boom has been so active that property prices have risen by 70 percent. In the last year alone, office rent and residential rent also went up by 70 percent. This means Singapore sorts now the highest office rentals in all of Asia.

The construction boom comes with a hefty price though. Markets have slowed down in the last few months, in fact so much so that the overall increase of property prices only reflected a 0.17 percent profit margin in the 2nd quarter of 2008.

Vietnam Housing Market – Another One To Bite The Dust

According to Vietnamese news sources, Vietnam’s residential property market is experiencing heavy losses at the moment. Gone are the days of investor surges racing to invest their dollars, in a hope for a tidy profit.

Due to the current global property gloom, many domestic Vietnamese property markets are now facing falling property values. By far the biggest losses in investments have been seen at the high end market with drops of up to 50%.

Vietnam Powers Ahead While Other Markets Falter

la duab street Hanoi Vietnam

Vietnam is enjoying the property hot seat right now with many reports stating that the country’s economy is on a huge up rise. Vincom Joint Stock Co. reported a 33 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2008 alone. The Vietnamese real estate developer reports that a range of clients signed contracts to rent stalls at higher rentals than usual.

A recent draft regulation that allows foreigners to “lease” property for a 70 year period has created quite a stir amongst foreign investors and foreign expatriates in Vietnam.