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Bjorn Sprengers

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Singapore Financials / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

2016 is looking like another quiet year for private properties, with buying and leasing activity yet to pick up steam. Status quo is likely to be maintained in terms of falling prices and rents, yet investors and homeowners alike are keeping a vigilant eye for sudden changes in the market such as further interest rate hikes and a faltering economy - both here and abroad.Our forecast for 2016 for Private non-landed properties:  For sale market:<ul><li>A 3-5 percent increase in transaction volume</li><li>Brought about by 2-4 percent decline in prices</li><li>Experts forecast increased activity in the secondary market, as number of new launches are expected to stay stagnant</li></ul>For rental market:<ul><li>Rental transaction volume to maintain</li><li>A 3-5 percent decline in rental prices</li><li>High incoming stock of completed homes in 2016, and a smaller housing budget for overseas nationals employed here on local terms</li></ul>

2016 is looking like another quiet year for private properties, with buying and leasing activity yet to pick up steam. Status quo is likely to be maintained in terms of falling prices and rents, yet investors and homeowners alike are keeping a vigilant eye for sudden changes in the market such as further interest rate hikes and a faltering economy - both here and abroad.Our forecast for 2016 for Private non-landed properties:  For sale market:A 3-5 percent increase in transaction volumeBrought about by 2-4 percent decline in pricesExperts forecast increased activity in the secondary market, as number of new launches are expected to stay stagnantFor rental market:Rental transaction volume to maintainA 3-5 percent decline in rental pricesHigh incoming stock of completed homes in 2016, and a smaller housing budget for overseas nationals employed here on local terms

Pacific Century Regional Developments (PAC SP)

Maxi Cash Financial Services Corp (MCFS SP)

Reenova Investment Holding Limited (ISR SP)

FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) (STI INDEX)

Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial REIT (SSREITR SP)

Sabana Shari'ah Compliant Industrial REIT

Private Property Outlook Report 2016 - Grappling with the Prospect of Weakening Performance